Movie review -- Why did I get married?

Every year, eight friends -- four couples -- meet for a one week holyday to explore their marriages. Based on their experiences, Dr. Patricia Agnew, wrote a best selling book on marriages. At the meeting of this year however, the marriages seem tenser, and the finale of the movie is unpredictable. The characters are as follows:

Terry, husband of Diane, played by Tyler Perry

Diane, played by Sharon Leal

Patricia, played by Janet Jackson

Gavin, played by Malik Yoba, husband of Patricia

Angela, wife of Marcus, played by Tasha Smith

Marcus, played by Michael Jai White

Mike, husband of Sheila, played by Richard T. Jones, and Sheila, played by Jill Scott

While they had previously revealed happy marriages, this year's answer to the question Why did I get married? Seems more difficult to provide, as each couple faces its own hurdles. Sheila is overweight and highly religious, and her husband, Mike, is sometimes cruel towards her. Angela is a successful business woman, who often belittles her husband, Marcus, who happens to be working for her. Terry believes that Diane had abandoned him for her work and Gavin and Patricia are forced to deal with grief.

The movie is a dramedy, referring to a combination of comedy and

The movie is set in a realistic context, without special effects or the usage of special hi-tech solutions.
Before writing, directing, and acting in the movie, Taylor Perry had written a series of plays; in fact, this movie is an adaptation of the previous play. Perry had also written and directed other movies, as well, but they were all characterized by a more somber aspect, due to their educational side. Still, Why did I get married? Preserves the educational dimension, but combines it with more film like elements, and makes it more appealing and entertaining. This feature makes the movie all educational, inspirational and entertaining.

The touch of Taylor Perry is quite obvious throughout the entire movie, but it is necessary for the viewer to be familiar with the previous works of Perry in order to identify this. The performances of the actors are quite impressive; they all seem natural and convince the audience of the reality of the characters. At the specific level of the actor performances, Janet Jackson's acting skills seem a little out of sync, but these are nevertheless improved comparative to previous films in which she had featured. Attesting to her singing skills, acting in films could suffer some improvement for the performer.…