Tyler Perry's Daddy's Little Girls (Widescreen Edition)

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• Love, Family, and Community: Monty is doing all he can to raise his three, little girls. His only help is his ex's mother, whose terminally ill; before she dies, she tells Monty he should take the girls instead of their mother, a hustler living with the neighborhood, drug dealer. Backed by her boyfriend's drug money, the girl's mom is able to win custody.
  
  Enter Julia: a successful attorney with plenty of attitude. She meets Monty during his short stint as her driver. First impressions are taken, and their relationship starts off rough, but soon enough they fall for one another. Now, Julia has the power and the will to get Monty's daughters back.
  
  The acting was a little shaky, the only aspect of the movie I wasn't too keen on. Gabrielle Union was the biggest weak link in this movie; her acting was too theatrical for Hollywood and came off cheesy. Idris Elba was excellent as Monty, the most convincing role in the whole movie. But the three girls - Sierra, China, and Lauryn McClain - were cute and fit their children roles.
  
  I will admit it was refreshing to see a movie with a single father who's the hero. Overall, it's a wonderful, family movie that touches on subjects of drugs, drinking, violence, community, family and the courage to create change.
• Daddy is a winner!: An unexpectedly well done film, with a good story, and fine acting. Very believable and emotionally engrossing. The blu-ray transfer is superb!
• Great!: I saw this movie at the show. It was excellent then, even though it was not a Blockbuster! See this movie! It is a keeper for your library. Whatever happened to just good family entertainment that teaches values?
  Tyler Perry Remembers! Buy this movie.
• A Valiant Effort: There is much to be said about Tyler Perry's commendable uplift of the African American community, so I accept the trade-off of some of his stumbles, minor stumbles that are blessedly trumped by goodwill, deep feelings and the ultimate triumph of the spirit.
  
  Actor Ibris Ellis superbly plays Monty, a hard-working machanic and part-time limousine driver single-handedly rearing his three adorable daughters against all odds. He is the invisible black everyman, a member of the silent majority know one cares to talk about simply because his quest is so negative free. This rugged, burly man's man possesses a sensitivity that only a real man can possess. His gentle smile he lavishes on his daughters, tucking them into bed, watching over them like a guardian angel, and most of all, what he says with his eyes, his ever expressive eyes, assure his daughters, five, seven, and twelve that they are completely protected.
  
  Monty's ex-wife is another story all-together, and it does make one wonder how such a decent man could have married and fathered three wonderful children with such a feline terantula. The custody battle is really a no-brainer, but Perry drags it out for melodramtic effects.
  
  Monty ends up driving Julia (played by the beautiful Gabriel Union in one of her most appealing roles) who is a high powered attorney who just can't seem to maintain a relationship with a man. As much as Ms. Union tries to come off as a bourgie heartless b*tch, it becomes clear that this is a woman in deep pain. You pull for this lovely tragedian, whose open and expressive face, one of the most beautiful on today's silver screen, breaks your heart.
  
  Of course the inevitable boy meets girl, boy girl clash, boy girl fall for each other, girl loses boy, girl gets boy back again, plays out in typical Tyler Perry style, and I mean that as a compliment.
  
  I must say that I'm not a big church goer, but there's a church scene in the movie that brought me to absolute tears. In fact, there were many scenes that filled me with positive emotional outpouring.
  
  I find what Tyler Perry does is give. He gives from the heart. Sure, we can all talk about some of the clumsey moves, the illogics, and the syrupiness. But how can you not love a filmmaker that gives tribute to a legend like Lou Gossett Jr. while giving young thespians dramatic roles that allow them to explore their greater good, their deeper spirit?
  
  For your better self, see this Valentine to all the unsung heroes of black fatherhood, and all the little boys and girls that love, admire, and learn from them.
  
  And for you, Mr. Perry. Keep up the good work. You and Oprah are kindred spirits, determined to deliver good in spite of the cynics.Looker: A Novel
• This movie kind of sucks: I'm not going to write a huge massive story here however this movie just doesn't ever really start or come together. As a huge Perry fan I was grossly disappointed by the exaggeration that is 'Daddy's Little Girls'.
  The characters all all over-the-top and the movie is scattered and doesn't quite conclude at the end.
  
  I'd would wait until the sale at least before buying this one.