an interesting idea ( four african american woman crush under society boot heel take their revenge by rob bank ) be ruin by f. gary gray horribly slow direction and an excruciating script ( by takashi bufford and kate lanier ) full of unintentionally funny moment . instead of deliver a pointed commentary about the role of urban woman struggle to stay afloat in a world where men cruelly abuse and humiliate them and gray and bufford and lanier prefers to pummel their unsuspecting audience with highbrow notion of operatic tragedy . it melodrama at it bad . gray have his actor linger over every tired line and john carter lazy edit refuse to pick up the slack and choose instead to keep his camera train on the performer bemuse face . and bemuse they be represent although actor such a jada pinkett and kimberly elise and vivica a. fox have some raw talent ( queen latifah be the fourth and a an actress she an excellent rapper ) and they need a sure hand than gray to guide them and a a result they come off a shrill and uncomfortable in front of the camera . steer clear .