Alex Reviews...

Think Like A Man

Generally, romantic comedies aren't what I'd take a trip to the cinema for, but after reading a review on Brothers With No Game and learning that Think Like A Man had one of my more recent favourite comedians - Kevin Hart - in a starring role, I knew that I at least should give the film a look. Having heard literally nothing about the film minus the quick skim of the BWNG review, I sat down in a largely empty cinema with a blank slate of expectations and I was very pleasantly surprised. If you are in a relationship, be it in the early stages where you still need to think of ways to impress each other or far down the line where a night out is a rarity, take your girlfriend to see this film - you will both get a kick out of it. In a nutshell, the film follows essentially two 'teams'; a group of male friends who are each classified as different types of men, for example; The Player, The Momma's Boy, The Dreamer and so on. The opposing 'team' are the female counterparts, each with their own 'classification', such as a Single Mom or an Ambitious CEO type lady. This female 'team' have been swept into a craze over a new book released by a prestigious male celebrity revealing all male secrets about the dating game. Oh no. Cue each woman being clued into male views about dating and how to get the most out of a relationship with a man. This allows for some hilarious misunderstandings and confusion from the male counterparts until the male friend group realise that this 'handbook' exists and they try to use it to their own advantage. It's a modern battle of the sexes, and although it can be cliché at times, every man and every woman will probably either relate to a character or know someone they dated who is a shoe-in for a character. 

I really don't know much about the producers, director or writers behind this film, but it hit the spot. It's funny, charming, sexy (see Meagan Good  and Gabrielle Union for the dudes, Michael Ealy and Terrence Jenkins for the dudettes) and well produced - not too long and not too short, with a plot that isn't ground-breaking in terms of most romantic-comedies, but is still fresh enough to surprise you. There are star-studded cameos, some better than others, and a number of the lines can be guaranteed to wriggle into London slang talk if enough people see it. Kevin Hart is hilarious in it and it's great to see him in a bigger part than usual, and he is just as able to make fun of himself in a big picture as he is in his stand-up routines. If you see it in a cinema, expect to constantly hear hilarious commentary from groups of women around you, as well as applause for some of the pure class moments that the male characters have. I have a couple of favourite scenes, but I can't appropriately describe them to you without stealing the magic. All I will say is; the 'chirp chirp girl' scene with the flash car, 'did that boy just steal my coffee?' and pretty much every scene with Kevin Hart.

I realise I probably haven't done this film much justice, but seriously, if you're waiting around for the big blockbusters to come around and you want to take your significant other to something that you both will genuinely enjoy, go see Think Like A Man - it looks to have a pretty limited release in my area, so catch it while you can!

Peace