Fatima Senegal'sOwn Ba Part musical, part love story, part family melodrama, part inspirational treacle, Tyler Perry's latest movie, I Can Do Bad All by Myself is something of an unholy mess. Alternately stupefying and entertaining, the film does benefit from a strong cast. I love this movie.The laughs, meanwhile, are delivered by cross-dressing Perry's sassy grandma Madea, whose wild threats of violence to children and adults alike are the only things that sporadically lighten up this narratively and grammatically dim redemption pap.The critics have done it AGAIN! They have underrated another GREAT Perry film! This movie's too good to get such a low score. People who rated this movie low are just JEALOUS just like spike lee is because Tyler Perry makes GREAT films. REMEMBER.....jealousy is a sin!!!!.....

callanvass Madea (Tyler Perry) catches a sixteen year old named Jennifer, and her two younger brothers trying to steal from her home. She gives them something to eat, but threatens to call the cops on them if they don't come up with some money to pay for the damages. The woman that takes care of the kids has seemingly disappeared, so Madea takes them over to their estranged Aunt April (Henson). April is a selfish drunk who works as a singer at a night club, her boyfriend provides for her, and she wants nothing to do with the kids. An enigmatic Columbian named Sandino (Adam Rodriguez) moves into her home, and begins to change April's ways for the betterEvery Tyler Perry movie seems to have a low rating. Some deserve it, but not very many. Do you guys even watch some of his movies? They are nowhere near bad enough to be in the 3.5 range, like you guys have voted this one. I often wonder if voters simply vote low, because they hate Tyler Perry. This is a very good movie. It's a really good story about redemption. I've always felt Tyler Perry's heart has been arguably as big as Mount Everest. He just doesn't know when to stop with the melodramatics at times, and it becomes overkill. He creates a dandy of a film with this one, where everything is just right. The storyline itself is genuine and realistic. Kids at Jennifer's age are often left to fend for themselves, without much help. I really enjoyed watching Taraji P. Henson's character evolve from nothingness to a winning character change in the second half. If you manage to stick with her grumpy character, you'll be rewarded by a sensational show from Henson. Tyler Perry is amusing as Madea, as per usual. I've never really gotten into his Joe persona, but Madea is always fun. If I have any complaints, I wish that he would not belt on kids in his movies. It's not very funny, and I'm quite against it. I don't see the humor in it. Adam Rodriguez annoyed me at first with his corny style, but as the film went along, he won me over. I give all the credit to Rodriguez for that. I do wish Perry gave us more background on him. He felt like a drifter who came from out of nowhere, but Rodriguez did well. Brian White plays a scumbag extremely well. He plays the abusive boyfriend, and you'll hate him. Hope Olaide Wilson is good as the teen. I felt Perry did a really good job at building up her indifferent character, before having her open up as the film goes along. Mary J. Blige plays a bartender, and is adequate. Her singing is out of this world, obviouslyI can't comprehend why people hate this movie. It's got an excellent story, it's moving, it's heartfelt, well acted, and it has an excellent message behind it. What can you possibly dislike about all that? Perry is trying to tell you that it's okay to open up to other people, and ask for help. If you live a selfish life, you should strive to be better. You can't love others, if you don't love yourself first. The human spirit is a powerful thing. Life can wear us down, but we can always overcome it. It's a really thought provoking film. If you dislike Tyler Perry, that's fine. But don't go and purposely rate his movies low, just because you don't like him. Watch the movie, and give your honest opinion about it. This might be Perry's best film. If it isn't, it's definitely in his top three. I don't get watery eyes very often from anything, but this movie seriously moved me to the point of tears. Perry doesn't always nail what he's trying to get across, but he aces it here. I'm not a professional critic. I consider myself to be an average reviewer, but one thing i'm always proud of is my open mind. And this is a damn good film. Well done, Tyler. Well done!8/10

darrickdrew Tyler Perry whole motivation is family and faith many people attack Perry for his way of portraying, African-American families. I can do bad all by my self takes a look at how families and faith are intertwined, when April's life is turned upside down with the unwelcome knock on the door by Madea(Tyler Perry) with three children. As April(Taraji P. Henson) has to learn about the value of family. The Church plays a major role as well without the Church the faith of April would not have been as strong in overcoming her inter-conflicts that she was dealing with her selfish ways and wanting a married man, but with the help of Sandino(Adam Rodriguez) April not only finds her way in finding what true love is but learning how to love herself. Tyler is still learning how to direct a good film, but will every movie be a great one, those who feel that Perry is in above is head need to take notice of what his movies symbolize, faith, family, and love. Tyler's problem is all of his movies are based on the same thing African-American families with some type of issues. This may not be Tyler's best film; however $23,446,785 on an opening weekend is not bad. So say Perry is not a good director, but Perry keeps growing in the film industry, and his television shows. This is a must see movie that is great for family to see as a family.

danceability-1 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