Movie Review: Why Did I Get Married Again?

Why Did I Get Married (2007) gave us unbeatable dining table scenes with Mike (Richard Jones) spilling everybody’s secrets in what turned out to be the most chaotic reveal ever. It was an unexpectedly good movie that had even single people wondering about this thing called marriage and the trials that it brings. By the second instalment, we saw one of our favourite couples go down the worst divorce route, which ultimately led to the death of one of them as the others banded together and tried to make things work.

After the events of Why Did I Get Married Too in 2010, I doubt anyone ever thought we would get a threequel, but a viral video from Richard Jones on an airplane, saying he left Sheila behind again, sparked the conversations as other cast members, excluding Janet Jackson, jumped on the trend and reacted as their characters would.

The viral video had people asking for one more, and it happened. Tyler Perry gave us one more. Now, what we’ll discuss is whether this one more justified its existence and if it holds a candle to the predecessors.

Quick Recap

Jasmine, Angela and Marcus’s daughter, is set to marry Wesley in a destination wedding that brings the parents’ gang back. But trouble seems to follow the wedding as lies, scandals and cheating sprees are brought to light amidst heartfelt conversations on what it means to be married.

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The minute I saw the trailer, I was like, of course Tyler is bringing his baby girl to join the gang. She blended in so well with the crazy group that you felt she was already one of them. Roselyn’s story felt very familiar in that you find mothers bearing the brunt to cater to the family while the dad plays good dad when in reality he’s a bum.

The younger lover angle is unsettling because she is right about thinking about what he’ll be tomorrow, not today. That boy could decide he wants kids or wants another woman and break Roselyn’s heart. And yes, I said boy, not man.

But her shouldering also reminded me why I will never support “let’s hide the entire truth from the child to present a hero.” Nope. Let the child know, especially when they are older, so that they can calm the hell down and be grateful to the necessary party.

Many times, I wanted to put my hand in the screen and slap Wesley, especially when he said, “You know you don’t have to cook, right? I can send pictures.” Boyyyy.

Mike

You would think that after losing Sheila and surviving cancer, he would be…different. Instead, we get a midlife-crisis 50-year-old fool who’s robbing the cradle and wearing wigs. The shallowness and emptiness of Mike’s life is so loud you can hear it even from the comments he makes.

There was no single remorse when he brought up what he did to Sheila in their previous flight plan. Troy was such a gentleman because I would have given him a piece of my mind on that plane. And somehow, after 18 years, he still ruined yet another gathering, not just with his presence but his words. My gosh. Cancer should have killed Mike. He just should not have been involved. Thank God Sheila didn’t have kids for him. Mike is a nuisance and should not be allowed in that group anymore.

The Coming Out

I’m sincerely not comfortable with how they came out to those children with their issues. Sure, I get it, there are things they would go to their graves with, but did they have to “show theirs” to convince the children they had faults?

Parents are obviously supposed to be open and non-pretentious to their children, but these people have been through the craziest cycle. Terry endured an affair, Sheila endured all forms of abuse, and Angela not only tolerated a serial cheat but also cheated back, which led to shots.

Also, how mad is it that Jasmine had to get shots, too? I mean, like mother, like daughter much? I have to say I appreciated Marcus setting Wesley with a punch. Hey, before you come for me, he had to know that the girl’s father was going to have her back always. And yes, I also support his vows are crazy as it was. If he does shit with Jasmine, Marcus has my permission to reset his face anytime, anywhere.

Also, Terry knocking out Mike was well-earned. Oh my gosh, I had been waiting for Tyler or Troy to do something, and while Troy did his best, it was great to watch Terry knock him the hell out. I mean, everyone was shocked because generally Terry is the reliable, cool-headed one.

But

I said we were going to compare this instalment to the previous, and here it is: it does not hold a candle to the previous ones. It’s not bad, but man, some writing decisions felt very Tyler Perry-ish. We all know Tyler’s movies will always tear fans apart. It’s a given at this point. We either all agree or we disagree with parts, or we hate it.

In this case, I am torn. On one hand, the story took me through so many emotions. I had expected to cackle throughout, but boy, did I find myself crying at various places where they had thoughtful conversations. Sheila brought me to tears way more with her recounting of her abuse and having to work through it. I’ll never be happy that she didn’t do something stronger to Mike, yell, berate or something. I could see her struggling with her experiences around Mike, and it tugged at my heart

Angela did not disappoint. That punch she gave her boy in the bathroom had me rolling, and of course, loudness did what she knows how to do best, be loud and call people. Marcus Senior and Junior will never have peace in that home, especially MJ. That boy is a fool who needs to work on himself. And, oh, cheating on a woman because your heart was broken? We’ll address this another day because I don’t believe in “hurt people, hurt people,” but I do understand how hurt can bring one to doing rubbish.

Thoughts

Did I enjoy it? Yes.

Did I cry? Sure.

Was it funny and comedic and chaotic? Definitely.

But in 2026, with so many marriage issues, I don’t think the writing did enough justice to this. And it’s just me, of course. I don’t think it’s bad. I just think it could have been done better.

As long as we don’t get a Why Did I Get Married To You Again as another instalment, I’m good. We don’t need to see the children navigate marriage. If you accept a man who cheats on you before you get in, well, whatever you see, you take, right?

What did you think? Good enough to justify its existence or just another movie triggered by nostalgia that didn’t live up to the expectations?