Cheated on, mistreated and stepped on, the women are holding their breath, waiting for the elusive "good man" to break a string of less-than-stellar lovers. Friends and confidants Vannah, Bernie, Glo and Robin talk it all out, determined to find a better way to breathe.

• 20th Century Fox
• Whitney Houston
• Angela Bassett
• Loretta Devine
• Lela Rochon
• Gregory Hines
• Dennis Haysbert
• Mykelti Williamson
• Michael Beach