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Hook'd Up

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This is a film, I feel, that anyone who has ever dated in the 80's, 90's, or 00's can relate to. Anyone who has gone to the edges of the earth and tried every tactic availabe to find true love can relate to this. Especially someone who had dated someone from the personal ads or online. I really enjoy the message of 'sometimes true love can be staring you in the face.' I recommend this film to anyone single and especially to those who are dating. You might just see yourself in one or many of the characters. Excellently written, directed, and edited this film is easy to follow and really keeps your attention and your emotions at their peak! Malik Yoba and Stacey Dash both give excellent performances and the surprise ending will leave you with chills and possibly a tear of happiness. This film is a must for anyone's DVD or Video Library. A work of art that you can't help but watch over and over and over again. 'Personals' is definitely worth every dollar and then some.

I had the pleasure of catching this film during a film festival in DC and I then ordered a copy from Amazon. It was hilarious at times, heartwarming at times, and just downright entertaining. The main character is a reporter who decides to date several women that he meets through personal ads for a story. He assumes that he will learn something pertinent about women but ends up finding out even more about himself, his behavior, and his emotional needs. I would suggest this movie to anyone who wants to discuss the male-female thing with their mate.

I thought film was very well acted out. The cast was chosen well with the exception of Stacy Dash. She did a good job but should have been used more to show her skills. I wonder if a Soundtrak of various music in movie was ever put on CD? Does anyone know? The film is well worth the cost of purchase.

Malik Yoba plays Keith, a struggling journalist that comes up with a story idea. He uses the personal ads to get 30 dates in 30 days. He discovers all sorts of women until he discovers a girl (Stacey Dash) that sees right through him. What turns out to be a story idea becomes a quest to understand woman and their issues of dating.
If you have seen How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days or Never Been Kissed, this movie si sort of a hybrid of those movies. You pretty much see every type of woman out there and then some. A nice movie without the excessive sexual content.

I had the pleasure of seeing this film in the summer of 2000 in Chicago as part of the "Go See Black Films" Film Fest and was thoroughly entertained. This is a fun movie about dating in the millennium. Everyone that I've let borrow my DVD version of Peronals has enjoyed it and purchased a copy for themselves. As a fan of Indy films, especially Black Indy Films, I cannot recommend Personals enough. It's funny, has a great looking cast, fun characters, and a message that everyone can relate to. This is a great date movie.

Malik Yoba stars in this sleeper about a commitment-phobic journalist who writes a personals ad and goes on series of interesting dates, then writes about them as a way to keep his journalism career alive. In the meantime, he gains valuable insight about himself. The dates are interesting and funny, with Yoba playing off the performances of the widely-varying temperments and personalities of the women he meets. If you missed this one in the theater, rent or buy it, an additional treat being a performance by Jim Gaffigan of the TV series "Welcome to New York" as an everyman waiter who sees Yoba, on his many dates, as a Don Juan to be revered, not knowing the true chaos going on in the man's life.

This movie truly shows how versatile Malik Yoba really is. We've seen him as a bad ass athlete in Cool Runnings, a street smart cop in New York Undercover, and a righteous business man in Ride. In this movie, we see him as in debt and struggling writer with an idea for an article that sounds creative yet manipulative. He sees quite a line-up of dates for his article. Among them a woman who wants to be impregnated by him without having to father the baby, a woman who works as a clown for birthday parties, a Star Trek buff, and a sexy latin siren who wants to settle down with him. The dating aspect of the movie is so so for the exception of the latin woman Veronica, who is played perfectly by the over-looked Delilah Cotto. She adds pizazz to the movie and I enjoyed every one of her scenes. And Malik Yoba's screen presence also carries the movie. They are my two favorite characters and they do more than enough to offset the dullness of the other women that Malik Yoba dates. Stacey Dash's character was somewhat of a wasted role but that aspect is also offset by once again my two favorite characters in this movie. Overall you're in for a fun time watching this movie. You won't be disappointed one bit!

I'm buying this for Christmas. It's sooooo goooooodddd!!! Okay, if you can get passed the first 4 minutes (i'm still confused at why that was in the movie) then this is a wonderful WONDERFUL MOVIE. All black men need to see this movie. It's about a guy/writer/Malik Yoba who has two girlfriends and he's stagnant with writing and gets fired b/c he hasn't done a good article. (well it's last minute, that's the first 3 minutes of the movie). Anyway so his friends say write an article about "Personal" want ads (you know single woman looking for a man) and he dates like 30 woman in 30 days. It's pretty funny with the characters b/c you may KNOW someone like that. I've met several poets like that poet girl. that was the funniest scene. We all know the first girl the loud ghetto girl that hates ghetto guys (funny thing about her is that she doesn't realize she's ghetto!!! haha)

This movie is better made than some of the more known release independent film. The lighting CHANGES and is on point all the way through. No added dumb scenes, the script is FUNNNNYYYY (save for the first 3 minutes), Malik with his shirt off (hang on let me take a minute), the scenary. If you've been to NEW YORK CITY, this is a wonderful way to refresh and reminisce (4got how to spell that. my bad)

The only question I had as a wannabe writer was he spent money every night, if he just wrote that newspaper article, how much was he getting paid for it? Plus he had to pay rent. Just curious to know if he could make a livign doing newspaper articles.

Who else is in the movie? Stacy Dash, "Dee" the stepmom/mom on "Moesha". she also was a DreamGirl.(sorry i forgot your name but you're funny on VH1 best week ever. She's also hilarious in this movie) And then Diana Ross's daughter I'm pretty sure that's her. She's funny also.

The movie stars Malik Yoba, Rhonda Ross-Kendricks and Stacy Dash. Malik plays Keith wgi us a struggling journalist with a story idea. His idea is to take a personal ad out to get 30 dates in 30 days. During the 30 days, he discovers a variety of women. He dates Stacey Dash (who sees through him and his mind. His story idea becomes a quest to understand woman and their issues of dating. He struggles with the idea that she just might be a good woman and one that he wants in his life.

This is a good (black) movie that shows every woman type (good or bad). A must for your collection.

This was so tired as a film and a story. Nothing new and very very limited talent on both sides of the camera. No wonder this had no theatrical release. Malik Yoba once again proves to be a black version of Kevin Costner though with out the Costner pay checks.