j-alexandria91 It can be heavy for a viewer who may not relate to the issues but as an African American woman who has endured some of the traumatic experiences in this movie, it is very uplifting. You may read negative reviews about it not being realistic because of how the women look, caramel complexion with long, naturally curly hair but I look like that so I have no complaints. This movie is also for "colored" women not "women of color" therefore it is a movie that revolves around African American women. Overall it shows multiple stories of women who have faced challenges at the hands of a man but are encouraged to take responsibility in order to move forward. I think this movie is better than all of his other films. AND THESE ARE NOT POEMS BY MAYA ANGELOU, SHE IS NOT THE ONLY BLACK WOMAN WHO WRITES POEMS. Poems are written by Ntokaze Shange

Benjamin Black I had heard of a play called "for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf" and was always intrigued by it. I'm upset that I never saw the play, but I've got 2 of the next best things: the script to the play itself, and this movie! This movie is a masterpiece! It's great! It's wonderful! It's strong! It's powerful! It is an absolutely fantastic adaptation to Notozake Shange's original play! It is just wonderful!There are people and "reviews" here on this website that have bashed this movie for no reason at all. They have their own prejudices against Black women, and they don't like Tyler Perry. Y'know what? GO SIT DOWN! If you have your own insecure feelings, that's your problem! If you want to share your insecure prejudices with us, do it in a more appropriate space; what you're supposed to be writing here is a review of the movie! So, with that, here's my review:Some people have said that the use of the poems slows the movie down. I don't know; I guess that's kinda true, but I love that the poems are used here. This is an adaptation of a play that's a choreopoem; if you take the poems out, what's the relationship between this and the play? I also love their use of the colors! In the play, the characters don't have names; they're identified by the colors they wear: Lady in Red, Lady in Blue, and Lady in Yellow. In the movie, the characters do have names, but they still wear their colors. Janet Jackson's character, Joanna, is the Lady in Red. She wears red more than often; when she doesn't, though, there's a bright red object near her, like a mug or roses. Or what about Anika Noni Rose's character, Yasmine? She our Lady in Yellow. She wears yellow more than often, but the yellow also matches the emotion she feels. How great is that?!?Tyler Perry also pushes the envelope here. This is a very different tone than his other movies. We don't see the different people or stories in Atlanta, Georgia, but rather in Brooklyn or Harlem, New York. This is a straight drama. There are a few laughs, but not many. You can probably count how many times you laugh in this movie on one hand. The two heaviest scenes are the baby-killing and rape scenes. I was shocked to see these scenes in this movie...in a Tyler Perry movie! Wow! But they're done really well here...Does that sound as bad as I feel for saying that? A baby-killing and rape scene were done well? Hmm...But what I mean is that you pacing for those two stories are very excellent. The stories are told fantastically. You feel exactly how the filmmakers want you to feel. In fact, you won't see scenes coming...Well, if you know everything about the play, you may know the baby-killing scene is coming. It's a story in the play. And it's still done very, very well! All of the stories don't connect until the end, but they're told well here. I know that annoyed me in "Madea Goes to Jail," but it really works here! Tyler Perry put his best foot forward with this film! This immediately became his best film!What about the performers in this movie! They're really good, too! Janet Jackson, Kimberly Elise, Whoopi Goldberg, Anika Noni Rose, Thandie Newton, Tessa Thompson, Loretta Devine - they're all great! My personal favorite is Phylicia Rashad! Remember Clair Huxtable from "The Cosby Show?" Yeah, she's in this movie, and her name is Phylicica Rashad! I was surprised when I saw the trailer for this movie and saw her in it: Phylicia Rashad working with Tyler Perry?! Can you spell "AWESOME?!" I did get upset with Thandie Newton's character when I was watching this movie, though. Listen to how she talks to Phylicia Rashad's character. All I could say was, "HEY! You don't talk to Phylicia Rashad like that!!!" Later in the movie, Phylicia Rashad looks at Thandie Newton and says very calmly, "Sit down and shut up." I proclaimed "YES! YEAH! Go Clair Huxtable on her!!"This movie is just great, I can't say it enough! I will close with these three points: Number one, this is not the movie to watch just because you're bored and you want something to pass the time! This is a dark and heavy movie. You don't have to wait to watch it when you're ungodly happy, but don't just watch it for enjoyment. Number two, I don't know why people keep saying this film is male bashing! It's only male bashing if you look at it that way! The movie is simply trying to stay loyal to the play and tell the stories that everyday women go through. If you want to complain, complain and do something about the problem the women around you face everyday. This film just tells stories. Finally, why in the world wasn't this movie nominated for any Oscar?!? Did anyone involved with the Academy Awards see this movie or hear about it?! This is art at its best! I was shocked to hear certain movies were nominated in the Oscar's history, and other films I was angered to learn weren't nominated for anything! This is one of those movies! Shame on you, board of Oscars! This movie deserves an Academy Award, and you know it!!! Please, watch this movie! You'll love it! Everyone involved did a great job, and they all deserve freakin' Oscars! BOOYIKA!

Alison MackZ For those of us woman who have been hurt recently or in our pasts. Whether it be physically, mentally or emotionally, Or all three. Whether You know someone who has been or is going through any of these situations. This movie should be watched! It reminds us not only of the pain we can go through but of how strong we are as individuals and as a whole. Sometimes all it takes is seeing it to make you realize how it is and that it shouldn't be this way! And then NOT letting it continue!This is a amazing movie it shows the pain and struggles that women have been through and it shows how they survived it, by survived i mean that they do not give into the want/need of committing suicide. This is a very powerful movie. In my opinion it was so powerful because these things, that happen in this movie, happen everyday everywhere in this world. This movie raises awareness of these issues but it also shows that there is life beyond this intense pain we may or even know someone who has experienced.

Jacin Harter Cco This is the screen adaptation of Ntozake Shange's 1975 play "For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf". This title alone is heavy with imagery and poetry enough to anticipate what follows it. The film is more marketably titled "For Colored Girls" - which takes from it any arching, celestial beauty or hollowing pain."For Colored Girls" was adapted, directed, and produced by Tyler Perry. It's surprising that a man would be chosen for such an acclaimed and iconic piece of African American literature and black feminism. Initially Shange had qualms about Perry taking on the film: "I worried about his characterizations of women as plastic", referring to Perry comic works with his Madea character. Later she said Perry had done a fine job, but that the film wasn't quite "finished"."For Colored Girls (Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf)" is just that. It's not meant for everyone; it is an open and heartfelt letter, and you will know if it's for you. "For Colored Girls" shows the scars and salves, the bruises and bonds that can tear a woman down and then bring her back up again. This movie is not easy to watch, and it's not meant to be; life isn't easy, it doesn't pull punches, but neither is it completely without hope. This movie deals with abuse, infidelity, rape, abandonment, love, sisterhood, strength, and beauty.The colors of this movie are infinite. Each of the main characters has her own bow of the rainbow. The artistic palate full with some outstanding dramatic performances, dancing, opera, poetry, and heart.This movie is for the colored girls who have felt joy and despair, who have seen both sides of the moon. It was made for you, and I hope you get the chance to see it.Aloha