![]() That being said, Think Like a Man Too was surprisingly funny. We have a group of thirty-something characters dealing with adult issues and they are set in Vegas? Attempting to appeal to a younger, broader audience is the Achilles Heel of the film and keeps it from reaching truly outrageous heights. The biggest wonder of all is why the filmmakers decided to keep this film a PG-13 comedy instead of going for the more adult R-rating. The hilarity masks the implausibility - and the banality - of the "one night in Vegas" plot. ![]() This movie strikes a much different tone and seems to have no interest other than making the audience crack-up. The first movie definitely was defined as a comedy, but it wasn't all that laugh-out-loud funny. With that criteria in mind, Think Like a Man Too is pretty hilarious. Dennis Haysbert's "Uncle Eddie" even shows up to woo Jenifer Lewis's tough mother character.Īll comedies, I believe, should be truly judged on how funny they are and how many laughs they produce. Adding a bit of flair to the party are newcomers, Bennett's conservative wife, Tish (Wendi McLendon-Covey), "cousins" Terrell (David Walton) and Isaac (Adam Brody) and the hotel-appointed butler, Declan (Jim Piddock). Henson), Dominic (Michael Ealy), Kristen (Gabrielle Union) and Bennett (Gary Owen) all with their own new set of problems. ![]() Couples that we met in the first movie are now having some issues as their relationships have gone to the next level: There is Zeke (Romany Malco) and Mya (Meagan Good), where Zeke's history and reputation are catching up to him, and then there's Jeremy (Jerry Ferrara), Lauren (Taraji P. Kevin Hart - once again on the outs with his giant wife Gail (Wendy Williams, in a minor role) has "accidentally" been named the best man and he "accidentally" books the Presidential Suite at one of the Vegas hotels, ensuring a luxurious time. Yes, his mother (played by the deliciously graceful Jenifer Lewis) returns too, to ensure that her son has a tasteful ceremony. The soon-to-be married couple is Candace (Regina Hall), the single mother from the first film and Michael (Terrence J), the complete mama's boy. This is a band of friends that we want to see interact on-screen. But Think Like a Man Too succeeds when it shouldn't, based not only on the strength of Kevin Hart's comedic prowess, but on the likeability of the characters and actors introduced to us in the first film. There is nothing more played out than the "trip to Vegas" storyline in a comedy, where someone is surely going to utter the cliched phrase, "what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas." On some level, we can already anticipate that we are going to see strippers, lots of alcohol and things getting way, way out of hand. ![]()
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