FrogGlace In other words,this film is a surreal ride.

AnhartLinkin This story has more twists and turns than a second-rate soap opera.

Matylda Swan It is a whirlwind of delight --- attractive actors, stunning couture, spectacular sets and outrageous parties.

Billy Ollie Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

callanvass Madea (Tyler Perry) catches a sixteen year old named Jennifer, and her two younger brothers trying to steal from her home. She gives them something to eat, but threatens to call the cops on them if they don't come up with some money to pay for the damages. The woman that takes care of the kids has seemingly disappeared, so Madea takes them over to their estranged Aunt April (Henson). April is a selfish drunk who works as a singer at a night club, her boyfriend provides for her, and she wants nothing to do with the kids. An enigmatic Columbian named Sandino (Adam Rodriguez) moves into her home, and begins to change April's ways for the betterEvery Tyler Perry movie seems to have a low rating. Some deserve it, but not very many. Do you guys even watch some of his movies? They are nowhere near bad enough to be in the 3.5 range, like you guys have voted this one. I often wonder if voters simply vote low, because they hate Tyler Perry. This is a very good movie. It's a really good story about redemption. I've always felt Tyler Perry's heart has been arguably as big as Mount Everest. He just doesn't know when to stop with the melodramatics at times, and it becomes overkill. He creates a dandy of a film with this one, where everything is just right. The storyline itself is genuine and realistic. Kids at Jennifer's age are often left to fend for themselves, without much help. I really enjoyed watching Taraji P. Henson's character evolve from nothingness to a winning character change in the second half. If you manage to stick with her grumpy character, you'll be rewarded by a sensational show from Henson. Tyler Perry is amusing as Madea, as per usual. I've never really gotten into his Joe persona, but Madea is always fun. If I have any complaints, I wish that he would not belt on kids in his movies. It's not very funny, and I'm quite against it. I don't see the humor in it. Adam Rodriguez annoyed me at first with his corny style, but as the film went along, he won me over. I give all the credit to Rodriguez for that. I do wish Perry gave us more background on him. He felt like a drifter who came from out of nowhere, but Rodriguez did well. Brian White plays a scumbag extremely well. He plays the abusive boyfriend, and you'll hate him. Hope Olaide Wilson is good as the teen. I felt Perry did a really good job at building up her indifferent character, before having her open up as the film goes along. Mary J. Blige plays a bartender, and is adequate. Her singing is out of this world, obviouslyI can't comprehend why people hate this movie. It's got an excellent story, it's moving, it's heartfelt, well acted, and it has an excellent message behind it. What can you possibly dislike about all that? Perry is trying to tell you that it's okay to open up to other people, and ask for help. If you live a selfish life, you should strive to be better. You can't love others, if you don't love yourself first. The human spirit is a powerful thing. Life can wear us down, but we can always overcome it. It's a really thought provoking film. If you dislike Tyler Perry, that's fine. But don't go and purposely rate his movies low, just because you don't like him. Watch the movie, and give your honest opinion about it. This might be Perry's best film. If it isn't, it's definitely in his top three. I don't get watery eyes very often from anything, but this movie seriously moved me to the point of tears. Perry doesn't always nail what he's trying to get across, but he aces it here. I'm not a professional critic. I consider myself to be an average reviewer, but one thing i'm always proud of is my open mind. And this is a damn good film. Well done, Tyler. Well done!8/10

samiv_03 I watched this movie on cable. I didn't pay to see it in the theater or from Redbox or anything like that. And you know, it was worth it. Despite all the bad reviews and negative press, Tyler Perry knows how to make a movie that we will sit through just to see the bad guy get theirs. And these are not supervillains, or anything like what you see in most movies, these are the run of the mill badguys. The guys who make you happy that you don't know them or if you do, make you feel bad about knowing them. These are stories about the everyday kind of badguys who make us want to slap someone we know for doing exactly what is on the screen. That is why Mr. Perry makes money off of "bad" movies. He tells the stories he knows or knows of and that makes them something we can relate to and feel, maybe not good about but definitely familiar with.

blakestephenson This movie was definitely the poorest of the Tyler Perry movies that I have seen. If it were anyone else's movie, I would have given it a much lower rating. However, there are definitely some laugh-out-loud moments and the positive message is, as always, so great that those two things warrant the 5/10 rating.Ironically, I don't think that I would ever say that I was glad to watch a movie that I think is worthy of only 5/10. However, because Perry's message is so positive and because it does have some very funny moments, I think the movie is worth watching even if the movie itself is rather poor.

macpeach2510 If you ask why I rated this film higher than 1 it is because of the performances of some really good actors, working steadily to push that boulder uphill against a horrible script. And I rated it higher than a 1 because the soundtrack is fierce, really great music. I might buy the soundtrack without the film.Having said that, in spite of the fact that I love Taraji's work, she is just an amazing actor, fearless and chameleon like, I waited until the movie came out on cable before seeing it. I just could not, would not, pay my hard earned money to see a film that I knew the plot, the characters, the nuances, subtext and context, and the ending before I ever walked into the theater.I give Mr Perry his due, he's found an audience hungry for his work who obviously feel he speaks to them. God Bless them and love them. But his films are not art, not good films, and his plays not even good theater. Clearly the people who love his stuff are there for a different reason. If money is your barometer, then Mr Perry has succeeded beyond his, or anyone's wildest dreams.For the rest of us though his work presents a problem. Of all TP's films, this one is absolutely the worst. There are two movies here, as is the case in too many of his films. There's the Madear track and the melodrama, slapstick and tears, and never the twain shall meet. Just when you find something to laugh at with Madear and Joe, (can someone please do something about his makeup), with little to no transition boom, you're in to the melodrama. Halfway through the movie Madear and Joe go the way of the , having done their job such as it was, they exit stage left. Huh? I used to wish that TP would allow others to write, direct, produce, thinking maybe that would help. He has great impulses but he cannot for the life of him tell a story. Without a good solid script there is no movie. A great director or producer can't fix it. As TP owns the complete means of production on his films, he can't be fired. Good for him but not so good for us. And when you continue to tell the same story over, and over, and over again, how creative you are the telling of the story gets stale, old, tired, unexciting. Yet I am sure that he will continue to churn out these badly told morality plays, and folks will continue to give him their money. I don't understand it but, there it is.Having not grown up with a silver spoon, or barely a spoon at all at times, the circumstances of his characters aren't foreign territory to me. But I came up with a generation that believed that excellence mattered, that you do something and do it well. So it irks me to no end when I see people are willing to accept mediocrity, heck not even mediocre, just bad. Just dang.