Think Like a Man
Screen Gems | Release Date: April 20, 2012 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
51
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 30 Critic Reviews
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13
Mixed:
14
Negative:
3
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
80
MovielineAlison WillmoreApr 20, 2012
Think Like a Man is rowdy and funny and showcases an immensely likable ensemble cast it uses to delineate its war between the sexes. Read full review
75
Tampa Bay TimesSteve PersallApr 22, 2012
Romantic charm and racy humor in a neatly arranged package anyone can appreciate. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleApr 20, 2012
Though it is funny - at times, laugh-out-loud funny - this comedy is by and for adults. Read full review
75
St. Louis Post-DispatchKevin C. JohnsonApr 20, 2012
Despite the crass book promotion, the overlong film is harmless romantic fun that's well played. Read full review
75
Philadelphia InquirerCarrie RickeyApr 19, 2012
Story and collaborators succeed in making a courtship comedy that will entertain women and amuse men. Read full review
75
Miami HeraldConnie OgleApr 19, 2012
It's all about making everybody happy. If that's not grounds for a good relationship, then I don't know what is. Read full review
75
Chicago TribuneMichael PhillipsApr 19, 2012
Think Like a Man is what it is. But its hangout factor is considerable, because the actors' charms are considerable. Read full review
70
Boxoffice MagazineTodd GilchristApr 19, 2012
A winning cast and solid writing from screenwriters Keith Merryman and David A. Newman (Friends With Benefits) should appeal to men and women alike. Read full review
67
Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanApr 11, 2012
Think Like a Man is so busy tracking courtship as if it were a science project that the bite-size love stories lack spontaneity. Read full review
65
NPRBob MondelloApr 19, 2012
The director doesn't require - and doesn't really get - distinctive acting from his cast, but every once in a while, the company manages to wink broadly at the film's genre. Read full review
63
Washington PostAnn HornadayApr 19, 2012
An all-star revue of some of the most physically stunning actors working in Hollywood, Think Like a Man is a pleasure if only on a purely sensory level. Read full review
63
USA TodayClaudia PuigApr 19, 2012
Even though Think Like a Man espouses something akin to the philosophy in Beyoncé's Single Ladies(Put a Ring on It), it makes manipulation more fun than it ought to be. Read full review
63
Boston GlobeWesley MorrisApr 19, 2012
It's not much of a part for Henson. None of these characters makes real-world sense. They're walking chapter outlines. Read full review
60
New York Magazine (Vulture)Bilge EbiriApr 20, 2012
It also helps that they've got actresses like Gabrielle Union and Taraji P. Henson doing the heavy lifting of trying to show real emotion while still keeping things light and on the comedy track. Read full review
60
New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanApr 19, 2012
If you can look past the annoying quirks, you'll probably have a good time. As Steve says, sometimes, it pays to compromise. Read full review
60
TimeRichard CorlissApr 19, 2012
There's nothing profound going on here; the truisms don't blossom into life-enriching truths. It's more like the person you meet at a bar who, on second glance, is surprisingly attractive. Call Think Like a Man a perfectly satisfactory one-night stand at the movies. Read full review
60
Time OutJenna SchererApr 17, 2012
Surprisingly entertaining, thanks to the cast's collective chemistry and the film's balance of appealing elements for both sides of the gender divide. Read full review
60
The Hollywood ReporterMichael RechtshaffenApr 14, 2012
As executed by an appealing ensemble of smooth operators, this adaptation often hits its amusing marks, but with a weighty running time of two hours, it often feels more like a lecture than an intended romp. Read full review
50
Austin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenApr 25, 2012
The relationship advice is all fairly boilerplate, much like the film itself, but these actors have made this a bankable romcom. Read full review
50
SalonAndrew O'HehirApr 20, 2012
If anything, Think Like a Man, the awkward but intermittently amusing black-centric ensemble film built out of comedian Steve Harvey's self-help bestseller "Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man" deserves a gold star for its generous portrayals of Caucasians. Read full review
50
The New York TimesRachel SaltzApr 19, 2012
Occasionally funny, though its dirty riffs - most provided by Kevin Hart as the Happily Divorced Guy - are as formulaic as its earnest parts. Read full review
50
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertApr 18, 2012
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). Read full review
50
Slant MagazineGlenn Heath Jr.Apr 16, 2012
Unfortunately, like so many women have prophesized regarding the weaker gender's lack of commitment, there's just not enough follow through. Read full review
40
New Orleans Times-PicayuneMike ScottApr 20, 2012
It's not only shameless, it detracts from what this movie could have been, and still is when the self-promoting Harvey shuts up. Read full review
40
Arizona RepublicBarbara VanDenburghApr 18, 2012
It recycles the same tired battle-of-the-sexes premise employed by every third romantic comedy that gets made. Read full review
40
Village VoiceMelissa AndersonApr 17, 2012
Enduring a day-long session of couples' therapy is more fun (and flies by faster) than this film. Read full review
40
VarietyBrian LowryApr 11, 2012
While the result deserves some credit for finding a creative way to bring the book to life, the overlapping storylines simply aren't compelling enough, despite the best efforts of a game and attractive cast. Read full review
25
New York PostFarran Smith NehmeApr 20, 2012
Shove people into categories, then into a film like Think Like a Man, and it's a recipe for tedium. Read full review
25
The A.V. ClubNathan RabinApr 18, 2012
An insanely overlong infomercial for the book. Read full review
20
Chicago ReaderDrew HuntApr 22, 2012
Screenwriters Keith Merryman and David A. Newman interweave four asinine, underdeveloped plot lines, and Tim Story's prosaic direction reduces their script to a shambolic nightmare. Read full review
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