Is it me or does this play a lot like a Bollywood movie? This film is thematically a lot like one. It's got the family dynamics (matriarch in conflict with her daughters, 2 differing stories about relationships incl. one that could've been a Shahrukh/Kajol one), sermonizing (much like Amitabh would do at the end of a movie), melodrama and "intense" acting, upper class struggles (like any Yash Raj film, complete with overly "glamorized" sets), musical numbers (1 line dance sequence and 1 song serenade, with songs throughout), and comic relief (Medea and Uncle Joe could've easily been played by someone like Johnny Lever). I didn't know what to expect after the last flick, "Diary of a Mad Black Woman," which was notable more for how bad it was. It seems that Tyler Perry has really nailed the formula (since this is essentially the same film as "Diary" but perfected). Quite entertaining through and through, this should crossover with a bigger audience.

Has anyone else seen this and would they agree with that opinion? I wonder if Perry has seen Bwood flicks before.

I thought I was the only one who thought this! Throughout the movie, I kept thinking that it definitely resembled a Bollywood film (when it comes to the Karan Johar-esque ones, anyway). I too wonder if Perry has watched a few BW movies!

The similarities really are uncanny. Film critic David Chute goes more in depth about these elements in this blog post. He also quotes my comments in his piece too.

http://davidchute.journalspace.com/?cmd ... ntryid=219