Not that I’ve ever been a big Tyler Perry fan or was in any way inclined to go see his latest film Meet the Browns, but some reading I’ve done in the last two days has pretty much solidified it for me. Some of these reviews are funnier than the movie apparently.
Call me a snob but I’ve never been a fan of overly-simplistic storylines, one dimensional characters and heavy-handed sermonizing. Plus I’ve never liked shelling out $10-12 (what we pay here in NYC) for movies that will be on cable by the summer.
Here’s what others have had to say.
Ranting of a Creole Princess: CreoleInDC / Sissy TV: Review of “Meet the Browns”
His Story: Don’t Meet The Browns
Clay Cane: Movie Review: Meet the Browns
Creative Loafing Atlanta:
Andisheh Nouraee’s diary of a confused beige man
Salon.com: The funny thing about black men in dresses
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Funny links… he got me this time but Tyler wont be so lucky next time
The links are great. He’s obviously satisfying a demand and is employing lots of folks, some quite talented (cf. Idris Elba) who might not get as much otherwise, but the films, like his “House of Pain” TV show, are sentimental, often simplistic melodramas. I won’t even call them stereotypical because they engage in so much fantasy and dream projection. But what do I know? I canned “Diary of a Mad Black Woman” and most people I know loved it.
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