Go see this movie. Take your hot shot punk 18 year old kids... the ones who won't leave home, and the ones that can't wait to run away. This movie is message city. I love stuff like this. It's bed rock. And, funny.
This film is an 8.0. Tyler Perry is a force. You've gotta respect him and the huge volume of work he does to write, direct, act... he probably is the grip, too. He's the man. He's Madea. He's Brian... he's old Joe.
Excellent film... take it home so your loved ones can get the message. PG-18, in my book.
REVIEWER #2: I did not watch this movie, and probably won't.
REVIEWER #2: I did not watch this movie, and probably won't.
12 comments:
An 8? Really? An 8? Really?
If it aint Eddie Murphy or Martin Lawrence puttin on the big suit, I am a little hesitant.
Eddie Murphy and Martin Lawrence are comic geniuses, but Perry is an American Force. Gotta see it from the standpoint of a parent trying to guide the most precious people in the world... kids who missed out on unconditional love. Honest, this is special.
I wish my mom and dad had seen this Madea.
Who is the fat woman? Really?
Why isn't Perry famous? You must be wrong. Nobody's heard of him.
Why not PG 75? Then, if someone is offended, they can just go back to the home and veg out. If they can ride in a wheel chair or a Scooter.
Madea has a lot of entertainment. I'll wait till they show it on cable. I think I'll go see Pelham 123, though. Thanks.
Ain't many eights. You've got too many nines, too.
Anybody like Rudy's performance? I did.
Reviewer #2 you're a chicken.
Will this be on Hallmark? No. Will it be on BET? Probably. How about Cops? Could be. Did it have Dog the Bounty Hunter? I doubt it. What makes it so good/bad?
As a professional critic, I have mixed feelings about Perry's movies: On the one hand, he gives wonderful actors an opportunity to work, the kind of approbation they don't always get in Hollywood. This time around he's got the subtle, intuitive Derek Luke and Viola Davis, an actress who's been giving extraordinary performances for years and is only just now being recognized by the Hollywood mainstream. (She's been nominated for an Academy Award for her supporting role in "Doubt.") On the other hand, Perry's movies have crummy production values, stringy plots that go nowhere, lots of lame jokes (among some admittedly funny ones) and, perhaps worst of all, often feature him in multiple roles -- most notably as the troublemaking matriarch Madea, an outsize, silver-haired hellion who scuffles around in her flat granny shoes and giant polyester dresses, stirring up trouble with her good, old-fashioned plain talk.
To put it another way: It's great that Perry has seized opportunity for himself and for the performers he employs. But has he succeeded only in creating a kind of ghetto for black-themed entertainment that's of sub-par quality.
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