Daddy's Little Girls (2007)

Loved this movie and rate it as Tyler Perry's best. Films where he is not dressing up as a woman (which does not work in my opinion) are his best. This one and 'Why did I get married' stand out to me.Idris Elba does a passable American in this as Monty, a mechanic fighting for custody of his daughters from his ex wife, played by the brilliant Tasha Smith.Gabrielle Union is really good and for my money one of the best actresses around. But it is the three little girls, played by real life sisters Sierra, Lauryn and China McClain that stand out in this movie, they are brilliant actresses for their ages and have personalities that shine through.Also good to see Louis Gossett Jr. in a role that really suited him.The story is a good one and you root for him to get his daughters back.Great little movie, well worth a watch.

Directed by Tyler Perry, Daddy's Little girls is one of my favorite films of all time. Tyler Perry, known for the infamous character "Madea", creates a love story between two people who come from two totally different backgrounds. Idris Elba plays the dad, Monty. Tasha Smith plays Jennifer, the ex-wife. Gabrielle Union plays the lawyer, Julia. Monty is struggling mechanic and single father of three girls from a poor minority neighborhood. Monty is faced with a big problem. His ex-wife, who is a drug dealer, has been awarded custody of his three daughters. Monty seeks help from a beautiful and educated lawyer with an ivy-league background, Julia. Monty and Julia met when Monty briefly took the job as a chauffeur.This movie is a comedy and drama and is generally PG-13. This one-hundred-minute film was released in theaters on February 14, 2007 an available on DVD on June 12, 2007. In my opinion, the cast was very well selected. Gabrielle Union is a very successful African American actress who has been in over thirty-three films. She is my favorite female actress. Idris Elba has been in forty films and twenty-three for Ms. Tasha Smith.I love the stories that are set up within the movie. Monty portrays as a good man who makes only enough to make ends meet. It gets harder though when he has to fight to gain full custody of his daughters before their mother, Jennifer, takes them. Jennifer is the girlfriend of Jo, the biggest drug dealer in the area. Jo has the entire community afraid of him, so, naturally, Monty doesn't want his daughters growing up around this. The subplot enters when Monty hires a lawyer, Julia, whose life is the exact opposite of Monty's. She works in corporate America and is very well off.During the time, Julia is down on her luck with her love life. After spending time with Monty, Julia falls in love with her not so typical type.By the sound of all of that, you'd think that this movie is a bit complicated, but it is not. The movie offers so many different real life messages. The film sheds light on many situations such as rape; inappropriate incarceration; child abuse (both sexual and physical); class-ism; the fact that good people can be stuck living in terrible communities; forgiveness; gang-drug activity; revenge; and more. These are some real life issues that are very much overlooked.I think all African-American mothers and father should see this movie. The message is powerful and there is a lesson to be learned. Even people that don't have children should watch this film. You never know what kind of situations you will encounter when you become a parent because life is not predictable, and you always have to stay strong for the people who are depending on you.

This movie was so funny I nearly fell out of my chair. Although definitely a comedy, this movie is true to life about the relationships between men and women. The director certainly was not out of touch when making this movie. The two main characters had a lot of chemistry between them and the ex-wife and boyfriend represented a true to life common problem that many people have encountered in their pursuit of happiness. It has a great storyline too. None of us want to marry "down" or do we? I love movies that truly make me laugh out loud and this movie certainly was one of the best.

unrealistic.... so if you take out the whole lawyer and driver falling in love so unrealistically then you actually have a great story. it ain't all about love Tyler Perry.I loved the whole community and the boyfriend and Tasha Smith character, Union delivered well, but the entire story was as contrived as all the other Tyler drama.Is he trying to say this is what blacks want to watch?is he saying blacks cannot watch intellectual works? or maybe comprehend them?I don't see how anyone will think this is a good movie. I loved it as it started, but then the falling in love thing just took me out!!! Why couldn't Julia fall in love with the kind of man she wanted? a high class black man? It's very possible OK, that a highly educated black woman making 6 figures can meet a man who is her match.