I shed an actual tear when Monica died...I was like why would they do this to us...they could have killed off Melissa de Sousa 🤷🏽♀️ or Terrance Howard and his repass would have been a kickback.
I went to that movie thinking I was going to laugh my cares away and then my face started leaking and it was uncontrollable. And I was pissed. To this day I am still mad.
never seen either. probalby gonna stay that way. But "The smoothe stylings of Fantasia Burrino yelling a christmas carol in the background" I could be persuaded. 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Iman Simmonds hmmm. It came out in 1999, I tend not to go back and watch films that old for the first time because they’re bound to be problematic (probably misogynistic, definitely homophonic, etc) and I know it’ll take but one “joke” and I’ll lose interest.
I had no idea I was gonna be crying the way that I did to that movie...I cried so hard in the movie theater the people above me & next to me were consoling
Giiiiirrrll, when Anthony Hamilton and Marsha Ambrosius were singing AND THEN when Morris Chestnut broke down, I was bawling my eyes out in that theater! That snotty Viola Davis cry!
I.love.you Evelyn! This review was so spot on - were we at the same theatre in 2013 LOL. I legit was done with Morris's christian value vibe whilst holding that grudge for umpteen years. I was out done with Monica having terminal cancer. I could not deny the star studdded eye candy. I totally agree - no more sequels; let's leave it alone Malcom Lee! It's definitely a movie to play in the background when you're putting up holiday decorations.
Although I cried like a baby when Mia died, I loved the Best Man Holiday. I am ready for the next installment. I know it will have something to do with the baby.
I watched both movies and I enjoyed both. I was a bit shocked that Morris actually married Monica at the end of the first movie and that Taye proposed to Sanaa, so the second movie made complete sense: the grudge between Morris and Taye, the lingering tension between Taye and Nia which causes Sanaa jealousy ...Unfortunately I knew Monica was gonna die but it was still really sad 😢 One of my favorite scene was when the guys were trying to define 3 values that truly represent them. After that, I had to find my own 😏 Oh and OBVIOUSLY the dance scene!!! SO MUCH HEAT with these FINE MEN!!!😈
How dare you say this was "aiight"..this is a black cinematic treasure! LOL.. Hallmark-ish! Now you and I both know Hallmark dont employ no black folks! *tsk* The Soundtrack is fiye...and those of us over 35 need a third one . Because.. closure! LOL
“Lots whooooooo lol, the smooth sounds of Fantasia Barrino yelling in the background”😂😂😂😂 I cried for Monica too, when Morris broke down at the burial site, I was no mo good. Men crying on tv always makes me cry. It all started with Denzel and that single Glory tear lol
In this sequel I feel like they were trying to do everything at once - the feel good Christmas cheer, the drama, the romance and the fuzzy reunion. It ended sadly and, really, it could have been happier.
She said Fantasia yelling a Christmas Carol in the background. SCREAMING lmao I liked it, I watched it with my boyfriend, I was into the movie more than him and I shed a few tears at the end when Monica died. My boyfriend still will not let me live that down.
This movie is 10 out of 10. Never seen the first movie. But this one gets watched every other month since it came out. It’s hilarious. There are so many gems in this movie. It’s hands down one of my favorites. You also don’t need to see the first one to know what’s going on in this one. Love love love
I liked the movie 🍿. But why were they passing off those biracial looking kids as Monica and Morris kids? Had me thinking he’d cheated on Monica with some white lady, and the kids were there for holiday visitation schedule with Morris...or that Monica had to take care of Morris’s side-kids. No? Okay I’ll see myself out 👋
Antiblackness is so real that Black folks can't even have black kids in movies. They gotta be light skinned even when both they parents are dark. I can't...
A bloggers foster care/ adoption theory: The oldest two children were chocolaty brown and cute and look like they actually could be the offspring of Lance and Mia, who are two brown-skinned African-Americans. The youngest two were the cutest little biracial children you could ever see. In the family picture, they just looked…different. When I saw these cute little cherubs, I assumed they were adopted. And since they were clearly siblings, they MUST have adopted them from foster care as a sibling group. The movie received a serious side-eye from me when Lance said that he had been present for the birth of all four of his children. Not only because that was a serious suspension of disbelief but because they missed an opportunity to show a unstereoptypical version of foster care and adoption. For most of my friends, the only foster parent they know is an older retired lady (single or widowed) at church or down the street that takes in foster children for money. The only children in foster care that they have seen are out of control with extremely bad behaviors. Lance and Mia really could have provided a different face for foster care. They were wealthy, college-educated and would have no incentive to participate in foster care for the money.
