Think Like a Man

A movie built around a relationship book written by comedian Steve Harvey certainly has potential. The film follows 6 guys who are in various stages of relationships and various stages of denial about what relationships are. The are all having problems of one sort or another, even though they sometimes do not even know they are having problems. Steve Harvey (playing himself, with his real life book) introduces a relationship book for women that "gives away the secrets" of what men really think. Four women pick up this book and begin to use it to get what they want in a relationship. The men find out the women have the book and begin a counter-insurgency program with their women. In the end, the lesson is that if you fake it long enough, eventually it becomes true. There are no surprises here and there are not even any great comedic lines that I can remember to be repeating in conversation this week. However, I laughed pretty consistently throughout. The characters are caricatures for sure, but they are enjoyable caricatures. This is a fun film and probably one of the better romantic comedies I have seen in quite awhile.
4 stars (out of 5)