I Don’t Want to Do Wrong is a filmed play written and directed by—but blessedly not starring—Tyler Perry. In this play, Perry uses religion to explore conflict in marriages. As with all of Perry’s films and plays, the characters are all African American, so the religion used is the gospel-heavy Christianity—hence the gospel music opening number. With so few films in popular culture exploring religion, the religious aspects of the film are the only things that make this story unique.
Yolanda (Kislyck Halsey) grows weary of waiting for her soldier husband, Jamal (Tony Hightower), to come home from Iraq. To cope, Yolanda takes up with her study partner Marty (Andre Pitre); a difficult task considering she currently lives at home with her parents. Her father, Reverend Wallace (Palmer Williams, Jr.), is in the midst of his own marital spat with his wife of 35 years, Hattie...
Yolanda (Kislyck Halsey) grows weary of waiting for her soldier husband, Jamal (Tony Hightower), to come home from Iraq. To cope, Yolanda takes up with her study partner Marty (Andre Pitre); a difficult task considering she currently lives at home with her parents. Her father, Reverend Wallace (Palmer Williams, Jr.), is in the midst of his own marital spat with his wife of 35 years, Hattie...
- 11/12/2012
- by John Keith
- JustPressPlay.net
Even without the “A musical play by” credit, it’s easy to recognize Heaven Ain’t Hard to Find’s stage roots. The film is little more than a poorly shot play, complete with the same staging that has all the actors facing one direction most of the time, and a Greek chorus of sort. It takes place almost entirely in a church hall, because the plot concerns its ownership, and because this purports to be a morality tale about Christian values. Except the film’s moral compass is disgustingly ass backwards—and it has nothing to do with the constant juvenile sex jokes that gave this otherwise family friendly movie its PG-13 rating.
The film doesn’t try to hide its opinion that those without faith are lower than those with. The plot concerns a dispute over what to do with a barren church with no pastor, let alone a congregation.
The film doesn’t try to hide its opinion that those without faith are lower than those with. The plot concerns a dispute over what to do with a barren church with no pastor, let alone a congregation.
- 4/5/2011
- by Arya Ponto
- JustPressPlay.net
Check out the movie trailer and poster for Heaven Aint' Hard to Find, directed by Neema Barnette (All You've Got, Super Sweet 16: The Movie). The film stars Clifton Powell (Army Wives, Ray, Friday After Next), Kym Whitley (The Parkers, The Boondocks, Transformers 3), Andre Pitre (Love In The Nick Of Tyme) and Tasha Taylor (One World, Strip Mall). Heaven Ain't Hard to Find Synopsis: When a troubled young man on the run from the law (Pitre) who stumbles upon a beautiful young woman (Whitley) and three eccentric sanctified spirits trying to save the First Greater Saint New Mount Pilgrim Baptist Church from a land developer, anything can and does happen in a soulful new urban drama. Together, using prayer to turn a house into a home, they restore the church to its former glory and place in the heart of the black community...
- 3/23/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Check out the movie trailer and poster for Heaven Aint' Hard to Find, directed by Neema Barnette (All You've Got, Super Sweet 16: The Movie). The film stars Clifton Powell (Army Wives, Ray, Friday After Next), Kym Whitley (The Parkers, The Boondocks, Transformers 3), Andre Pitre (Love In The Nick Of Tyme) and Tasha Taylor (One World, Strip Mall). Heaven Ain't Hard to Find Synopsis: When a troubled young man on the run from the law (Pitre) who stumbles upon a beautiful young woman (Whitley) and three eccentric sanctified spirits trying to save the First Greater Saint New Mount Pilgrim Baptist Church from a land developer, anything can and does happen in a soulful new urban drama. Together, using prayer to turn a house into a home, they restore the church to its former glory and place in the heart of the black community...
- 3/23/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
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