QueenWJ I doubt it had anything to do with “anti blackness”. The way DNA is set up, it’s possible to have 2 dark skinned parents to have light skinned children especially if there is a trait somewhere. No conspiracy, just science
I swear, if Evelyns hair grow past her ears... she goin break her neck! LMAOOO!! She can't NOT whip any semblance of hangage (new word) from her head LOL. She just don't know how to act! Cause.. #shefresherthanyouuuu
I shuddered when you said you got that black soap shampoo in your eye. Girl that happened to me with the exact same shampoo and I wanted to cut my head off. the pain was so bad!
I loved it for nostalgia! I was so crushed that the killed off Monica Calhoun! The drama was very stressful lol i can relate! Can you review Almost Christmas ?
Evelyn... I swear, I love you more each video you do! I hollered throughout this entire video!!! I can't stand Terrance Howard! He is the same in every single movie he does! lol
Hey Evelyn, I am really curious how your hair turned out. (Your hair is my hair exactly and your curls looked amazing; that shake tho) How was the LA. Naturals Jelly throughout the day?
I didn’t see a need for Best Man Holiday and don’t see a need for the Best Man Wedding (I’m assuming Quentin is getting married). We could’ve stopped in 98 with Mia living and knowing she was getting forehead kisses from Harper
solid rating and review. The only reason why i know Terrernce Howard is acting and why i love his character in the movie is because Q is supposed to be from DC and so am I. He throws in DC slang to remind us. More so in the original one, which makes sense because he was younger. But in the car scene when they were arguing and he yells "Who told your bamma ass to marry a stripper?!" lmao fave part #hometownbias
I cried when Nia broke down in the bathroom,I cried when she was coughing,I cried when Morris was in denial,I cried when Tae caught him at the end 😭..I cried the whole damn movie lmao . Idc idc idc
Why didn’t anyone warn me that Anthony Hamilton was in this movie?! He CAN sing, but I just can’t with him. You just know he has a purple Crown Royal bag on him at ALL TIMES! I feel like even at the age of five, he was rocking a hat and Stacy Adams like your Uncle Willie from down souf.
I really don't understand why someone always has to die in Black movies, especially a Christmas movie. Like I promise we will get the message of the value of friends and family without a main character dying.
So you just gonna leave out that Sanaa is 9 months preggers with Taye baby in the movie? I mean we all seen it, but, you skated past them details, lol. Girl, that movie had my whole family sobbing. My mother-in-law had passed earlier that year from cancer. That scene at the cemetery, was too real.
I almost blinded myself with shampoo but God got me!!!!!!!!
Bruh I swear Terrence Howard is himself in every movie.
umaloomz yes mayne
Phatty lolll I see what you did there
umaloomz lol
I shed an actual tear when Monica died...I was like why would they do this to us...they could have killed off Melissa de Sousa 🤷🏽♀️ or Terrance Howard and his repass would have been a kickback.
KurlyMommy G Lmfao!!! Not a kickback!!
Not Terrance Howard, MAYNE
I need resuscitation. 😂 I wouldn't have missed EITHER of their characters.
😂😂😂😂
Girl 😂😂😂😂
LMAO "Come and sit on Santa's lap, mayne" 😂😂
I was thinking the same thing!!!!
I was about to say the same thing mayne 😂😂
😂
This comment took me OUT! LMAOO
Kali Octopus lol
I went to that movie thinking I was going to laugh my cares away and then my face started leaking and it was uncontrollable. And I was pissed. To this day I am still mad.
J Carter omg!!! Me too! I was devastated and heartbroken! I watched it twice!
The way Evelyn said "the fashions" cracked me up. I can't even explain why. But it's so true!
B Squizzy she reminded me of Dwight from RHOA
"I sweater God. If you kill Monica Calhoun, I will leave this theater"
never seen either. probalby gonna stay that way. But "The smoothe stylings of Fantasia Burrino yelling a christmas carol in the background" I could be persuaded. 🤣🤣🤣🤣
mraidanlalewis 🤣🤣🤣 that’s the part that got me as well!! 😂😂😂 She is tew much!!
