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I'll Make a Man Out of You

Think Like a Man calls itself a romantic comedy, but it’s more like an endless infomercial that interrupts regularly–scheduled programming to tell you things you already know.The movie details the exploits of four dysfunctional guys who chase four girls, and how those girls coincidentally learn to understand male behavior and breed better beaus through Steve Harvey’s real–life book,  Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man.Unfortunately, the movie becomes a two–hour advertisement for Harvey’s dating manual and a demonstration of romantic CPR — repetitively, lifelessly showing how to resuscitate an inanimate relationship. There are some funny moments, but much like its moral — in order to experience romance, you should play psychological dress–up — this meddlesome film is too comfortable pretending to be other things.

3/5 Stars


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