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Sorry, this movie sucks

Great story, amazing characters, superb action, enthralling cinematography. Yes, this is something I am glad I spent money on.

It is neither dumb nor smart enough to be fun, and spends way too much time with its boring human characters.

A Prayer for the Preyed Alice Pratt (Alfre Woodard) is a Christian woman who worked hard raising her two daughters while running her own diner. Her condescending daughter, Andrea (Sanaa Lathan), graduated with a degree in economics and works at Cartwright Construction in a high position while her other daughter, Pam (Taraji P. Henson), chose to stay at home and help her mom with the diner. Andrea's husband, Christopher (Rockmond Dunbar), is a construction worker at Cartwright and dreams of one day owning his own construction company. Meanwhile, Alice takes a road trip with her best friend, Charlotte (Kathy Bates) – CEO of Cartwright; furthermore, Charlotte's son's, William (Cole Hauser), drive and infidelity brings a sequence of events amongst both of the families.In Tyler Perry's movies there is never just one theme, he always has to have an array of messages; however, the main theme in the movie is shown in a couple of scenarios that, believe it or not, actually happens in the world. In the scenario with Andrea and her husband, Christopher, we are shown how, sometimes, our greatest enemies can be the closest people to usu. Nonetheless, we have to keep pushing for what we believe in and what we want. We must not loose sight of our dreams and visions. We must not give up on hope because people say that we're not good enough, or that we'll never amount to the quality and status of the next person. Tyler Perry shows, in this scenario, how what the devil means for evil, God can turn it around for our good and make a liar out of the devil. In the other scenario we're shown the infidelity of Andrea with William Cartwright, Jr., married with a son. He tries to fulfill the vacancies within his marriage with the lust of this woman. Andrea, naively caught up on cloud nine, thinks that the grass is greener on the other side, but oh the wake-up call she gets when things start to spiral downhill. So what is the overall message? Never loose sight of our dreams, never feel inadequate. Strive towards our goals even when our enemies are deliberately trying to block us from achieving them. One must work their way to the top. Success doesn't come through lying, cheating, deceit and stealing, but rather though hard work, commitment, prayer and dedication.This movie, just like all of Tyler Perry's movies, contains all of the qualities and characteristics that makes his movies the success they are. It contains: love, comedy, dramatic irony, an intense climax, a Christian message, comic relief and legends! All of these are what makes me so excited when I hear about another Tyler Perry production in the making. His movies inspire people and speak to nations. He certainly is a legend, himself, and will forevermore be recorded in history as such.

"You can't make yourself happy by bringing misery to other people." One of the best quotes I have heard. What a great movie, twists, turns and I loved it! It is a movie that shows that different can co-exist, moral is always the best choice and that one should never underestimate the power of love. The actors have the ability to make you feel. There is depth in their performances and you know that when Kathy Bates is starring you are in for a quality experience. Yes it may be more appealing to a female audience, but it is not a chick flick. It has much more than that. It is a movie that would be on my 'suggest you watch this' list.

I could tell right off this was a Tyler Perry movie, as it strongly resembles some of his past efforts. Perry plays a minor role in the movie as well. A black woman of modest means (Woodard) and a white woman with a lot of money (Bates) go on a road trip while various relatives of both play out their lives. Bates' son (Hauser) is having an affair with one of Woodard's daughters (Lathan). The daughter has ambitions of stealing him away from his wife and family. The haughty, delusional daughter is a stock character from other Perry movies, and unfortunately not particularly believable. Part soap opera, part road trip, PREYS is tailor-made for a certain audience, namely females. All others, beware. By the way, Bates and Woodward look terrific for AARP-aged dames.

3.9???!! SERIOUSLY people this movie is at least an 8 or 9 even if you don't like these kind of movies. It's a solid 10 for me. This movie is plain and simply BOMB with a capital B. As in freaking good. I always end up underestimating how good Perry's movies are. This one had some amazing performances (Alfre Woodard-WOW lady!) and if you have any of the following: in-laws, spouse, family problems, money issues--then this movie will lift you up, inspire you, and leave you feeling like life is gonna be okay. WATCH IT!!!If you are like me, you may have seen a Perry movie in the past, loved the heck out of it, and then forgot all about how great it was. Maybe you even cringe a bit when you see another Perry movie because you think "oh wow just how many times can you pull off this blatant kind of movie". Tonight, I hit play with hesitation on the tivoed "The Family that Preys" with my wife. It was so good I Facebooked it and then actually SIGNED UP for IMDb for this after I saw how low the rating was. 3.9?!? NO WAY! 10 baby!