Iman Simmonds hmmm. It came out in 1999, I tend not to go back and watch films that old for the first time because they’re bound to be problematic (probably misogynistic, definitely homophonic, etc) and I know it’ll take but one “joke” and I’ll lose interest.
mraidanlalewis oh god, go back to tumblr and be #triggered
poop scoop seems like a bit of an excessive reaction no?!
I say I don’t want to watch a film and you have a problem with it, wtf?
Jeezzz, you're missing out on a lot of great movies ...
I cried my eyes out when Morris C was at the burial site
I tried to thug it out but freaking BAWLED
Not Fantasia screaming a Christmas carol in the background 😂😂😂😂
EVELYN DO SHES GOTTA HAVE IT (the netflix series version) PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE
I had no idea I was gonna be crying the way that I did to that movie...I cried so hard in the movie theater the people above me & next to me were consoling
aww :-(
I love when it’s your turn on watch and go lol
Giiiiirrrll, when Anthony Hamilton and Marsha Ambrosius were singing AND THEN when Morris Chestnut broke down, I was bawling my eyes out in that theater! That snotty Viola Davis cry!
You look like Maxine Shaw with those twists and glasses lmao😂
pajamagirl123 attourney at law
pajamagirl123 Yup!!
The full seasons are on Hulu now 👏
Evelyn, you're LATE with this one!! 😂😂😂😂😂
JayCafe VERY LOL!
I swear I opened the description box to check the date 😂 I thought YT was messing up again
i said i watched it in the theater though! lol i watched it when it came out.
-Eve
NaturallyCurly my bad, my bad! i literally saw the title and commented before watching it all the way through! 😂😂😂😂
onbeingtshego yooooo but Hallmark do got some good ones... 👀 but true, they all can't touch this classic lol 😂
Evelyn you are hilarious. I agree it’s God’s will that will be done every time. But you are too funny man
Evelyn looking like the cute girl in my macro-economics class with those glasses.
I told my bf I hadn't seen this movie and he stared at me for a good 15 minutes *O.o* I guess I need to watch lol
When Morris Chestnut dropped to his knees, I literally burst into tears in that theater. I watch that movie every Christmas now. so sad but so good
Evelyn, your hair is crazy long! Shrinkage is a Bich!!!
Evelyn should review Almost Christmas
I.love.you Evelyn! This review was so spot on - were we at the same theatre in 2013 LOL. I legit was done with Morris's christian value vibe whilst holding that grudge for umpteen years. I was out done with Monica having terminal cancer. I could not deny the star studdded eye candy. I totally agree - no more sequels; let's leave it alone Malcom Lee! It's definitely a movie to play in the background when you're putting up holiday decorations.
I wish monica Calhoun had more work out there. Really liked her in this film.
Although I cried like a baby when Mia died, I loved the Best Man Holiday. I am ready for the next installment. I know it will have something to do with the baby.
Man my boyfriend and I were crying real tears in the theatre watching this movie
I watched both movies and I enjoyed both. I was a bit shocked that Morris actually married Monica at the end of the first movie and that Taye proposed to Sanaa, so the second movie made complete sense: the grudge between Morris and Taye, the lingering tension between Taye and Nia which causes Sanaa jealousy ...Unfortunately I knew Monica was gonna die but it was still really sad 😢 One of my favorite scene was when the guys were trying to define 3 values that truly represent them. After that, I had to find my own 😏 Oh and OBVIOUSLY the dance scene!!! SO MUCH HEAT with these FINE MEN!!!😈
How dare you say this was "aiight"..this is a black cinematic treasure! LOL.. Hallmark-ish! Now you and I both know Hallmark dont employ no black folks! *tsk* The Soundtrack is fiye...and those of us over 35 need a third one . Because.. closure! LOL
TheMochaPeach I thought the same thing when she said Hallmark-ish!
Black truly does not crack
I cried at the SAME point in the movie, when Anthony Hamilton started singing I was like damn...
“Lots whooooooo lol, the smooth sounds of Fantasia Barrino yelling in the background”😂😂😂😂 I cried for Monica too, when Morris broke down at the burial site, I was no mo good. Men crying on tv always makes me cry. It all started with Denzel and that single Glory tear lol
In this sequel I feel like they were trying to do everything at once - the feel good Christmas cheer, the drama, the romance and the fuzzy reunion. It ended sadly and, really, it could have been happier.
