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Madea's Witness Protection
For years, mild-mannered Wall Street banker George Needleman has meandered through life oblivious to his family's dysfunction and his company's malfeasance, but he's forced to wake up when he learns that he's been framed in a mob-backed Ponzi scheme. Placed under federal protection, George and his family are shipped down South to Madea's house, where the no-nonsense matriarch whips them all into shape using her special brand of tough love.
Release : | 2012 |
Rating : | 4.9 |
Studio : | Tyler Perry Studios, |
Crew : | Art Direction, Production Design, |
Cast : | Tyler Perry Eugene Levy Denise Richards Romeo Miller Doris Roberts |
Genre : | Drama Comedy Crime |
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best movie i've ever seen.
Pretty good movie overall. First half was nothing special but it got better as it went along.
a film so unique, intoxicating and bizarre that it not only demands another viewing, but is also forgivable as a satirical comedy where the jokes eventually take the back seat.
This is another fun improbable comedy from Tyler Perry. George (Eugene Levy) has been set up to run a fake charity investment scheme which launders money for the mob. He agrees to testify and along with his family is placed in a witness protection program which places them in Madea's home.The family suffers from low self-esteem. Barbara (Doris Roberts) is George's mother. She suffers from dementia and jungle fever. George is married to Kate (Denise Richards) his second wife who doesn't get along with Cindy (Danielle Campbell) the rebellious back talking daughter from George's first marriage. Howie (Devan Leos) is the proverbial overweight son.The film is funny throughout with a smattering of predictable laughs. Tom Arnold has a bit part in the beginning and Tyler Perry plays three roles. PARENTAL GUIDE: No f-bombs, n-words, sex, or nudity. Some minor sex humor, such as a play on words such as "hard" and Madea mentioning her stripping and prostitution days.
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.
You wouldn't have been remiss if initially chalking this one up to yet another done-to-death clichéd run-of-the-mill black church gets saved from the brink of disaster mediocre comedy, if not for the main theme of Madea's Witness Protection. Then the subplot of the church being in a pinch becomes less consequential to the larger premise, serving only to bring the storyline full circle.The culture clash angle provided by the unwanted house guests Madea's paid to house, who've outstayed their welcome and tried Madea's patience, gives it mainstream appeal beyond (director and star) Tyler Perry's core fan base. Loved for her wit and strong spiritedness equaled by her moral convictions, Madea embodies the archetypal matriarchal figure in many African-American families.More than mildly amusing, it's still no surprise that it ends on a similar note with their house of worship—a major pillar and staple in the black community—getting spared from impending doom, thanks to Madea's quick thinking intervention. Black churches are a natural point of reference, central focus and source of inspiration for screenwriters, novelists and playwrights of color. And Hollywood, or in Perry's case, Georgia (where his studio is located), loves a clean finish unless there's a planned sequel in the offing or a prequel, given the huge potential profitability of movie franchises. Feeding our pop culture obsession, his blatant referencing of Titanic, the Golden Girls, the View, the Bates Motel in Psycho, the Jacksons, Tyra Banks and Bernie Madoff, peppered throughout the dialogue, make the movie relatable. Madea steals an idea right out of Ghost, taking a cue from Whoopi Goldberg's character in the film. And having co-starred in "Bringing Down the House", Eugene Levy is no stranger to working in predominantly black casts. There's a real talent to being funny without being offensive. And Perry's Madea wonderfully manages a good balance, which doesn't offend even while making light of sensitive topics like racism, bi-racial heritage, class snobbery, divorce, step-parenting and serious timely issues including the Ponzi scheme and crimes against the elderly...all done flippantly for the best affect. But the message comes through.Perry works it all into this, one of his better comical adventures: a light-hearted cautionary tale played strictly for laughs.
I have not seen all of Tyler Perry's films, but I have seen most of them and this one was the worse I have seen by far. The story took forever to develop while I had to endure the terrible acting on the part of the guy from American Pie. Generally the acting in this film left a lot to be desired. Romeo for instance could not strike a balance between being too enthusiastic and being too relaxed. This movie was supposed to be a comedy but apart from Madea's wise cracks here and there, no one else was remotely funny. I got really annoyed at Madea's inability to understand certain words and her attempts at using a similar sounding word and trying to make a joke out of it. That method of humor was used and abused in this film and got pathetic after a while. I love Tyler Perry's dramatic films. They are touching, engaging and captivating but his comedies always seem to fall short just like house of Payne and meet the browns, two mediocre comedies that are just not funny. Please Tyler, get some creative minds for your comedies or stick to the drama.