Dynamixor The performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.

Cooktopi The acting in this movie is really good.

Portia Hilton Blistering performances.

Freeman This film is so real. It treats its characters with so much care and sensitivity.

Barret25 Tyler Perry (Terry) married to Sharon Leal (Diane) Janet Jackson (Patricia) married to Malik Yoba (Gavin) Michael Jai White (Marcus) married to Taisha Smith (Taisha) Jill Scott (Sheila) married to Richard T. Jones (Mike) and Lamon Rucker (Troy) The theme to this movie is about Social Issues involving Love, Marriage, Overcoming and Forgiveness. These 4 married couples who are best friends from college, go on a marriage retreat every year to help strengthen their marriages, discuss their issues and figure out "Why did they get married". Patricia, who is the Psychologists in the group, helps them work through issues in their marriages, but this time her marriage is in more trouble than the others are aware of. Everyone thinks that Patricia and Gavin have the perfect marriage. Patricia and Gavin play their parts to a tee when they are having a serious and emotional moment in the kitchen after returning from the retreat early. The film, "The Best Man" has the same appropriateness as does this movie. It is about social issues of relationships, forgiveness and overcoming as well. One technique that I will choose is the lighting. Throughout the movie the lighting was what I call calm. There were not a light of bright vibrant colors and spot lighting. I do feel that this motif was intentional in order to convey the seriousness of the subject matter. There were some light-hearted moments in dialogue to break up the monotony a little though. But for the most part the lighting was very low light and the focus was on the situations that these couple were facing. The second technique that I will choose is the sound/music. The music helped to set the tone for what was about to happen, and to transition into the next sequence of scenes. It was also utilized to set the mood and the tone of the movie. It almost enabled you to feel the struggles and unfortunate situations happening in the couples lives. It also helped you to feel the love between them as well as the pain.The acting in this film along with the dialog was essential to getting the story-line and the mood across and to engage the viewer in the life circumstances of each couple. The story-line in this film was excellent and all too real life. The lessons learned could be helpful to struggling marriages who are having a difficult time figuring out "Why they got married"!

Benjamin Black As I said before, "Daddy's Little Girls" was good, but not great or excellent like Tyler Perry's first two films. Would this one be able to give the writer/producer/director/actor another great hit? The answer is yes! This movie is even better than the other films Tyler Perry released! I even requested this film to friends after I saw it in theaters; some of us talked about it and were really impressed by what we saw! This is a great updated version from the stage play. Rather than it focusing on two couples, we see four couples here who go to a Colorado town for their annual marriage retreat. One couple, Terry & Dianne, are struggling with Dianne's stubbornness to do what's best for the two of them instead of just herself. Angela & Marcus are fighting with the ever popular "baby mama drama," as well as Marcus' gaining respect as a man. Another couple, Sheila & Mike, have trouble as Mike finds he's not in love with Sheila anymore; Sheila is depressed and will do anything to save her marriage. The final couple, Patricia & Gavin, seem to be the perfect couple; they support each other, and they love each other deeply. The other great characters we meet are Trina, Sheila's "best friend" and Troy, the sheriff of the town the couples go to for their retreat.The couples and the stories are great. I find it disappointingly funny when people say Tyler Perry's work is for Black people only, simple because it's made by and stars Black people. If there was ever an example that his works are universal and speak to everyone of every culture and background, this is probably the best example (for the time it came out, anyway). By focusing on these four couples, that gives us a better chance of seeing more people. We see people in our lives like Gavin & Patricia and Mike & Sheila. Or, if we didn't know anyone like Angela & Marcus, we could say we know someone like Dianne & Terry. I like that! The comedy and drama in this movie are also really great. Dramatic scenes like the dinner table scenes when all the secrets about the family comes out is incredible! People were howling in the theater when I saw this! A friend told me when she saw it, someone shouted "Thank you!" when Sheila hit Mike with the wine bottle! The comic moments are just as funny. I love Marcus' characteristic of saying "Y'know what I'm sayin'?" when he's lying. You can only imagine how many laughs were roaring in the audience when Angela said "You've never seen Black people on a train? You ain't never heard of the Underground Railroad?!" Or how about the moment where Mike let us know the Constitution says that if a man doesn't get sex from his wife, he has the legal right to get it somewhere else? The movie knows just what to give us and when to give it to us! I love the message at the end. Sheila is able to forgive and move on in a better life instead of seeking revenge or being angry. This is nice because in any other movie, the message of hate and revenge would be promoted. (Remember that movie "John Tucker Must Die?" Yeah...(Eyes roll)) I'm glad, once again, that faith is being brought up in this movie. The more we can show that in film, especially mainstream, the better. And, again, it's not forced. Take it if you want, leave it if you don't.There is one nit-pick I have with this movie. It's not distracting at all, but it is something I noticed: did anyone notice the character change in Trina? In the play, she's portrayed as a selfish, greedy, immoral gold digger. Really! Go watch the play! Here, she's really soften up! Sheila is her friend, and she treats her like one. When Sheila learns that Mike and Trina are sleeping together in the play, Trina isn't sorry about it. She doesn't show any remorse in her actions. In the movie, it's the exact opposite. Look in her eyes, she's sorry about what happened. She seems genuinely sorry she hurt her friend. That's really weird because in the promotional pictures for the movies she's in, she's dressed to reflect the character in the play, not the movie. Again, this does not hurt the movie at all; it's a very small nit-pick! This movie is fantastic! Tyler Perry knows what he's doing, and he does it well...That is, well, check out my other reviews. If you haven't seen this movie, find it, buy it, and watch it! After you see it, watch it with your husband/wife, boyfriend/girlfriend, and even with your friends and family. This is a movie for all! If you've ever been in a relationship, this movie is dedicated to you!

