With Tyler visualizing the men, does he humanize them so it doesn become a male-bashing film?
ME: I don’t feel like the film is male bashing, I don’t feel like the play is male bashing. I feel like there are men in the play who are very good. For whatever reason, it’s just going to come across to certain people as an anti-male film. The movie’s not going to be that different from the play. If you felt like the play was a male bashing play, you’re not going to enjoy the film. If you’re open to watching the triumph of these women over the adversity in their life, step up and watch. I think it’s more about the triumph of the women, and I don’t know if Tyler had much to do with that. The women in the play had real voices, women of color. What was it like working with Kimberly (Elise)? ME: One of the greatest, if not the greatest working experience I’ve ever had. The most passionate actress I’ve ever worked with, by far. The amount of work we did together on these characters we had to bring their background to life so they didn’t seem like a one-dimensional couple. We wanted to make
