Best movie of this year hands down!

One of the most extraordinary films you will see this year. Take that as you want.

There's no way I can possibly love it entirely but I just think its ridiculously bad, but enjoyable at the same time.

By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

One of my favorite movies. With so many speaking negatively, I didn't think there would have been such beautiful cinematography and a funny, yet realistic story line. I think some naysayers have their own personal reasons, hang-ups, biases and insecurities as to why they strongly dislike this movie. I could understand not loving it as much as I do, but there is nothing about the movie that deserves less than a 7 on a scale of 1 to 10. Paula Patton, Laz Alonzo and Loretta Devine nailed their roles along with almost all of the remaining cast members. Overall this movie is just great fun for any moviegoer and has become a choice pick for girls- night- out movie evening at home.

Laz Alonso and Paula Patton fall in love in New York. Their parents have not been introduced at the time they meet for their kids' wedding. Loretta Devine takes public transportation to a modest job in New York from a modest apartment. She is a widow now relying on her friends once a man who could be her brother or brother in law and her son seem to prefer to remain distant.Angela Bassett uses inherited family money to own a manor estate on Martha's Vinyard jointly with her husband and to formally sequester the remainder of her private, personal wealth from her husband. She tries to keep her distance from her husband, a female member of the family who could be her sister or sister in law and her stepdaughter. Their personal issues will play out on the wedding weekend as well as whatever personal issues the kids have accepting their most human in laws. A brilliantly cast, written and executed film the stories play out in a way which makes the audience recall times in their lives they went through one of the issues of the fictitious storyboard.

Terrific film showing two African American families-one very wealthy (supposedly) and the other, rather poor people from Brooklyn. The son of the latter and the daughter of the former are to be married.When the families meet for the first time, fireworks immediately fly and it appears that the marriage-to-be will definitely come apart.Angela Bassett is marvelous as the upright mother of the bride. Not at all contented with her African heritage, Bassett is a snob to the hilt.Bassett is equally matched by Loretta Devine, mother of the groom and a Brooklyn postal worker. She is basically the stereotype of a typical mother-in-law.The film's comedy turns serious when Devine overhears Bassett and another woman reveal a deep dark secret. In order to break up the wedding, she is only to happy to reveal the secret to the bride-to-be.This is definitely a great film showing the different class structures among people, but how they can settle their differences and unite.

THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS I voted higher than I really wanted to because there is no way this movie is what it's currently rated at which is 4.6. It wasn't a '10' but it was a well written and acted romantic comedy/drama. I actually would not call this a romantic comedy. I would characterize it more of a drama with comedy on the side.I thought the story was entertaining and believable and the actors all did a good job. It has all of the dysfunctional family drama that drives the plot of this type of movie with the prerequisite lessons learned and ******SPOILER ALERT****** happy ending. I am a lover of all things romance and LOVE my predictable Hollywood happy endings. No more french 'slice of life' independent flicks for me.I really enjoyed this move and even cried at the end....so watch it if you haven't. It won't be the best movie ever but I doubt you'll be upset that you took the time.