Yeah, this one was a tear jerker but I enjoyed. One of those movies I am cool with only seeing once though....
Juliette Branker same!
I'm all for Evelyn growing her hair and not get a haircut
i love those glasses on you Evelyn !
She said Fantasia yelling a Christmas Carol in the background. SCREAMING lmao
I liked it, I watched it with my boyfriend, I was into the movie more than him and I shed a few tears at the end when Monica died. My boyfriend still will not let me live that down.
The definition was fabulous!
If Monica could have brought Floetry back together, I would have cried even more.
turquoiseshopaholic lol
I really wanted to see the end results of your hair once dried tho 😕
This movie is 10 out of 10. Never seen the first movie. But this one gets watched every other month since it came out. It’s hilarious. There are so many gems in this movie. It’s hands down one of my favorites.
You also don’t need to see the first one to know what’s going on in this one. Love love love
I so love your hair toss after conditioning!
but wait, forget the movie... that definition after the deep co is fabulous. I’m going straight to Walgreens NOW.
This is the best review I have ever seen oh my god please do more
I saw best man holiday. Loved it. Laughed, cried, all that good stuff.
I liked your concept of watch-n-go / wash-n-go! (Sorry I've missed some of y'alls videos lately. 😱)
Ugh I love Evelyn so much!
the movie had me feeling so emotional. I couldn't finish crying before the comedy scenes came on and I'm there laughing with tears in my eyes..lol
I was so mad that they killed her off. I agree, I wanted it to be 100% a free good movie. And yes, I did cry whilst watching!
You should watch November Rule on netflix I LOVE IT
I loved it, cried like hell, and want the third one!
I have never cried that hard during a scene than I did when Morris was at the graveside... OMG!! 😭😭😭😭
I'm watching this and doing a wash and go!! Actually i just washed & deep conditioned and now I'm doing bantu knots. Kindred spirits lol
I liked the movie 🍿. But why were they passing off those biracial looking kids as Monica and Morris kids? Had me thinking he’d cheated on Monica with some white lady, and the kids were there for holiday visitation schedule with Morris...or that Monica had to take care of Morris’s side-kids.
No? Okay I’ll see myself out 👋
5%LowBattery I assumed they were adopted 🤷🏾♀️
I thought the same thing!!!!
Antiblackness is so real that Black folks can't even have black kids in movies. They gotta be light skinned even when both they parents are dark. I can't...
A bloggers foster care/ adoption theory: The oldest two children were chocolaty brown and cute and look like they actually could be the offspring of Lance and Mia, who are two brown-skinned African-Americans. The youngest two were the cutest little biracial children you could ever see. In the family picture, they just looked…different.
When I saw these cute little cherubs, I assumed they were adopted. And since they were clearly siblings, they MUST have adopted them from foster care as a sibling group.
The movie received a serious side-eye from me when Lance said that he had been present for the birth of all four of his children. Not only because that was a serious suspension of disbelief but because they missed an opportunity to show a unstereoptypical version of foster care and adoption.
For most of my friends, the only foster parent they know is an older retired lady (single or widowed) at church or down the street that takes in foster children for money. The only children in foster care that they have seen are out of control with extremely bad behaviors.
Lance and Mia really could have provided a different face for foster care. They were wealthy, college-educated and would have no incentive to participate in foster care for the money.
QueenWJ I doubt it had anything to do with “anti blackness”. The way DNA is set up, it’s possible to have 2 dark skinned parents to have light skinned children especially if there is a trait somewhere. No conspiracy, just science
The Best Man Holiday soundtrack is fire!
Really wanted to see your dry hair results!
I hope everything's good with you Evelyn. The holidays can be rough, hang in there!
I died at Fantasia, cran-grape Minute Maid suffocation, I cannnot 😂
I love your frames, giving me inspiration to switch it up from wearing the same damn glasses for years and years 😂
I saw it in theaters when it came out, it was aight. Lol Loved seeing all those beautiful shades of black on the big screen tho.
