The Single Mom’s Club is about five single mothers in Atlanta who all have children at the same private school in Atlanta. This is the latest Tyler Perry film and unlike many of his films and television series’, it doesn’t just focus on the black experience; It ventures into the common denominator between many women – Single motherhood.

Story: Confession – I’m a Tyler Perry fan, so, I like the way he tells his stories. I especially like this one because, he’s continuing to move life into like circumstances. That means, sometimes, the color of our skin has nothing to do with the problems. However, he still manages to make sure the audience knows, there are people of color in this story and each one has its unique qualities as well.

All of Tyler Perry’s stories are going to begin at the black experience because a writer writes about what they know. But, having the talent and intelligence to take the black experience and properly socialize it with a white lady’s and a Latina’s worlds; Rich and poor, is appreciated.

Performances: Ensemble cast; All great. Nia Long is a solid middle class black mom while Amy Smart plays an excellent helpless white lady. Wendi McClendon-Covey plays the opposite – A tough-as-nails, high-powered, career-oriented white woman. Put her next to Cocoa Brown’s strong black woman living paycheck-to-paycheck to make ends meet and Zulay Henao’s Latin family dynamics and he’s covered most of the bases. Too bad he didn’t include the asian experience – that would have been even better. Maybe next time…

And the men in their lives were clearly just props. This story was not about them…

Visual: As usual, Tyler Perry was spot on with making sure the rich people looked rich and the poor people looked poor. Everything about this film was authentic from the cars to the homes. Each one spoke volumes about the women attached to them.

Rating: I give The Single Mom’s Club a B-. It really is just a retrospective on everyday life. It’s not a ground-breaking story of any kind or even new for that matter. It just speaks to the single mom’s day… everyday. If someone sees this film and it changes the conversation for them, then we have something to stand up about.

See this film just to experience the dynamic. It’s a place to start if you’re not already there…