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Think Like a Man is a 2012 American romantic comedy film directed by Tim Story, written by Keith Merryman and David A. Newman, and produced by Will Packer. It was based on Steve Harvey's 2009 book Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man. The film stars an ensemble cast, featuring Michael Ealy, Jerry Ferrara, Meagan Good, Regina Hall, Kevin Hart, Terrence J, Taraji P. Henson, Romany Malco, and Gabrielle Union.

Think Like a Man
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Tim Story
Written by	Keith Merryman David A. Newman
Based on	Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man by Steve Harvey
Produced by	Will Packer
Starring	Michael Ealy Jerry Ferrara Meagan Good Regina Hall Kevin Hart Taraji P. Henson Terrence J Romany Malco Gabrielle Union
Cinematography	Larry Blanford
Edited by	Peter S. Elliot
Music by	Christopher Lennertz
Production companies	Rainforest Films Screen Gems
Distributed by	Sony Pictures Releasing
Release dates	February 20, 2012 (2012-02-20) (PAFF) April 20, 2012 (2012-04-20) (United States)
Running time	122 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$12 million[1]
Box office	$96.1 million[1]

The film was released on April 20, 2012 by Screen Gems.[2] It received mixed reviews from critics, who complimented the film's humor, its soundtrack and the performances of the cast (particularly those of Good, Malco and Hart) but received criticism for being a "standard romcom".[3] The film was a commercial success, grossing $96.1 million against a $12 million budget. A direct sequel, Think Like a Man Too, was released on June 20, 2014, with the original cast returning, to negative reviews from critics but become a moderate commercial success.

Plot

The film follows four storylines, which each focus on one particular couple. They are titled:

• "The Mama's Boy" vs. "The Single Mom"
• "The Non-Committer" vs. "The Girl Who Wants the Ring"
• "The Dreamer" vs. "The Woman Who Is Her Own Man"
• "The Player" vs. "The 90 Day Rule Girl"

Each of the women are readers of Steve Harvey's book Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man. When the men learn that the women are reliant on Harvey's advice, they try to turn the tables on their mates, which later seems to backfire.

Cast

Six professional basketball players made cameo appearances as themselves:

• Matt Barnes
• Shannon Brown
• Rasual Butler
• Darren Collison
• Lisa Leslie
• Metta World Peace

Reception

Critical response

The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported an approval rating of 54% with an average score of 5.1/10, based on 102 reviews. The website's critical consensus reads, "In Think Like a Man, an otherwise standard rom-com is partially elevated by a committed -- and attractive -- cast, resulting in a funny take on modern romance."[4] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 51 out of 100 based on 30 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews."[5]

Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times wrote that a major problem with the film is that it takes seriously the advice given in the book it is based upon, commenting that such an approach "might have worked as a screwball comedy or a satire, but can you believe for a moment in characters naive enough to actually live their lives following Steve Harvey's advice? The result is a tiresome exercise that circles at great length through various prefabricated stories defined by the advice each couple needs (or doesn't need)."[6] Ebert called the cast "superb" noting in particular the performances of Meagan Good and Kevin Hart.[6] Owen Gleiberman of Entertainment Weekly also complimented Good and Hart's performance, as well as Romany Malco's performance.[7] He ultimately gave the film a "B-" grade, writing that it is "so busy tracking courtship as if it were a science project that the bite-size love stories lack spontaneity."[7] In a positive review, Michael Phillips of the Chicago Tribune commended the film for "stick[ing] to a formula without falling prey to it" and commented that "its hangout factor is considerable, because the actors' charms are considerable."[8]

Box office

Think Like a Man grossed over $33.7 million during its opening weekend, an accomplishment which ended The Hunger Games' four-week run at the #1 spot at the U.S. box office.[1] The film remained on atop the competition during its second week, bringing in $17.6 million.[9]

As of June 24, 2012, Think Like a Man has earned $91,547,205 in both the United States and Canada, along with $4,523,302 in other countries, for a worldwide total of $96,070,507 on a production budget of $12.5 million.[10]

Soundtrack

The film's soundtrack includes songs performed by numerous artists, including Kelly Rowland, Jennifer Hudson, Keri Hilson, John Legend and Future.[11]

Production

Principal Photography for Think Like A Man Began On July 1, 2011 in Los Angeles,California & Culver City,California and ended on 5 September 2011

See also

• List of black films of the 2010s

References

External links

• Official website
• Think Like a Man at IMDb
• Think Like a Man at AllMovie
• Think Like a Man at Box Office Mojo
• Think Like a Man at Rotten Tomatoes
• Think Like a Man at Metacritic

На других языках

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- [en] Think Like a Man

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[ru] Думай как мужчина

«Ду́май как мужчи́на» (англ. Think Like a Man) — кинокомедия 2012 года от режиссёра Тима Стори по мотивам книги «Поступай как женщина: думай как мужчина» (англ. Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man), написанной Стивом Харви. Премьера фильма состоялась 20 апреля 2012 года[2]. В 2014 году вышел фильм «Думай как мужчина 2».

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