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Ride Along (2014) is a buddy cop action comedy movie directed by Tim Story. This is a movie that I have watched in pieces, but never in its entirety so I decided to finally watch the movie and it was okay.

Positives for Ride Along (2014): This movie does the buddy cop side fairly well as I was engaged with the story. Ice Cube and Kevin Hart have decent enough chemistry as Hart is trying to win him over, so that he can marry Tika Sumpter. There are some decent enough comedic moments that got a smile from me. The action sequences are serviceable enough for what was happening. Laurence Fishburne was very good as Omar even if he is barely in the movie. And finally, the movie has decent pacing with the story as it kept things simple enough for me to follow.

Negatives for Ride Along (2014): While I do think that Ice Cube and Kevin Hart have decent chemistry, they aren't the best buddy cop duo I've seen as they are just acceptable. Kevin Hart is basically a coward who gets his ass handed to him until the end. There is a plot twist regarding two characters that was incredibly obvious when they showed up. And finally, the big climax of this movie was very underwhelming.

Overall, Ride Along (2014) does what it needs to do and that is just fine even if the movie could've been better than what it actually was, but I did have fun watching this movie.

Think Like a Man (2012) is a romantic comedy movie with an insane ensemble cast and it was directed by Tim Story. This movie was a first time watch for me and it was just pretty okay.

Positives for Think Like a Man (2012): The movie has a great ensemble cast with Kevin Hart, Meagan Good, Taraji P. Henson, Terrence J, Regina Hall, Jerry Ferrara, Gabrielle Union, Romany Malco, Michael Ealy, Gary Owen, Wendy Williams, Chris Brown, Keri Hilson, Jenifer Lewis, La La Anthony, Caleel Harris, Morris Chestnut and even Steve Harvey as himself and to give credit, they all do a great job with their performances and they play their characters perfectly well for the story. The premise of having this group of guys teaming up against their women after they learning about what they are doing is interesting. The women do have their reasons for these actions and you do side with them. I like how the movie makes you see the sides of each gender without having to pick one over the other. There are great scenes of comedy and drama that had me for a moment. And finally, I like the way how everyone being happy with each other in their relationships by the end of the movie.

Negatives for Think Like a Man (2012): While the story is interesting at first, there is some wanky execution with some of the characters and how they go about certain things. The movie also didn't need to be 2 hours long and you can feel the movie dragging the story for no reason. And finally, there are some couples who I didn't really care about and could care even less if they fixed their relationship with each other and when they do fix things, it felt very hollow and bland for me.

Overall, Think Like a Man (2012) is a perfectly fine romantic comedy movie with a good cast who are all great in the movie, I just wished the movie was much better with its execution and pacing. Now, I would still recommend this movie to people, if they are looking for something to have fun with.

Hurricane Season (2009) is a sports drama movie directed by Tim Story and it is based on a true story of this group of people going through tough times after their hometown of New Orleans was struck by Hurricane Katrina before reaching ultimate glory in basketball. This movie was a first time watch for me and it was absolutely phenomenal.

Positives for Hurricane Season (2009): This movie is one of the most inspirational and powerful stories I've seen in a very long time and it is made more powerful by the fact that it is based on a true story. The movie starts off by having this group of people having their homes in New Orleans being devastated by Hurricane Katrina in the most way possible and you feel horrible for these good people. The cast does a phenomenal job with their performances including Forest Whitaker, Jackie Long, Taraji P. Henson, China Anne McClain, Isaiah Washington, Bow Wow, Khleo Thomas, Robbie Jones, Lil Wayne and Courtney B. Vance. I liked that we get to spend time with these characters as they help each other get through their tough times in New Orleans as well as cleaning their gym to start practice for their big Basketball season and you see how important it means to all of them. I also like how we get moments with the basketball team as they share stories of what they lost and how they plan on winning the season and it is some of the most emotional and gutwrenching stuff I've seen in a movie. And finally, the basketball games in this movie are all awesome and some of the best sport games I've ever seen in a sports movie.

Overall, Hurricane Season (2009) is an absolutely phenomenal triumphant story of this basketball team never giving up on their dreams and good people pushing through the destruction in New Orleans from Hurricane Katrina and it is one of the best sports drama movies in the history of cinema.