Of course the original can't be improved upon and many ask why did they decide to touch a classic film...and why just do a "black version"? That aside, I decided to look at the film as its own instead of comparing it to the original while keeping tabs about it more as a companion film So, most of us know the characters from the original we loved so much. Six wonderful women and their lives. Casting here is amazing and Queen Latifah is an amazing M'Lynn. She plays the strong woman who has that moment of realness later in the movie and this one for me is great. I think she pulls it off well Phylicia Rashad's Clairee is just stellar, and Alfre Woodard's Ouisie is very funny...the two together are just great Rounding out the cast with Jill Scott, Adepero Oduye and Condola Rashad the latter 2 being young ladies they really did a great job as their respective characters. I liked Jill Scott as the very sweet woman who just wants her man's attentionAll in all, while it's nearly a spot for spot of the original I enjoyed it because they had women that I related to that could have been my sister, Mom or Grandma 8 out of 10 stars all its own

I loved it… Had me crying & laughing! Wonderful movie, great strong actresses! I am a big Fan of Queen Latifah & Alfre Woodard! And, enjoy Phylicia Rashad & Jill Scott. I thought they portrayed their charters beautifully! And, the relationship between the women & the men was funny!I think too many people get caught up in it having to be THE 1989 version. I like that it was up to date for todays audience, because truthfully the 1989 version does not appeal or have relevance to 2012. I like the original, I am not a die hard fan that has to put it on whenever I see it, I liked it the first time around but find it a bit stale for over & over again. I actually will leave it on if there is nothing else on. It never got me like this one. I will be putting this one on whoever I see it in the guide. I Love Classic Movies & enjoy them from the 30's, 40's 50's. unto the present. But, not every movie is the Best Ever!They guy that wrote the original wanted to see it with an all African American cast… & why not?Again I Loved It!

The choice of remaking this movie using predominantly black actors I feel was an excellent idea.The dialogue and scenes were almost identical to the 1989 original which does it great credit.I love Queen Latifah (M'Lynn) and Phylicia Rashad (Clairee) but even though they portrayed their parts with their customary excellence I could not help feeling that the original parts played by Sally Field and Olympia Dukakis were that little bit better The same applies to Julia Roberts portrayal of Shelby and Shirley MacLaine's Ouiser but that is to take nothing away from Condola Rashad (Shelby) and Alfre Woodard (Ouiser) who played their parts admirably.Condola Rashad is Phylicia Rashad's daughter in real life.It is very likely that the reason I am not quite as enthused about this remake as I am about the original is because it is a remake and I normally find these are not quite as good as the original.Having said all this I would still thoroughly recommend this movie.

People relate to others by sharing similar experiences and shared emotions.That's what I THOUGHT! But apparently in the US there is such a big racial difference that the actors have to be Af.American in the SAME story to entice the market of af.am audience. Hopelessly condescending and bias. Women all over the world just loved the original regardless of the mid-west whiteness of the cast at the time. My European, Turkish, African friends loved it as much as my Asian coworkers and my Moroccan neighbour. This is just plain stupid since the whole movie doesn't contribute anything, it's not creatively adjusted to this age, no special differences in character. It's a money grab with ridiculous racial bias.