Why Did I Get Married? (2007)

Director:

Tyler Perry

Writer:

Tyler Perry (play)

Release Date:

12 October 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Tagline:

...Because we complete each other's sentences.

Plot:

The big screen adaptation of Perry's stage play about the trials of marriage, and what happens to one family when a sexy young temptress arrives on the scene.

Plot Keywords:

Marriage | Work | Psychologist | Secret | Overweight

Awards:

1 win & 3 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Wed. Dec. 30	5:00 PM	SHOW
Fri. Jan. 1	10:00 PM	TMC
Wed. Jan. 6	11:45 AM	TMC

Cast

Tyler Perry	...	Terry
Sharon Leal	...	Diane
Janet Jackson	...	Patricia
Malik Yoba	...	Gavin
Jill Scott	...	Sheila
Richard T. Jones	...	Mike
Tasha Smith	...	Angela
Michael Jai White	...	Marcus
Denise Boutte	...	Trina
Lamman Rucker	...	Sheriff Troy
Keesha Sharp	...	Pam
Kaira Akita	...	Keisha (as Kaira Whitehead)
Sheri Mann Stewart	...	Professor Stewart
Brian Bremer	...	Jay
Bart Hansard	...	Bartender

Also Known As:

Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married? (USA) (promotional title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for mature thematic material, sexual references and language.

Runtime:

USA:113 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | SDDS | DTS

Certification:

USA:PG-13 | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Agnes Scott College - 141 E. College Avenue, Decatur, Georgia, USA

Company:

Lions Gate Films

Goofs:

Continuity: In the kitchen scene at breakfast after Diane pours the orange juice. The carafe is empty when she answers the phone. By the time the conversation is over, the carafe has some juice in it.

Quotes:

Sheila: Did I kill him?
Troy: No. but he's gonna have a headache for a while.
Sheila: I shoulda killed him.

Movie Connections:

References Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997)

Soundtrack:

Dan and Melinda

Actually a very good movie

I just caught this film it is about relationships, marriage and the concept of expecting perfection vs. the reality of every day life weighing in on relationships. I laughed often and cried several times as well.

On the whole this was white cinema done with black faces but such a trend is long over due (if I have to watch one more trailer about how hard life in the hood without anyone fixxing their situation or the benefits to selling drugs and pimping I may go on a shooting spree). However, don't let this fool you-the writing was top rate and while some dialogue rehash there was a lot of very original dialogue as well. My only real complaint of the film was its sterility in many shots a lack of warmth within some home settings and among the performers as a whole.

There seemed to be little genuine commaraderie between the actors particularly in the earlier scenes. They were supposed to be friends since college but they were stiff in their reuniting with each other.

Also there is the scene were the overweight wife is forced to drive to the reunion by herself and all the women are worried for her safety yet when she enters the cabin the next day no one runs over to greet her they wait for her to come to them. Despite some of these often repeated mistakes (not just here but in other movies) this movie was very very good. I enjoyed it almost as much as The Four Seasons but unlike the Four Seasons this film follows all the characters all the way through the film- a nice touch in giving overall closure. Janet Jackson was my least favorite; portraying the celebrated novelist who lost a child but the the other performances were powerful enough to over shadowed her lack of depth. This was the first Tyler Perry film I have seen and I must say his 2 weeks at top box office is well justified here.