just came back from the movie... first, i thought matthew mcconahey (sp?) was playing the lead, which was disapointed when i saw otherwise. what's simon baker ever been in? where would i know him from?
i really thought it would be similar to "deliver us from eva" (which i really wasnt fond of), and it was in the sense that it depicted the "succesful black woman who has it all except love," which lathan's character addresses in the beginning. and that drives me crazy.
however, i thought the movie was decent. addressed important issues, esp. with the hair politics. why blair have to go there like that?
i thought the cotillion scene was silly, but after second thought, i see the meaning behind it.
my biggest gripe with the movie was: i didnt think sanaa lathan's character was really into simon baker's character. even through to the end i didnt feel it. i think baker played it up a LOT better.
i'm wondering why the class issues didnt come up? lathan's character definitely didnt seem like she would date a landscaper, regardless of race. wendy raquel robinson's character says in the beginning she doesnt care what her man does for a living as long as he works, and that's followed through when she gets with the cook guy.
stil, thought it was a good movie.