A Good Man Is Hard to Find (2008)

A look at African-American family life in the United States.

Director:

Leslie Small

Writers:

David Payton (play), Leslie Small (screenplay)

Stars:

Lance E. Nichols, Dejuan D. Turrentine, Reginal Varice

Cast

Credited cast:
Lance E. Nichols	...	Deacon Smith
Dejuan D. Turrentine	...	Buddy
Reginal Varice	...	Valet Driver
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Barbara Balentine	...	Attorney
Brett Beoubay	...	Park Patron
Golden Brooks	...	Rachel
Aron Biedenharn Coates	...	Nurse
Deborah Cox	...	Charlene
Daurice Cummings	...	Park Patron
Melissa De Sousa	...	Monica
Lisa Marie Dupree	...	Victoria
Courtney N. Evans	...	Clarence Dance Partner
Brandi Gerard	...	Nurse (as Brandi Coleman)
Derrick Guidry	...	Trae
David Haines	...	Abdul

Storyline

A look at African-American family life in the United States.

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Plot Keywords:

based on play | 

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for some violent content, sexuality, drug material and language

User Reviews

A TERRIBLE movie... Huge disappointment...

First of all, even IMDb is slacking with this movie, as the list of cast is VERY "gappy". Even main characters are missing from it like Buddy for example.

Now back to the movie. I love watching movies, but this one tortured me throughout the whole 82 or however many minutes. It was HORRID. Probably the worst movie I have ever seen. And the reason why it bothers me so much, is because I was quite excited about seeing it beforehand.

The plot line itself is good. It could have been a great film if done properly and with careful casting. Golden Brooks was a HUGE disappointment. I now see that the only role she can be good in is the loud, fun-loving, energetic sexy chick she plays on Girlfriends. Melodramatic roles are not for her at all. She basically killed her character, Rachel.

I love some of the cast, like Deborah Cox, Mel Jackson and Darrin Dewitt Henson, but even they couldn't save this catastrophic movie. Of course it is only my personal opinion that I can not stand Hill Harper as a man, and he didn't help me get to like him more here either.

Golden Brooks' voice bothered me so much that I actually had to force myself to finish watching the movie. It seemed like she whispered throughout the whole joint. The director I won't even waste board-space on, he did such a bad job. The editing, photography/camera focus and just about everything about this movie was SAD. Not to mention the dialogs! Absolutely unreal and many times straight hilarious (when it was supposed to make you cry and search deep within yourself).

As I said, it could have been a very nice movie, but it was seriously messed up. I would NOT recommend it to anyone, unless they are cinematography major and want to see a 'What not to do' example for their future work.

Have a great day, Everyone!!!

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 May 2008 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$3,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Louisiana Media Services, Films In Motion, Codeblack Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Color:

Color