For Colored Girls (2010)

Too much of everything

Pretty good movie overall. First half was nothing special but it got better as it went along.

The best films of this genre always show a path and provide a takeaway for being a better person.

The joyful confection is coated in a sparkly gloss, bright enough to gleam from the darkest, most cynical corners.

It can be heavy for a viewer who may not relate to the issues but as an African American woman who has endured some of the traumatic experiences in this movie, it is very uplifting. You may read negative reviews about it not being realistic because of how the women look, caramel complexion with long, naturally curly hair but I look like that so I have no complaints. This movie is also for "colored" women not "women of color" therefore it is a movie that revolves around African American women. Overall it shows multiple stories of women who have faced challenges at the hands of a man but are encouraged to take responsibility in order to move forward. I think this movie is better than all of his other films. AND THESE ARE NOT POEMS BY MAYA ANGELOU, SHE IS NOT THE ONLY BLACK WOMAN WHO WRITES POEMS. Poems are written by Ntokaze Shange

This is the screen adaptation of Ntozake Shange's 1975 play "For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf". This title alone is heavy with imagery and poetry enough to anticipate what follows it. The film is more marketably titled "For Colored Girls" - which takes from it any arching, celestial beauty or hollowing pain."For Colored Girls" was adapted, directed, and produced by Tyler Perry. It's surprising that a man would be chosen for such an acclaimed and iconic piece of African American literature and black feminism. Initially Shange had qualms about Perry taking on the film: "I worried about his characterizations of women as plastic", referring to Perry comic works with his Madea character. Later she said Perry had done a fine job, but that the film wasn't quite "finished"."For Colored Girls (Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf)" is just that. It's not meant for everyone; it is an open and heartfelt letter, and you will know if it's for you. "For Colored Girls" shows the scars and salves, the bruises and bonds that can tear a woman down and then bring her back up again. This movie is not easy to watch, and it's not meant to be; life isn't easy, it doesn't pull punches, but neither is it completely without hope. This movie deals with abuse, infidelity, rape, abandonment, love, sisterhood, strength, and beauty.The colors of this movie are infinite. Each of the main characters has her own bow of the rainbow. The artistic palate full with some outstanding dramatic performances, dancing, opera, poetry, and heart.This movie is for the colored girls who have felt joy and despair, who have seen both sides of the moon. It was made for you, and I hope you get the chance to see it.Aloha

I hate Tyler Perry's movies, they are the worst of Hollywood and I had no intention of seeing this movie. But somebody encouraged me to do it. I am glad I listened to them.While some credit does goes to Perry, a larger credit should to Ntozake Shange on whose play the film is based. Terry is by no means the master of his craft, but the source material has such raw power that it cannot be contained. It helped that all of the leads have done a very good job. Even Janet Jackson who I don't really like much as an actor has done an acceptable job.I love the written word and the thing that hooked me was really the poems which inter-mingle with the narrative. Though at times I was not able to grasp them fully I was still moved by them.P.S. - After watching this movie I tried another Perry movie "Why Did I Get Married?". It is a dud as all his movies I have seen before. So keep clear of his other movies.

I loved the show when I saw it on Broadway decades ago.I wondered why I hadn't seen the movie around much, and rented it on TV.I found a riveting series of great interlocking stories, moving and powerful performances, and updated perspectives on race and gender (we get behind some of the men's problems too, without excuses for the inexcusable).The job most commonly presented for women in movies these days is "princess." No kidding. This movie sweeps us up while showing women who do the work we really do, and the complex choices and roles we face in our relationships and our lives.I highly recommend it!