The notion of "tough love" is tested and put through a battery — ten, to be exact — of rigorous comedic paces. First-time director Mark Brown delivers a sassy romantic battle of the sexes with a refreshing African-American slant. Beautiful, confident, twentysomething advertising dynamo Shante Smith (Vivica A. Fox) is a born fixer-upper, with an uncanny knack for solving problems. She's got things covered, whether she's plotting strategies to mend her friends' frequently broken hearts and wounded egos or troubleshooting a weak ad campaign. Doling out tried-and-true advice to her lovelorn girlfriends Diedre (Mo'Nique, of TV's
The Parkers), Karen (Wendy...
Released:
2001
Rated:
R
Length:
90 mins