aniaspells I choose to the movie, Why Did I Get Married? Its a 2007 comedy-drama film written, produced, directed, and starring Tyler Perry, which came about after he did a play and also is the same name of this movie. This film stars Janet Jackson (Patrica), Jill Scott (Shelia), Malik Yoba (Gavin), Sharon Leal (Diane), Tasha Smith (Angela), Michael Jai White (Marcus), Richard T. Jones (Mike), and Keesha Sharp (Pam). Well, this film is about the changeling of maintaining a secure and happy relationship. Every so often eight married college friends go somewhere to reconnect with the other halves and see how everyone else are doing. They choose to go to Colorado for their annual week-long reunion. This was all great but everything shift when Anglea let's out a secret that Mike has been cheating on Shelia with Pam who is Shelia friend. Pam is also who the two invited to come on this trip. At this point secrets are a thing in the past. Apparently everyone has one. Over the time on this trip everyone has been second guessing Why Did I Get Married. This is the theme thru the movie.I feel Couples Retreat has the same theme. It's also about building and understanding what marriage is. This movie also showed four messed up marriages but people were afraid to see that things needed to change. These two similar I feel because they both are wondering why their together and how to simple it is to fix it.The lighting in this movie was very great. I was able to see the capture the feeling of them being outside by the fire in the dark. Most films look extra dark in scenes like that. I also enjoyed the lighting in the dark when Tyler was capturing the couples in their cabin rooms. I felt that was amazing. I feel anyone could capture great lighting in the day time but at night or in the dark is amazing. The music was on point in every scene. I was able to actually see and feel the scenes with the music. It helped the transitioning to the next scene or writing scene more real. I remember when Shelia was driving up the hill to meet with everyone and the gospel music came on. I really felt her strength and courage to fix her marriage. The whole scene was very powerful and spoke loudly to me because the music made it stand out.This movie is an amazing comedy, love, and great movie for relationships. Marriage is changeling but with the right two people you will know Why Did I Get Married..

Raul Faust Well, this is a different film, with mostly unknown actors, but it works. This is a comedy drama that shows many problems that involve getting married. It's an anthropology class that instances how people react to different situations and so.For me, the main actress that deserves some recognition is Tasha Smith. She plays Angela, a crazy and stressed woman that looks like the feminine version of Snoop Dogg. Angela and Marcus have the most funny lines and they provide a few laughs throughout the film, especially when they're in the bus. The rest of the cast, despite not being this funny, are good in what they do and make of "Why Did I Get Married?" a believable and sensible film. And I really don't understand the 4.4 rating that IMDb displays....