I know must of TP's movies are unrealistic and have plot holes, etc... But I always enjoy them for their entertainment value. But the fact that Andrea wasn't smart enough to have her account at a separate financial institution drove me crazy!!!!!
shareIt's not so hard to believe that Andrea didn't do that. Remember she thought that Chris was weak & stupid, so she probably thought that he would never catch on.
shareChris was weak and stupid. Look how long it took him to figure out his wife was banging her boss. And look at his son. As soon as I saw him, I thought that he looked mixed. Chris never caught onto that one either. Also, had Chris just used the ATM like pretty much everyone does when they want money, he would've never found out. It was kind of a freak occurence that he just happened to be inside that bank looking for a loan the same day he needed to withdraw money.
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Maybe she didn't care if she got caught. Or maybe she wanted to get caught so she could leave Chris and be with her "man". After all, she was happy when she learned Chris would be fired because it was going to give her another reason to leave him.
shareGetting fired is no reason for your partner to leave you. No court would grant a divorce based on that.
shareNo, but it does mess with the finances & that is one of the biggest reasons why people get divorced is because of their finances. And I've said this before & I'll say this again. Yes, Chris was clueless & slow, but Andrea doesn't get enough credit for being the same. For somebody that was supposed to be so smart, she wasn't that bright either. What made her think that William would leave his wife for her? She was a whore plain and simple & women like that esp. in the business world come a dime a dozen. Just like he found her, he could easily find somebody else & probably did. You saw how he hit on Robin Given's character.
shareHey b7....
You are right. I agree with that. And also I wish people would stop asking this question. Why not just make a thread asking Tyler perry why he didn't just "WRITE" the character with more damn sense. What is his reasoning for writing these people stupid? Because he still doesn't redeem them by the ending. Their just there.....still looking stupid. That is the bigger question....LOL. These were not real people so it's pointless. This is a perfect example of him writing one dimentional characters with no depth, and you don't understand WHY they do any of the things that they do in his movies. The real truth is no woman in Andreas posiiton , not even a dumb one, would open an account with that kind of money in it at the same bank she shared with her husband and not only that, actually have her husbands name on the account. Don't ask questions of the characters......question the WRITING. This move was a bunch of nonsense. it had the potential to be so much better, but failed. What a shame, because Kathy Bates and Alfre Woodard were actually very good characters, that if written better would have made a great movie with out the ridiculous affair that never made sense and was never actually seen and developed onscreen.
Ha Ha, while watching this, I couldn't help but wonder if TP thought the audience were stupid. He hinted at the affair big time, but would never let us into the situation. It's like he expected us to question whether it really was going on or not, so that when it was exposed we would be shocked. Drove me mad.
shareI truly believe he thinks his audience is stupid, which is why he writes lazy. Not even a scene with them lying in bed, and the affair was supposed to be a huge part of the plot. How many movies do you see this, where there is no intimacy shown between characters who are having a scandalous affair. That one scene where he kissed her on her neck does not even count. That is what drove me crazy, and also the fact that Andrea's name was never even mentioned to Charlotte as the woman William was sleeping with; her best friends daughter. C'MON. That would have been huge news. So far, this was Tyler Perrys best chance at a great film, and it was totally botched.
At first I was thinking he chose to not show them in bed, or in intimate type scenes because of him trying to keep his films in good taste, but hell he showed Keisha Knight Pulliam half naked lying in bed with a pimp, so then I was confused.....LOL. He didn't have to show a sex scene, but just something more to confirm the affair more, and have them engage in more conversation, so we can get a clue of how it started, and what kind of things that William was telling Andrea; like if he ever actually said he loved her and wanted to marry her, or was that just something she assumed. I get so frustrated watching this movie, because I so wanted to love it.
The Op, does have a point, just open your " secret " account at another bank and be done with it. I wondered the same thing, It was to easy for her husband to just go in and get the info. Duhhhh!
shareHopefully TP will put more time in to the writing with his next film. But I wouldn't put money on it!
shareTP wrote that part in so Chris can ask her about it, which is when we find out Cartwright gives her 'bonuses'.
Chris was weak and stupid. Look how long it took him to figure out his wife was banging her boss. And look at his son. As soon as I saw him, I thought that he looked mixed. Chris never caught onto that one either. Also, had Chris just used the ATM like pretty much everyone does when they want money, he would've never found out. It was kind of a freak occurence that he just happened to be inside that bank looking for a loan the same day he needed to withdraw money.
Also, had Chris just used the ATM like pretty much everyone does when they want money, he would've never found out.
It's the arrogance of being "the mistress" as well.
Thinking because you're the "only one," you can behave however you please. To her credit, she did her job at the firm but her arrogance made her needlessly sloppy.
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shareI said the same thing, that child did not look anything like himm. His hair was too slick to not have any white in him.
shareI said the same thing, that child did not look anything like him. His hair was too slick to not have any white in him
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This type of statement always gets me. Why is it that people always assume the child should look like the man? No ones question how dark Andrea's mother is and how light both sisters came out.
People Children can take their looks from anyone in the family line. Sometimes its the man side sometimes it's the woman's side. Children can also take after people from a few generations back. Please stop making these kinds of statements it's stupid.
