The book is way better and much more interesting. Of course most movies that are based on books are nearly as good as the book. The problem with Disappearing Acts is that it moved too fast. And there is hardly any chemistry between Sanaa Lathan and Wesley Snipes. Sanaa is great as Zora. But Wesley is hardly believable as Franklin. There were a gazillion other black actors out there that would've portrayed the character more true to life than Wesley Snipes. His acting in this movie was fake and if you go back and read the book and then watch this movie, you will see that he is not Franklin at all. Disappearing Acts is entertaining enough to watch, but the book is way better.

Sanaa was great, and would have shined if she would have had a better leading man. The scenes with she and Wesley Snipes looked forced and very unnatural(except for the scene at the refrigerator, which was nice). I may have had a better watching experience if I didn't have the book to compare it too, but that wasn't the case. The book is one of Terry McMillan's best books but the movie was making me cringe. The role of Franklin would have been better served with an actor like Morris Chestnut or Henry Simmons, someone a bit taller and better looking than the bald Snipes. Wesley Snipes with a bald head was nasty! And the movie, wasn't nasty, but it wasn't as good as it could have been!

Finally this movie has arrived in the United Kingdom after much good reviews from the United States.Snipes and Lathan give great performances. Director Bythewood certainly keeps the movie at the right pace, hard to believe this is her second picture after "Love and Basketball" We should all expect great things from her in the future. I enjoyed this having read the book by Terry Macmillan. Beautifully shot and acted, could have done with deeper roles for John Amos and CCH Pounder but above all a good picture. 8/10

At last, Wesley snipes starts to fulfil the promise he showed us in The Waterdance. It seems like he stopped acting for a while to become an action star, and here he proudly reclaims his ground as one of the finest actors on screen today. Sanaa Lathan is great as well, in a lovely small story of a relationship. That's all it is, and yet it holds and moves. The supporting actors are all great too- I particularly liked Regina Hall. The music is terrific- did she sing it herself? and the direction and script are all top-notch. Well done!