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I Can Do Bad All by Myself Proves That Tyler Perry Can Do Just That

A A A Comments (5) By Melissa Anderson Thursday, Sep 10 2009

If you are the director, producer, writer adapting your own stage play, and co-star of a film, you really show how bad you can do all by yourself.

It's not just Tyler Perry's glasses that have cracked.

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Usually thrilling in their lunacy, most Tyler Perry movies can at least keep up their momentum through the combination of an overstuffed plot and the presence of Madea, the big-boned granny who will rip out your urethra tube if you sass her. Perry’s latest—about a boozy nightclub singer, April (Taraji P. Henson), begrudgingly sheltering her niece and nephews—has so many dead moments that singing spots by Gladys Knight, Pastor Marvin Winans, and Mary J. Blige simply highlight, rather than alleviate, the inertia.

Madea, tonic in February’s Madea Goes to Jail, appears on-screen for only about 15 minutes, at least sharing an inspired bit about Siegfried and Roy on Noah’s “arch.” If the Atlanta impresario is just bored with cranking out two adaptations a year of his earlier stage work, the audience is getting restless, too: I counted at least three walkouts at the 11 a.m. show I attended.

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incredulous 09/14/2009 10:24:00 PM

Disliking a Tyler Perry movies is akin to racism? Amazing. Tyler Perry does that pretty well himself, what with the stereotypical caricatures of black men and women that should be offensive to all.
Althea 09/14/2009 8:10:00 PM

Melissa, you didn't do your homework this time my dear. How can you evaluate a movie from the people's perspective, hours after it debuts. Judging from the #1 ratings at the box office, the movie was well received by the general audience. Personally, I think it is Tyler's best yet and I've seen them ALL-on stage and on screen. Please don't confuse the message with the messenger. Madea is only a medium and Tyler's messages are poignant-no matter which vehicle he uses. Fact: Madea is a comic, Mr. Perry chose not to use Madea to bring across very important messages such as sex abuse to prevent distraction (as in your case). He down played Madea to upstage his messages. Sorry you missed it....WATCH IT AGAIN!!!
dorothy 09/14/2009 6:25:00 PM

I think I smell a little raciam HEREEEER , I found the Movie to be very good the best yet so go find some one else to pick / lie about your so off on this one and guess what we for give YOU !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Augustine Hunt 09/13/2009 3:52:00 AM

I saw the movie yesterday "I can do bad all by myself. I think this is the best yet. I also saw the play a while back, but the movie far surpasses the play. I laughed, I cried I praised the Lord in the theather. Good job Tyler
Aron Williams 09/12/2009 2:29:00 AM

I am pissed at your review. The movie was great, you have your race and money blinders on! If you were going thur things in your life that many people in america are you would have been to dam bizzy crying and lol to be such a hard critic. Also the songs have meanings and add to the film.I know this is your job, please understand as a fan i must do mine.