i order this on ondemand a few week ago and i wasn not at all impressed with the film . i be and however and impressed with kimberly elise and loretta devine performance . those two woman alone carry this mess of a film . the film be fill with clichés . and the way the story be present be sort of mismatched and should have be show in the proper order and from front to back and not from back to front ( with the end be first . ) the film could have be a really great one if somebody touch up the screenplay and get a good director . with that all be say and the film have a powerful opening and two powerful performance from kimberly elise and loretta devine . it sad how two actress ( both of whom be personal favorite of mine ) be reduce to get scrap like this for film . their immense talent be waste on awful and forgettable movie such a this when it should be use in good quality film that zip them off to the oscar . it sad that hollywood have this bunch of actress that they have no idea what to do with so the real talent be leave to get d grade fair such a this . i wouldn not say that it a black or white thing as far a actor or actress get good role but hollywood sure have a lot of underused talent with black actor . the mentioned loretta devine and kimberly elise come to mind and as well a whoopi goldberg . after the color purple all she get be those pathetic comedy ( with only sister act and ghost rising to the occasion . ) with that be say there be just a many white actor a there be black actor that hollywood have no idea what to do with so i do not think it a matter of hollywood be racist anymore and just be stupid .