Kimberly Elise, or her agent, is really smart. She has starred in two Denzel Washington movies, the first being the God-awful
(but financially successful) "John Q," the second being the star-studded "Manchurian Candidate." More impressive is her ability to cater to urban audiences in "Diary of a Mad Black Woman" and "Woman Thou Art Loosed," two films that revolve around pissed-off black women (obviously, since she is African-American) who get back at men who were bad to her and who eventually find some kind of spiritual meaning in it all.
I haven''t seen "Diary of a Mad Black Woman" and have no plans to, considering it looked terrible and is receiving God-awful reviews, but that very same movie is currently on its way to becoming the sleeper hit of the year. The film is catering heavily to African-American populations, and much the same can be said about "Woman Thou Art Loosed."
To get it on the table, I''m a middle-class white guy (and an atheist) and definitely not in the demographic that this movie caters to. "Woman Thou Art Loosed" is a decent movie, but my ability to review it is limited by the fact that I really have no way to relate to what this movie is about. The end result is that I realize this is an okay movie, but at the same time never was able to establish an emotional involvement with the characters.