Rotten
Faulting Tyler Perry for his nonsensical, melodramatic plots is a little like accusing Douglas Sirk of using too much color.
Melissa Anderson, Time Out New York
Why Did I Get Married?
Because we complete each other's sentences.
2007 · 1h 53m · PG-13
Comedy, Drama
Directed by
Tyler Perry
Overview
Eight married college friends plus one other non-friend (all of whom have achieved middle to upper class economic status) go to Colorado for their annual week-long reunion, but the mood shifts when one couple's infidelity comes to light. As secrets are revealed, each couple begins to question their own relationship.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
48%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Amid the shout-downs over adultery, male power, and the agony of coping with a child's death, one performance glistens -- Jill Scott's as the sad, heavyset Sheila, who locates the faith that's the source of love.
Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly
Rotten
None of these flaws will matter much to Perry's devoted audiences, whose support has enabled him to virtually build a media empire.
Frank Scheck, Hollywood Reporter
Fresh
Despite the improbable ease of pic's genteel psychoanalysis, the characters are thesped with enough depth and emotional investment to make their problems feel legit.
Ronnie Scheib, Variety
Fresh
[Perry] makes it easy on us, mostly by letting his cast do what it wants.
Wesley Morris, Boston Globe
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