For Colored Girls
Metascore
50 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 33 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 33
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 33
  3. Negative: 10 out of 33
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  1. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Mick LaSalle
    Nov 4, 2010
    100
    The effect is like watching an opera without music. Or a musical drama in which no one sings. These departures from a realistic convention never feel like static set pieces - that's the great success of the film and of the poems themselves.
  2. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Manohla Dargis
    Nov 4, 2010
    90
    As it turns out, Mr. Perry, while busily establishing his economic independence, has been finding his voice as a filmmaker. And here, working with fine performers like Ms. Elise, Anika Noni Rose, Phylicia Rashad and Kerry Washington, he sings the song the way he likes it - with force, feeling and tremendous sincerity.
  3. Charlotte Observer
    Reviewed by: Lawrence Toppman
    Nov 4, 2010
    88
    The writer-director waited until he had the clout, budget and prestige to attract a top-flight cast, then turned Colored Girls into a movie with a little less darkness but plenty of heart and guts.

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User Score
6.5 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 44 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 28
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 28
  3. Negative: 6 out of 28
  1. somethin2say
    0
    im 22 first let me say i would have respected tyler perry alot more if the had been about colored woman in slavery or along some line like that. Then wouldve of been about "colored girls" especially since he wanted to use Whoopis hate for her children and why yes woman were raped by white by men and had their children in slavery. Im not making this black and white.it just was all over the place no real plot. It was a bunch of stererotypical crap. Each story those woman had to tell could happen to absolutely ANYONE. Not just black woman are abused, infertile, raped, sexually dependent on love, pregnant and afraid or have allowed man she loved to rule her heart and judgement. I think Tyler Perry hit high volumes in the movie and it was very deep but what he used it in away that portrayed it to only be a BLACK WOMANS struggle. TYLER STICK WITH MADEA YOU KNOW HER WELL. Im very disappointed… Full Review »
  2. TheateraNerd
    10
    This movie is for people who like hardcore drama movies. If you don't like drama then don't watch it. Its that simple! This movie is very well written with a serious, and realistic plot that delivers. This movie demonstrates why Tyler Perry is so wealthy...BECAUSE HIS MOVIES ARE ART! This movie is heart-wrenching, realistic, entertaining, and captivating! The ONLY movies that can make me cry are Lion King and Tyler Perry films, and this is one of them. I also love Janet in this film, never knew she could act so well!… Full Review »
  3. nton
    8
    This is a wonderful poetic movie that is worth a second look to fully appreciate. The acting is first rate with a stellar cast. Having read the book it was easy to tell when they were quoting directly from it and when the script strayed. The dialogue is poetic and musical when it follows the book - the movie would have befitted from fewer additional scenes or storylines. Loretta Devine eats up the screen in every scene she appears in especially the ones that follow the book. Kimberly Elise is another standout - her final scene is gut wrenching. When she utters the word "fiercely" it is reminiscent of Cicely Tyson in Sounder crying "Nathan" - that same trascending quality when you forget you're watching a movie and really believe what you are watching. The final scene makes up for any flaws in this wonderful heartfelt movie.… Full Review »
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