Review of Think Like a Man Too (2014) by Tom S — 20 Jul 2014

Swanner: The break out of films made with a mostly black cast over the last couple years has been huge. So it seems obvious that after the original did 91 million at the box-office a sequel was certain. This time around the cast goes to Vegas for a wedding with the bachelor/bachelorette parties the night before (never a good idea by the way) with hilarity ensuing. I know Las Vegas is a great background but does every story placed there have to follow the same poor decisions?

Judd: The slogan, "What happens in Vegas..." sets the standard for what happens there - an image that I'm sure they're happy to keep. After all, isn't gambling in and of itself a poor decision? Regardless, I knew what to expect from the movie, not having seen the first. Featuring actors, Michael Ealy, Terrence Jenkins, Romany Malco, Kevin Hart, Regina Hall, Meagan Good, Gabrielle Union, Think... Too is one of those broad comedies that destroy the forward steps that movies like About Last Night have made.

Swanner: It's not the greatest sequel, it's a bit of a mess but it's still funny. The narration is done by Kevin Hart who I don't think was the best of choices because of his machine gun delivery. It worked but I think if maybe one of the women had done it, it would have been better. I know he's hot right now but they had a very capable cast to make the script work with or without him. The script was written by (Keith Merryman & David A. Newman) the same two writers as the first film and the film was directed by Tim Story who directed the film "Think" film as well as this years Ride Along which also starred Kevin Hart.

Judd: A bit of a mess? If that's not an understatement, I don't know what is! As I already mentioned, the humor was the broad and stereotypical work of a Tyler Perry or Adam Sandler film. The editing was so hyperactive, at one point I had to close my eyes because the cuts came so numerous and fast I was getting a headache - and this was during a conversation, not an action sequence. The plot was not only typical, it was sparse for a 3 hour film. Nothing happened! It was amateur filmmaking at its worst.

Swanner: The film was a hour forty and moved quickly with all that hyperactive editing. I had already mentioned that you can't make a Vegas comedy with a strip club, an arrest, someone losing all their money and a race to get to a wedding and or a quick Vegas wedding. With all that said the movie was funny and we both laughed a lot, as did our audience. I also take pause with the rude Adam Sandler comparison. Adam Sandler is the bottom of the barrel, this was more middle of the road.

Judd: Sure, there are some funny jokes here and there, but the film as a whole is not funny or good by any standard and I stand by my Sandler comparison. This is not middle of the road. The script is awful, the editing is horrible; however, the direction was simply unremarkable. That's as close to a compliment as I'm going to get.

Swanner ** 1/2.

Judd: 1/2.