This was honestly one of the best movies I've ever seen, to be honest. I both laughed and cried during the movie. The storyline was emotional - funny, sad, relatable and heart-wrenching at once. The storyline was very well acted out and the main characters did very well. I wasn't a big fan of Tyler Perry before but he did extremely well with this. The film leaves you on edge until the final scene and touches on a lot of everyday issues within relationships. It is definitely a sad movie but also a feel good film. I highly recommend this.

Great cast and story. Love Tyler Perry as the leading man and happy to see Brian White and Phylicia Rashad in roles different from their normal characters. I'm not a fan of people who make poor choices because of pride, but it's a real part of life and Thandie Newton did an excellent job portraying Lindsey as a single mother down on her luck. This movie tugged at my heart strings and didn't let go. It will disappoint anyone needing CGI explosions, car chases and random loud bangs to enjoy a movie. However, anyone needing those things probably won't go see this movie. I can only assume the low rating is due to the low number of reviews. You should take IMDb ratings with a grain of salt. No way that Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy should have a 7.2 (it was literally like watching paint dry) nor should this movie have a 3.6.

I must admit, I love Tyler Perry's Movies. This was the first time I saw him in a more serious role. My 15 year old granddaughter and I saw the movie together. It was a romantic movie, it made you laugh and cry at the same time. It was an ideal family movie for Teens and Adults.The movie is great for the times we are living in, since people are losing jobs and it reminded me of good deeds that happened for people in N.C. at the end of 2011 where someone one was paying people's lay-aways for toys for children. Good Deeds is a reminder that it only takes one person can make a huge difference in someone's life.Again, fantastic movie, once it is on DVD, I plan to purchase it. I loved every minute of the movie.

I am not a Tyler Perry defender, but I have to call foul on the 3.1 rating. Those who reviewed the movie average about a 6 or 7, so I'm led to believe many who have voted on this movie did not in fact see the movie. Considering the assault Perry receives from critics--myself included at times--it would not be hard to believe some would undermine the rating system here and seek to sabotage anything with the name "Perry" in front of it. Moving on...I will go out on a limb and say this is Perry's highest quality effort to date. It's the first movie I remember seeing of his that did not run with the trite good-guy/bad-guy story line. This movie had more depth than any of his previous. There were no bad guys. Every character was troubled and coping and...human. Many I think missed the real theme of this movie. It has absolutely nothing to do with a man coming to save a woman. It is about having the courage to follow your own path. It is a universal theme, one that hits home for virtually everyone. Sure there may be better movies out there who execute this theme, but this movie does it competently in my opinion, and by Tyler Perry's standards, it is more than competent. It is dare I say, actually "good?" I liked the acting. Once I got past Thandie's always-strange accent and the little girl's initially poor acting performance, and Brian White's sometimes over-acting, the movie caught its groove and all of the actors delivered. Newton played a particularly touching role. I have to admit her ability to cry on a dime regarding the loss of her child, made me tear up a bit. To say that I was shocked to find myself actually tearing up from a Tyler Perry movie is the understatement of the day. Perry and Gabrielle Union also delivered. Both portrayed their complex characters well and competently showcased the true ambivalence that often accompanies a relationship, especially one that occurs when the couple is past their twenties and have to grapple with all the life expectations that entails. This brings me to the next highlight--the script.It seems like Perry actually took his time--or at least more time than he usually does, say on the horrible movies like "Madea Goes to Jail" or the like--on this script. There was more character development, more growth, more nuance, and unpredictability. There were plot holes, sure, but in general, you didn't feel short-changed as a viewer, like the writer was just trying to rush something through to meet a deadline so that he could ultimately get your money--ahem--"Why did I get Married 2" looking at you! Finally, I liked the pace of the movie. Some may think it was slow, I think it was mature...a mature movie about mature matters. I liked this for a change, especially in comparison to the low-IQ slapstick I had previously associated with Tyler Perry. And let me leave this little tidbit: If you, like me, happen to currently be in a similar place in life as these characters--about to make big life decisions but fear you are not making the right ones--you will doubly appreciate the meditative pace. You will appreciate the more introspective tone than is found in Perry's other movies.The movie is not perfect, but I will give it a relatively high rating simply to combat the unfairly low rating it has as of this writing. We should applaud growth when we see it. "See it" being the operative phrase. See the movie before low-rating it. Have some integrity folks.