I swear, if Evelyns hair grow past her ears... she goin break her neck! LMAOOO!! She can't NOT whip any semblance of hangage (new word) from her head LOL. She just don't know how to act! Cause.. #shefresherthanyouuuu
low key everytime I see Taye Diggs in anything I think of Angelo lol
I shuddered when you said you got that black soap shampoo in your eye. Girl that happened to me with the exact same shampoo and I wanted to cut my head off. the pain was so bad!
evelyn i literally love you you make me so happy to watch you your so cool!!!!!!!! ahhhhhhhh
I literally just watched this movie last night!!!
those glasses are 👌🏽👌🏽
Haven't seen this movie yet! So weird! One day haha and loveeeeeee your glasses!!
Is it available online anywhere? I want to watch it.
Are those Warby Parker glasses. In the market for some now!
How do y’all wash your hair at work? Is there like a professional sink? Over the break room sink? A whole shower? A Tub?
There's a salon sink in the office! Although a tub would be nice 😂
I loved it for nostalgia! I was so crushed that the killed off Monica Calhoun! The drama was very stressful lol i can relate! Can you review Almost Christmas ?
Dammit, Evelyn, you are precious.
Evelyn... I swear, I love you more each video you do! I hollered throughout this entire video!!! I can't stand Terrance Howard! He is the same in every single movie he does! lol
Apparently the movie "A Christmas Prince" on Netflix is so bad it's a must-watch so I would love if you guys did a watch and go on that movie
i think there will be a 3rd 1..
Hey Evelyn, I am really curious how your hair turned out. (Your hair is my hair exactly and your curls looked amazing; that shake tho) How was the LA. Naturals Jelly throughout the day?
Me and my siblings watch this movie every Christmas
The third one was suppose to come out this year, but many of the actors had other engagements.
I didn’t see a need for Best Man Holiday and don’t see a need for the Best Man Wedding (I’m assuming Quentin is getting married). We could’ve stopped in 98 with Mia living and knowing she was getting forehead kisses from Harper
Ooop you gave the whole story line! But also, can we talk about how affirming it is to see a black girl doing her hair in media! #thatpart
i loved it. super sad though but good
solid rating and review. The only reason why i know Terrernce Howard is acting and why i love his character in the movie is because Q is supposed to be from DC and so am I. He throws in DC slang to remind us. More so in the original one, which makes sense because he was younger. But in the car scene when they were arguing and he yells "Who told your bamma ass to marry a stripper?!" lmao fave part #hometownbias
OMG me too, Morris Chestnut's character I just couldn't embrace in either movie.
Godly my ass. Can I put those two words in the same sentence?
“with fantasia barino... y e l l i n g a christmas carol in the background”
Do a review on "The Open House" on Netflix. I want to know your thoughts on it . Please !!
Wow so early! Yet so late lol
3:51 Did she just foresee the future 😇
I would give it 2 out of 5 but the fight bumped it up to 3 out of 5.
I cried when Nia broke down in the bathroom,I cried when she was coughing,I cried when Morris was in denial,I cried when Tae caught him at the end 😭..I cried the whole damn movie lmao . Idc idc idc
I swore I wasnt going to cry when Monica died...but when Morris Chesnut collapsed at the grave I coudn't take it!!!
“I sweater God”
Why didn’t anyone warn me that Anthony Hamilton was in this movie?! He CAN sing, but I just can’t with him. You just know he has a purple Crown Royal bag on him at ALL TIMES! I feel like even at the age of five, he was rocking a hat and Stacy Adams like your Uncle Willie from down souf.
You should react to she’s gotta have it the Netflix series
The sequel was predictable. But it did get me crying cause it was right around the time my grandma died from cancer. The first one was best.
The first one is a classic the second one is okay but not great just my opinion but a good review.
I’m screaming 🤣🤣🤣🤣
I just came for Morris CHESTNUT 🌰 🌰 !!!!
I really don't understand why someone always has to die in Black movies, especially a Christmas movie. Like I promise we will get the message of the value of friends and family without a main character dying.
Atiya Chukwurah big mama always got the sugars. Pop pop had a heartattack
So you just gonna leave out that Sanaa is 9 months preggers with Taye baby in the movie? I mean we all seen it, but, you skated past them details, lol. Girl, that movie had my whole family sobbing. My mother-in-law had passed earlier that year from cancer. That scene at the cemetery, was too real.
I rolled my eyes throughout the whole movie. Predictable. Cliche.
IGotItLikeThat i agree