Benjamin Black
I was amazed when I saw the trailer for this film and the cast came up! Eugene Levy! Doris Roberts! Romeo Miller! Tom Arnold! John Amos! Marla Gibbs! WOW! That was amazing! I saw the movie on DVD, and I was very impressed! This is a totally different take for Tyler Perry, and for a Madea movie! It was pretty good! I really like this movie! This is the first straight comedy by Tyler Perry, and this movie is funny! The Needleman family find themselves victims of a Ponzi scheme, and they have to stay undercover in the most unlikely place where anyone would find them: Madea's house. A White Jewish family now has to stay with Madea and Joe for a while. That alone is hilarious! While that's going on, we see a subplot where the matriarch of the Needleman family, Barbara, had a rendezvous with Joe many years ago, and now Joe may be George Needleman's father. I love this subplot! It is funny as all get out! You can't imagine the jokes that come out of this situation! It's really good! On top of that, it has a nice moral about valuing your family. The lesson is different here in the sense that it's something you just have to take. No one really says anything about it. My sister keeps complaining that she doesn't see a moral here; I can see why she says that, but in all truthfulness there is a moral in this movie.I would be lying if I said there isn't anything in this film I dislike. There are 3 things that really bother me in this movie. First of all, Romeo can't act. I'm sorry. I really like Romeo! He's such a positive person, and I love the work he and his father does to promote education and positivity in the hip-hop culture...but the man can't act. I didn't even think he could act back when he had his own show on Nickelodeon all those years ago. Secondly, WHERE WAS MARLA GIBBS IN THIS MOVIE?!? I was really excited to see her, and she was on screen for 30 seconds! WHAT?!? This bothers me because Marla Gibbs is a legend! She's paved the way for so many people, and she's done so much in the entertainment business! And, besides, she's in a Madea movie! The two are really funny - could you imagine the possibilities of those two together? But no, she has that quick moment as Madea and the children leave for school. But, oh wait, there's one other moment we see her again: at the end when there's a shot of the congregation in church. She's standing in the front row. But you wouldn't know she's there unless someone told you! WHERE'S THE REST OF HER?!? Why cut all her scenes out?! OK, here's my last problem with the movie: I think that the entire has a pretty good pace and runs pretty smoothly...until the last fifth of the film. From the time Madea gets dressed to the time George meets with Brian in his office, it moves pretty slowly. We see every event that takes place with the characters: they go through airport security, they get on the plane, they fly to New York, they go to their hotel room, they drive to where Madea's supposed to get the money - it's just way too slow! There are some funny moments that come out of some of these scenes, but they do move pretty slowly.On top of that, I think the element of using the "Ghost" movie is kind of a cop-out. I liked where the story had led us to, but then its way out of the situation comes through another movie. And with that, the ending isn't as suspenseful as I was hoping it would be. I would have accepted the slower pace if it was leading up to something suspenseful. Madea spends hours in the office getting this money, and she asks for the 13 accounts instead of the 12...but it's not suspenseful. She goes in, and she comes out. The deed is done, and we move on to the resolution of the movie. Yeah, I wish it was so much more than that.Those are my only problems with the movie. But, despite those things, I still love this movie. The stuff that's good outweighs the stuff that doesn't work. It's new, it's different, and it's funny! I really enjoy this movie! I enjoy it, and you should too! BOOYIKA!
tavm
Just watched this Tyler Perry/Madea movie with my mom. I thought with Eugene Levy-who I've long liked since his "SCTV" days-this might be a little more funnier considering I usually don't like Madea movies as they tend to be too preachy for my tastes. There were some really good stuff like almost anything involving Doris Roberts. I also liked Tom Arnold's brief appearance. Also, Madea's playing a woman named Precious Jackson got some good mileage out of the famous Jackson family. Otherwise, the movie was too long and was mostly pretty lame during that time. Still, it wasn't too bad like I said and besides, the movie was harmless enough. P.S. Perhaps because of Denise Richards' supporting role here, Charlie Sheen is in the blooper reel during the end credits. Oh, and I was sooooo disappointed at Marla Gibbs too-brief appearance.
wilson trivino
This time the stuff hit the fan as George Needleman is caught up in an unsuspecting scandal. He needs a place to chill and regain his footing which leads him to the casa of Medea (Tyler Perry) There George and his family discover that family is all you need when times get a bit rough around the edges. Being from Atlanta, it is exciting to see several of the local landmarks. Around the Georgia State Campus at the school of business and the walk way along the Georgia World Congress Center new addition has been transformed to an airport. This movie is also fitting as old stars come to shine where Tom Arnold, John Amos, and Doris Roberts to name a few make an appearance.
Foo kyao
1st one wasn't funny... 2nd i switched off... 3rd i couldn't believe they made another ... why do they even bother making this rubbish?!?! it has been terrible since the first movie... how come these guys are still in business... do us all a favor and just stop PLEASE!!! nobody likes it and still why do you continue wasting our time... the trailers already show how bad its gonna be... my friends still watch it and tell me not to... the comments it gets are below average as well as the ratings on IMDb... doesn't that say enough... STOP IT NOW!!!! its really the worst of all the terrible movies i've seen and i've seen plenty but these are just to sad... so pretty please with a cherry on top go find a new source of inspiration or create a short movie where she dies in the most brutal ways you could think of then i might even consider watching it
