Jay Brooks is that black guy who digs indie rock, graphic novels, and dates white chicks. After a slew of bad break-ups, Jay gives up white women, "cold turkey," and he goes on a mission: "Operation Brown Sugar". But because Jay doesn't fit the "brotha" stereotype, he fails miserably with the "sistahs." Then he meets the dynamic Catherine, a misunderstood "Half-rican Canadian", who's as righteously quirky as he is. To win her heart, Jay must confront his fears as he realizes commitment is a bigger issue than race.
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This movie throws in a few "white" thinkers but for most of the movie you are spent hearing about "black" centered logic and why it is different instead of being proud in being different. Valley girl references, "totally overrated" comments, NYT indifference (because, well maybe, it is white). This movie is wrong because it is color based (how many tired of black girls movies do you buy tickets for?).There are a lot of white men tired of black woman. There are a lot of white women tired of black men. There are a lot of black women tired of black men and apparently there are a lot of black men tired of white women. There are a lot of black women tired of black men. There are a lot of black men tired of black women. I am not tired because my color does not wear me like it does for so many.In the future, this will be cringe worthy but a sign of the embarrassing times. The plight of color in America needs to change and for black Americans to not join in with the guilt of white Americans handing on their blame game is perpetuating the problem. When you think only a color can understand you, I think you are missing the funny between both of us and the fact that white and black are colors.
Misogynist Film of the Moment: I'm Through with White Girls 13 11 2009This wasn't the kind of movie i'd normally waste my time watching. I mean, there's "How to Be a Player" and everything else is mostly the same. I thought it was worth a good viewing. You know that means 30 minutes of straight criticism. By the time I get to the scene where the star, Jay, is running from one of his ex white wifeys, crawling across a bar floor, using innocent bystanders as shields to get away, I forget that I am critiquing and start watching the movie. The plot crept up on me. The star of the movie, Anthony Montgomery portrays the white guy in a black guy body lead Jay to a tee, reminding me of buddies I went to school with who suffered from this flaw in their dating habits. They dated white women because they related to white women more. When they tried to date black girls, sisters, whatever, they were usually dissed. Jay attempts to correct his bad fortune with women by going cold turkey on the white girl. As he sees it, he is single because he can't see himself committing seriously to a white woman so he naturally looks for reasons to sabotage even the good ones.He goes on a round robin of dates with black women but that only justifies the past and he is about ready to fold on his principals to get some ass when he meets Catherine, a writer from Canada, who comes from a biracial family. Catherine is a quirky, smoking, therapist seeing eccentric who fits perfectly to Jay's sensibilities. They begin to date and love grows between the too.Then it happens. Jay begins to find flaws and creates ways to sabotage what all his friends agree is the best thing that has happened to him. And sure enough he does.But immediately realizes that it won't get no better than this. But before he can get his girl back, Catherine, played by Lia Johnson has moved on with her quirky little self. He begs to get her back, but it isn't until he busts a move at the wedding reception does she fully understand how he really feels about her.I am recommending this movie because it made me cry. It has a good story and is well acted for an independent movie. Furthermore it talks about black romance in a sweet and entertaining perspective that I have never seen before. But its a good look at black men approaching commitment as a result of getting older.Enjoy it.---- Ryan Mega sexdrugsmoney.com
This film hit my radar when it was casting in '05. For the record, there was considerable discussion about the title for obvious reasons. I'm glad the filmmakers returned to the original title and did not shrink to silly PC conformities. Truth be told, there are worse titles out there.Now on to this delightful film ITWWG which delivers on so many levels exactly what audiences have said they are hungry for... story, performance, characters you can get into. The beauty of the film is it's original approach to a comedic love story with black characters in leading roles.Courtney Lilly, Jennifer Sharp (first-time feature director), Lia Johnson (actor/producer), Anthony Montgomery (whose work I was unfamiliar with prior) and a cast of 70s/80s popular throw-backs like Johnny Brown, Richard Lawson, Alaina Reed Hall - to name a few - collaborate brilliantly along with the other fantastic cast members in this fresh laugh-out-loud romp to romance. Somebody's clearly got a sense of humor that's actually smart and funny (um, Hollywood, take note).You won't get any spoilers here but rather an emphatic recommendation to SEE THIS FILM. I will offer that the on-screen chemistry between Johnson and Montgomery is about as warm and sexy and quirky as anything I've seen. This film has steadily and deservedly been building it's name and audience through the festival circuit and limited release in selected markets. Fortunately, it's about to be released on DVD.Looking for a movie that skips the re-hash and clichés then you'll want to move I'm Through with White Girls to the top of your queue whatever your venue. I've seen it several times now and the jokes hold up every time. Get some friends together, check it out, you'll be glad you did.
I don't usually write comments for movies, I usually just read them. But this one movie I had to put up something for. The best thing about it was that it was unpretentious, the characters were very real - for once we didn't have to put up with an unrealistically gorgeous female, or worse: an average looking guy with a gorgeous girl, as if to say guys can pass up being average looking, but girls can't when it comes to movies. There was not ONE dull moment in this film, it was fast paced and the humor was GREAT. Worked on ALL levels. I'm so proud of it. More people should see this.And yes - the title is very stupid, misleading almost. But it was the title that got me watching this.... :)