Having not seen the first movie "Why Did I Get Married," I thought I might be a bit lost, but that wasn't the case.
Terry (Tyler Perry) suspects that his high-powered lawyer wife, Dianne (Sharon Leal), is having an affair. Sheila (Jill Scott), now married to nice-guy Troy (Lamman Rucker), is worried about her husband being out of work and is discomfited by the sudden reappearance of her reprehensible ex, Mike (Richard T. Jones). The volatile Angela (Tasha Smith) is insanely suspicious of her television sports reporter husband, Marcus (Michael Jai White).
And relationship expert Patricia (Janet Jackson) reveals that
she and hubby, Gavin (Malik Yoba), are on the verge of divorcing.
Things heat up even more upon the couples' return home, with Perry throwing
everything but the kitchen sink -- including a serious illness afflicting one of
the central characters -- into the mix.
By now, there's little point in criticizing the Perry formula, which seems to
work just fine in pushing the audience's buttons. Surprisingly enough, there is
no need for the antics of Medea. The film's biggest laughs are scored by Smith
and Jai White as the perpetually warring couple, and Scott displays a
highly-appealing naturalness.
In a nice touch, veterans Cicely Tyson and Louis Gossett Jr. show up for a scene as an elderly couple who have issues of their own.
A climactic cameo by a movie star previously unseen in the
Perry universe is a testament to the filmmaker's ever-increasing clout and a
possible indication of a third film in the series.
2.5 Buckets
