DVD Review: A Good Day To Be Black And Sexy - Page 2

For a moment anyway.

“Reprise”

Kareem J. Grimes and Nana Hill do a whole lot of nothing for this very, very short story. Well, they do something. For the sake of children who might accidentally read this review, I won’t go into details.

“Tonight, Parts 1 and 2”

Mylika Davis plays a virgin who is looking to share her first time with someone special while encountering a few road bumps on the way. I felt a bit uncomfortable with this story mostly because it appeared the character she played was so desperate to have a first time with someone. Everyone, man or woman, has been in her place — it’s just a tad frightening to see what you go through to get that one who will give you your first time.

“American Boyfriend”

Alphonso Johnson plays a man who finds himself trapped in his girlfriend’s bedroom during a visit over to her house. To further complicate things, his girlfriend (Emily Liu) is Asian while he is African-American. A rather plain story despite the theme of interracial love, but it’s not nearly as depressing as the other stories in this anthology.

For those of you who might find this film worthy of further exploration, there’s a special features section which includes a behind the scenes featurette, a performance of "Reciprocity" on a live stage, and a few deleted scenes.

There are days in my adult life where beating Super Mario Brothers was a better idea of a good time than the pursuit of a woman. My trials at dating, and this film, tell me that I probably shouldn't have asked to grow up so soon. Rather than watch A Good Day To Be Black And Sexy, find a good reason to be happy and alive.

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