Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Alfre Woodard | ... | Alice Pratt | |
Sanaa Lathan | ... | Andrea | |
Rockmond Dunbar | ... | Chris | |
KaDee Strickland | ... | Jillian Cartwright | |
Cole Hauser | ... | William Cartwright | |
Taraji P. Henson | ... | Pam | |
Robin Givens | ... | Abby | |
Tyler Perry | ... | Ben | |
Kathy Bates | ... | Charlotte Cartwright | |
Sebastian Siegel | ... | Nick | |
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Santana Pruitt | ... | Christopher |
Kaira Akita | ... | Robin (as Kaira Whitehead) | |
Ron Clinton Smith | ... | Construction Foreman | |
Jeffrey Alan Chase | ... | Austin | |
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Johnell J. Easter | ... | Customer |
Alice Pratt, a hard working Christian woman, raised her two daughters while managing a simple diner of her own. Her snobbish and arrogant daughter Andrea graduated in Economic Science and works in a construction corporation while her sister Pam stayed with Alice and worked in the diner. Andrea is married to construction worker Chris, who works in the same corporation as his wife but dreams of starting up his own business. However she is being unfaithful to him - with their boss William Cartwright. William is the son of Alice's best friend, the wealthy Charlotte Cartwright. While Alice travels with Charlotte on a road trip, the ambition and infidelity of William triggers a series of events that will affect relationships in both families. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
For some reason, I think that people, their sickening racial prejudices or whatever have influenced a lot of the votes on Tyler Perry's work.
I've worked in independent film and am a writer and honestly, just discovered his work and have watched four or five of his films this week and I really think some jealousy for a young talented black man is going on because none of these films have reached the level of the garbage that usually elicits these number through these pages.
Not all his stuff is meant to be taken seriously, but this work for example is and has a great ensemble cast and it worked beautifully.
I don't understand the vote, but this was well done, technically perfect, and tender and ruthless and quite perfect in this film maker's views.
Bravo Tyler...keep 'em coming.
One thing that made me avoid these is they always emblazoned everything Tyler, but he deserves some credit...and the likes of Bates and Woodward, these guys are academy award winning and level actresses. They don't just work with anybody.
He wrote it. He produced it. He directed it. He played a bit part. What do you want to give the man no credit as if he had nothing to do with the film?
His stage plays have done over $75 million in sales across America and didn't need some gimmick like Cats, and this is a self made man basically. He wasn't born with some silver spoon in his mouth and eventually, as he does more drama, he's going to get an Academy Award in his life time at this rate.