Thank you.
I agree! Besides Chris wasn't that dark & we don't know his family's background.
shareRe: original topic....I know! I just watched this (and loved it) but thought WOW, I even have a separate account from hubby and I have nowhere near the amount she had in the same bank??? PLUS, I thought the teller should have sensed that the husband had no idea, duh...and she should never have given out that information! OY!
~RIP Farrah...1947-2009~
I want to ask is your husband automaticly an authorized user for your own account even if its seperate?
cause if not then she should have had a separate account and a joint account.
"I think I liked it better when I thought Sylar ate brains."
So, you're upset that Andrea wasn't better at being dishonest with her husband?
Sister, when I've raised hell, you'll know it!
probably could've even gone the whole movie without even including the bank account scenario.. the breakdown of the marriage relationship and her condescension to Chris and her family could have stood on its own... I guess TP really wanted to drive home the point of her being selfish
shareI was more confused on how, if Andrea opened the account in just her name only, how could Chris access her account and take all the money out of it? I don't think the bank would give him access like that. And if they did when he moved it to another account how come she couldn't just go take it back?
shareI believe that it was under the same account number. If Andrea was smart, she wouldn't have been using the same bank period!
shareEach bank account has its own number
And he wouldn't have been on her account
Him taking her money was a major hole in the plot. In fact she would have grounds to sue the bank and have them fined for giving away her money
Actually, I worked at a bank and th ewhole scenario was not realistic. For starters, when Chris gave her his ID, the Teller should only be able to pull up HIS account information not Andrea's. Chris was unaware of the account, which means he wasn't on it, in order to be on an account you have to sign a signature card. If you are not an authorized signer on the account, Chris would not have been able to pull any money off Andrea's other account, PERIOD. In Fact, Chris should not have been able to get any type of information off that account. Andrea could have filed a complaint against the bank if she wanted to.
It's all about Don Cheadle
"For starters, when Chris gave her his ID, the Teller should only be able to pull up HIS account information not Andrea's."
Unless she setup a new account under the same account. For example, a savings account under an already established checking account.
It is stupid and was only in there as a plot device so he could "accidentally" discover the account.
Or she setup the account that way because she handled the money and she thought he was stupid.
No matter what happened, no judge in the world would have given Chris the entire 300k or how much it was. Even though she said "take it all" after getting hit, even a first year law student could have gotten half that money back.
No can't do that, if Chris did not sign any signature card for the other account, he should not have been given any information on it. The women even said it was under her social, why was she looking under her social? He was withdrawing money, not her. But as you stated te whole scenario was ridiculous, it would have been better if Chris stumbled across her bank statement.
It's all about Don Cheadle
@LaWanda74
Looking at the movie it shows Chris giving the lady at the bank a slip with I'm guessing his information. I didn't hear her say anything about it being HER social. It could have been his social. Either way he didn't steal the money.
The movie was on cable again last night. The whole account scenario p!ssed me off! I know were supposed to feel sorry for Chris but I ended up hating his character. He was the dumbest ever. He actually believed his wife made that much money in bonuses! Then he feels its ok to take all of the money without asking! Then, we're still supposed to think of him as the "good guy" after he punches his wife in the face?
I know Andrea was evil but I found Chris equally if not more unlikeable.
I think that Chris was more blinded by love than stupid. Sometimes people refuse to see who they love for what they are. I will agree that it was wrong that Chris took the money without asking Andrea, but the slap hmm, I'm a domestic violence advocate & I DON'T CONDONE VIOLENCE esp. against women, but even I couldn't feel sorry for Andrea when that happened. Whether she got it from Chris, Alice, or Pam, she had that coming from somebody. All she ever did was put her family & husband down & she even got rude with Robin Given's character which was above her. It didn't seem like she was going to stop.
shareI know Andrea was evil but I found Chris equally if not more unlikeable.
That's astounding, considering that Andrea was a dishonest, social-climbing whore. Chris' only crime was being in love with the "woman." Punch or no punch, he IS the good guy in this. So, all the duplicitous and downright abusive things that Andrea did to her husband for over four years are cancelled out because he hit her?
I don't think so.
Sister, when I've raised hell, you'll know it!
I've seen it happen before. You open an account at the same bank and it gets linked to your overall account, which includes your spouse. So as the spouse your name may not be on it, but you can still access it.
The entire scene was dumb, even if it was at another bank. What bank teller would bring up the other account, if he only gave one account number?
My parents have separate accounts; a joint one and their own personal accounts. At the same bank.
Chris' name wasn't on her account, so I dont know why the teller brought it up. It was only in Andreas name. The bank account plot was kinda stupid.
But the account was attached to both social security numbers. Watch it again & you'll see the teller bringing that up. If Andrea wanted to keep it a secret, she shouldn't have had Chris' social on it as well. Also she should have went to a different bank period! That's what somebody smart would do!
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No his name was not on her account, her account was listed under his social. So when the back teller pulled up the info by his social both accounts came up. So technically he was not stealing. If she was half as smart as people are making her out to be she would have had her little stash on a separate account under HER social!!!
i know, right? if i could have given the movie zero stars, i would!!!
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