Books are the prime source material for movies. Some of
the more popular books have been turned into huge movie franchises, like “Harry
Potter”, James Bond, and the “Twilight” series. Most of the time the book is
simply adapted for the screen and we get to see the book come to life. “Think
Like a Man” took a different approach, a approach that works perfectly for this
book. Instead of turning the book into a movie, they made the book what the
movie is about.
We meet a group
of friends who get together three times a week to play basketball. It seems
every type of guy is represented in this group. There is the player, the mama’s
boy, the dreamer, and the guy who won’t commit. They are flanked by the happily
married guy and the just as happy recently divorced guy. All of these men think
they’ve got the upper hand when it comes to women, but that all changes with
the release of one book. That book is “Think like a Lady, but Act Like a Man”
by Steve Harvey, or like most men in the movie like to call him, a traitor.
Basically Harvey gives away a bunch of secrets on what men think and want from
women. I am a big believer that all is fair in love and war, but maybe not so
much when the other side knows your strategy. At first everyone is confused,
but as the men talk to each other they figure out that something is amuck and
find out where the women are getting their plans from. The momentum goes back
and forth in the battle of Men vs. Women, but in the end everyone is happy.
The material
is fun to watch, but Kevin Hart is the reason to see this film. He steals every
scene he is in, but don’t discount the rest of the characters. The way they use
the book as a central part of the film is good and takes what could have been a
not so good movie and makes it an entertaining one. Of course it all ends with
happy endings, and everyone looks like they walked off a cover of a magazine,
but then again we do go to the movies to escape real life. This movie will have
you laughing and believing that there is someone out there for everyone. So
make a date of it and enjoy a fun movie to watch.
Brian Taylor
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