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Why Did I Get Married?

2007

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Mixed or average reviews based on 12 Critic Reviews

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Generally favorable reviews based on 89 Ratings

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Lionsgate | Release Date: October 12, 2007 | PG-13

Starring: Janet Jackson, Sharon Leal, Tyler Perry

Summary: Why Did I Get Married? is an intimate story about the difficulty of maintaining a solid love relationship in modern times. During a trip to the picturesque, snowcapped mountains of Colorado, eight married college friends have gathered for their annual seven-day reunion. But the cozy mood is shattered when the group comes face-to-face withWhy Did I Get Married? is an intimate story about the difficulty of maintaining a solid love relationship in modern times. During a trip to the picturesque, snowcapped mountains of Colorado, eight married college friends have gathered for their annual seven-day reunion. But the cozy mood is shattered when the group comes face-to-face with one pair's infidelity. As secrets are revealed, each couple begins questioning the validity of their own marriage. Over the course of the weekend, husbands and wives take a hard look at their lives and wrestle with issues of commitment, betrayal, and forgiveness as they seek a way forward. (Lionsgate)… Expand

Director: Tyler Perry

Genre(s): Drama, Comedy

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 113 min

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Critic Reviews

75

New York Daily News

Patrick Huguenin

The problems are real; the solutions are ... well, really entertaining. Perry mixes heartfelt drama with bold-stroke, insult-slinging comedy. Read full review

70

The New York Times

Jeannette Catsoulis

More than anything, a Tyler Perry movie is an interactive experience, and Why Did I Get Married? is no exception. At the screening I attended, it was often difficult to hear the dialogue between bouts of enthusiastic applause and shouts of “You go, girl!” Read full review

70

Variety

Ronnie Scheib

Though fans might miss Perry's genre-exploding daring, the excellent cast injects enough pathos and zing to keep picture percolating. Read full review

60

L.A. Weekly

Jim Ridley

The writer-director-producer-star would rather save your soul and your marriage than engage your aesthetics. That’s probably why every other line was greeted at my screening with a chorus of stern “Mm-hmms” and “Exactlys!” Read full review

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The Hollywood Reporter

Frank Scheck

As has been previously demonstrated in the hugely successful Perry's stage, television and big-screen works, subtlety and tonal consistency are not his strong suits. Here, the mostly broadly drawn characters and situations on display quickly prove grating, with the film veering awkwardly between broad comedy and melodrama. Read full review

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The A.V. Club

Nathan Rabin

Smith emerges as this subtlety-impaired film's most intriguingly ambiguous character, at times an acid-tongued shrew and at others a bluntly righteous truth-teller. The liveliness of her performance helps ensure that while Married is stiffly written, didactic, and whiplash-inducing in its tonal shifts, it's also very seldom dull. Read full review

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Austin Chronicle

Toddy Burton

There’s such an overriding sense of soap opera that I kept expecting a commercial break. Read full review

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KatriceG.

Oct 13, 2007

This movie was excellent A must see. This Is Tyler Perry's best movie Thus far. All the characters were great their chemistry was great so this movie is a ten.

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DivaT.

Mar 24, 2008

WOW! I'm not even married and this movie really made me think. This movie is a masterpiece!

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Joy

Oct 14, 2007

Janet and Jill definitely get my vote for Oscars! Outstanding cast, very strong performances from all. I laughed, cried, had a wonderful time, and LEARNED something! Mr. Perry is truly talented and will continue to bless audiences for many, many years.

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DontaeC.

Oct 18, 2007

Great Film!

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DuaneY.

Oct 15, 2007

Perry's best movie to date, human and real.

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DeniseB

Oct 22, 2007

This movie was very entertaining. I don't think most people who have seen it would argue with that. It was also great to see African Americans portrayed both as successful and beautiful, something that is rarely seen in Hollywood movies. Kudos to Tyler!

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RickM.

Oct 14, 2007

Terrible racial stereotype fest. Poor directing, acting and writing. Just awful.

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