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I just saw this movie last night and I would recommend that others go see it as well. I was pleased that it was not just another Black movie with no content. It was also not a movie about Mo'nique making fun of herself and acting foolish. The movie addressed real feelings that many Black (and other) women face on a regular basis. It seemed to be encouraging Black women to stop viewing themselves through the European standard of beauty and move to a view from outside our own culture. The director brings us an African and specifically Nigerian image of beauty. The movie had other messages about media, interracial dating, America's obsession with being thin, and many more. I think it was problematic in some ways as well but I don't want to elaborate before people see the movie. (And I'm sure others will bring those points out). Overall, I enjoyed it and my little blurb here does not do it justice. Go see it and support our own!
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