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Think Like a Man Too
Movie

Think Like a Man Too

2014 • Unknown

Woke Score
2
out of 10

Plot

All the couples are back for a wedding in Las Vegas, but plans for a romantic weekend go awry when their various misadventures get them into some compromising situations that threaten to derail the big event.

Overall Series Review

The film follows several couples in Las Vegas for a wedding, where their separate bachelor and bachelorette parties quickly descend into a chaotic, cliche-ridden night of gambling, drinking, and trouble with the law. The plot functions as a high-energy, over-the-top ensemble comedy, using the mishaps to create relationship crises for each pairing. The underlying conflict for each couple—ranging from commitment issues and career choices to dealing with an overbearing mother and the prospect of parenthood—is resolved by the film's conclusion, with the central wedding taking place. The movie is a traditional, if frantic, celebration of love, marriage, and friendship, utilizing a modern, diverse cast but relying on universally recognizable relationship archetypes rather than political messaging.

Categorical Breakdown

Identity Politics3/10

The movie primarily features an African-American ensemble cast, which centers race by commercial design but not by explicitly political narrative. The story focuses on universal relationship issues like commitment and career, not systemic oppression or privilege. One white couple is included, with the white husband portrayed as a goofy, suburban 'soccer dad' and the wife as initially 'uncool,' a light comedic caricature that slightly plays with racial contrasts but does not descend into the vilification of whiteness.

Oikophobia1/10

The narrative contains no hostility toward Western civilization, one's home, or ancestors. The entire plot is set within the hyper-capitalist, excess-driven American environment of Las Vegas, and the ultimate resolution is a celebration of a core Western institution: the traditional family unit through marriage. Institutions like friendship, commitment, and marriage are viewed as positive anchors that prevent chaos.

Feminism3/10

The women are depicted as strong, successful, and career-driven professionals, including a high-powered executive and a single mother/nurse, which aligns with 'Girl Boss' characteristics. The male characters are archetypes with clear flaws (the Mama’s Boy, The Player, The Non-Committer) who must 'step up' to meet the women's standards. However, the film's ultimate, celebrated conclusion is the formalization of marriage, and a subplot involves a couple actively trying to conceive and become parents, which is a pro-natalist and complementary view rather than an anti-natal/career-is-only-fulfillment message. The score remains low because the resolution is highly traditional.

LGBTQ+1/10

The entire story revolves around traditional, heterosexual male-female pairing in preparation for a wedding. Every relationship crisis and resolution is framed within the context of a committed man-woman pairing and the nuclear family structure (marriage, impending parenthood). There is no presence of queer theory, centering of alternative sexualities, or deconstruction of the nuclear family unit.

Anti-Theism1/10

There is no presence of anti-theism or hostility toward religion. The film's entire dramatic arc culminates in a wedding, which, while portrayed in a secular Vegas setting, affirms the moral value of a transcendent, objective commitment (love, fidelity) over subjective relativism. Faith and moral law are not discussed, but the central thematic resolution is a celebration of commitment.