This Movie Can Only Be Described With One Word.

Ok... Let's be honest. It cannot be the best movie but is quite enjoyable. The movie has the potential to develop a great plot for future movies

It’s sentimental, ridiculously long and only occasionally funny

Let me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.

THIS MOVIE IS AWESOME!!! I mean it, it is fantastic! I don't understand how anyone could dislike this movie! It's excellent! The time this came out, it was Tyler Perry's best movie! Madea's house is broken into by three minors. She feeds them, but takes them to their aunt, April. Their guardian, their grandmother, April's mother, has been missing for 4 days, so they're forced to go to April. However, April is a selfish, rude nightclub singing who is sleeping with Randy, a married man, and doesn't want to be bothered by these kids. That's not the only thing that's interrupts her daily routine of sleeping all day and singing and drinking at night. On top of that, Pastor Brian of the church down the street brings over a man who now works for the church but needs a place to stay. This man, Sandino, stays in her basement.OK, my explanation may be a bit lame, but I don't want to give everything away for this fantastic movie! Tyler Perry tries so many things from a thematic standpoint that we haven't seen from him before. When April walks in the bathroom with the camera focused on the boombox in her hand, the theater roared! I like the kids. They get into trouble and can be wise-crackers, but they also show heart and concern. The church scene is fantastic! It's so very real, and it wasn't just made to look real. Not only was it written and shot very well, the congregation, choir, and Pastor Marin L. Winans himself really invested themselves into this moment! It's not an imitation of church, it IS church! I like Sandino. Whereas the good male characters in Tyler Perry's earlier movies were good, they were perfect; they didn't have any flaws. While that's nice, it's not at all realistic. Here, Sandino does have a past. He gets angry, he gets violent. He's a great character.Now I do have two problems with this movie. They're not big, they don't damage the movie, but they do stand out a little to me. The first is a nit-pick: Madea. Where was she in this movie?! Do you realize she was only in about 25% of the film? I guess that's OK because the movie's focus is on who it should be on, April. But, still, I wanted more of Madea. When the movie was over, I said, "Wait, what? Where about Madea's other appearances?" The other problem I have is Randy. There's a scene where April is talking to Sandino, and Sandino says to her, "You're not this selfish. Why are you like this? Is it because of Randy, is it because of your man?" By the way April reacts to this, you'd think that is the answer. But I don't know if I buy it. I accepted that April was just a selfish, cruel person. I wasn't asking why. I guess my problem is that if Randy is the reason why she's so mean, why don't you show him more? How about a couple of more scenes with just Randy and April so we can see how his cruelness rubs off on her? Again, it's not a big problem, but it's more than just a nit-pick to me.Despite that, though, this movie is just wonderful! It's funny, it's dramatic, it's suspenseful, it's emotional, it's musical! In fact, that's another thing to mention: the music is great! I love it, it's awesome! I have to say, though, my sister and I both said we thought Michael Jackson's "Earth Song" was playing when the "I Can Do Bad All By Myself" song began. But it's still good! Watch it! You won't be disappointed! BOOYIKA!

Yes, Madea is in the film. Along with her version of wisdom and the Bible in plain language. I can always count on Tyler Perry to provide me with entertainment, great casts, incredible story lines, self empowerment, humor and another life lesson. Parents take your children to see this film. Be prepared to talk about the content afterward. If you don't Madea may come knocking your door down.This film like the other Tyler Perry productions leaves better than you were before. He gives you something to think and about and always transcends the demarcation set by society. Things that happen in the movie such as Grandma Rose's situation, really happen every day to people you know. No one cares enough to ask questions and get involved because it's not their business and they wouldn't want someone in their business. The lesson, it is our business, it is our responsibility and if folks don't like it, tell them to take it up with Madea. I can hardly wait for the next TP Production.

Tyler Perry writes another hit and many on here are calling it trash. Big ups to Tyler Perry to writing movies that can touch people in a real way and for allowing God to show up and show off in his movies. Thank you Mr. Perry. Keep standing strong and don't succumb to the world's opinion that you should write another movie (like the rest of Hollywood) that discredits human value and totally removes God from the equation. This movie can help a hurting woman (or person) realize their true value and also help people understand that God loves them no matter what has happened.For those of you that didn't catch this in theaters, please check it out on DVD and open your heart to what God has for you through this film.

For all of you bad critics.I've been looking at the comments people make on movies such as "Dough Boys" and "Never Die Alone" and all I have to say to the bad critics is a few comments. Most of you who rate these movies based on it's cinematic beauty and character, never take the time to view it for what it was meant. These movies are all great in my book, one being because they are things that I have seen since I was 8 years old and still see today, so I can relate to them. Which is what they are, stories that are told for the enjoyment of people who can relate to them and to show those who cannot, the reality that these characters lived in relation to real life situations.But since we have a lot of people who were born with silver spoons in their mouth trying to make their voices be the base of the percussion line, they can and will never see it that way. Every time they watch a movie their looking at the camera detail, the acting to be 10 stars, the story to be about white houses with picket fences and a happy ending under a rainbow, while we who relate to the story always think the movie was great because it speaks for us, it lets everyone who see's it know that these things do happen, regardless of it's budget and cinematography.So to all you bad movie critics, My advice to you is to stop watching these movies that you cannot relate to, or just stop being a critic and just keep it to yourself.This movie is getting unwarranted bad reviews. I'm disappointed to see so many judgmental reviewers who are completely overlooking the premise of this movie. While it may not be for everyone, it certainly was entertaining and in a sea of meaningless and offensive movies, this one actually spreads a positive message. I just wish people would stop watching and reviewing Tyler Perry movies if they don't like him or his previous work or believe his plots are redundant. If you're not a fan, stay away...that's a no-brainer.In one of his most satisfying films to date, Tyler Perry keeps the faith with his devoted audience, giving them his signature mash-up of heart-wrenching melodrama (there's enough material here for a dozen Lifetime movies), outrageous comic relief, and soul-stirring spiritual uplift. Adapted from his play of the same name, I Can Do Bad All by Myself stars Taraji P. Henson as April, another damaged Perry woman on the verge. She's an alcoholic nightclub singer involved with a controlling married man and estranged from her mother and her church (despite the best efforts of a congregant portrayed by Gladys Knight). When her mother dies, April is forced to take in her dead crack-addict sister's three children. She does not exactly put out the welcome mat. Perry's crowd-pleasing signature character, Madea, aka "the heavyweight champion of the world," is mostly offscreen, but she makes the most of her scant screen time, serving up her own brand of old school discipline ("I promise you gonna come up missing," she threatens one troubled teen who talks back to her) and values-added wisdom ("You get out of this life what you put into it"). Will April finally see the light, accept the Lord, and open her heart to the kids and the saintly (and handsome) Colombian immigrant handyman (Adam Rodriguez) who lives in her basement? Knight, Marvin Winans, and Mary J. Blige raise the roof with showstopping gospel and blues numbers that capture the fervor of a Perry theatrical experience. Another Perry film not screened in advance for critics, another film that was No. 1 at the box office its opening weekend, I Can Do Bad All by Myself is further testimony that, for now, Perry can seemingly do no wrong.danceability-1, Amsterdam Holland