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Madea's
Family Reunion |
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Year:
2006 |
Rated:
PG-13 |
Runtime:
107 mins |
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Starring:
Tyler Perry, Blair Underwood, Lynn Whitfield, Boris
Kodjoe, Henry Simmons, Lisa Arrindell Anderson, Maya Angelou,
Rochelle Aytes, Jenifer Lewis, Tangi Miller, Keke Palmer, Cicely
Tyson, China Anderson |
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Directed
by: Tyler Perry |
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Written
by: Tyler Perry |
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Playwrite:
Tyler Perry |
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Music
by: Mychael |
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Madea’s Family Reunion is...
by Rene Stanley
SUPER
Madea’s Family Reunion is another installment in
the Tyler Perry franchise and expands on the family
drama of 60ish matriarch Madea. |
| Tyler Perry is superb as Madea and out shines
himself in every scene because of the complex nature
of the Madea character. Madea is loving yet she is
tough. Perry also plays an uncle and an attorney but
the audience applauds wildly whenever Madea appears
on screen.
The film’s plot is filled with high drama and
soap opera dialogue but it does not matter. The
beauty of a Tyler Perry film is that he combines
dark subject matter and tragic circumstance with
over the top humor and ridiculous characters (with
bad make up). Perry’s bold and unique writing style
is extremely effective with his target audience and
while some may be offended and disturbed by Madea’s
child rearing methods other viewers are amused and
empathize with Madea’s predicament.
There is a smart scene that shows Madea and the
Uncle watching an old rerun of “Good Times”
television show in which the show’s topic of child
abuse is raised. As the television show continues,
Madea administers her own brand of “discipline” to a
foster child who has been assigned to her as part of
a court judgment. Perry knows that his audience can
discern the difference between child abuse and
discipline. |
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| There is a surprise wedding
that looks campy in its eccentricities and excessive
decor. There are preachy and poignant scenes that
focus on self respect and spiritual restoration. But
this is just writer/director Perry’s way of giving
the audience some sugar to help the medicine go
down.
The cast is beautiful and talented as Perry casts
many of the characters with award winning veteran
actors like Tyson, Whitfied and Underwood. |
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