Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Big Happy Family a drag
Cheap laughs and negative racial stereotypes
By Molly Segal
The new addition to Tyler Perry’s Madea films disproves the theory that drag is inherently funny. Perry plays the title role of the potty-mouthed, fried chicken-obsessed matriarch of a dysfunctional family. When Shirley (Loretta Devine) finds out she’s dying, she tries to reunite her children with Madea’s help ---the rest is a hodgepodge of uninspired wordplay, soap opera dramatics, religious overtones and misogyny. Cheap laughs are spoiled by negative racial stereotypes: the ghetto “baby-mama," the horny old aunt and the teenage drug dealer. The men complain about women; the women are weak to varying degrees. Ironically, Madea is the closest to resembling a strong female character ---any redeeming qualities are lost after her histrionic display on The Maury Povich Show. Base humour at its worst.
Tyler Perry's Madea's Big Happy Family
Rated PG-13 (MPAA) · 105 min. · 2011
Rated PG-13 (MPAA) · 105 min. · 2011
Official Site: www.MadeasBigHappyFamilyMovie.com
Director: Tyler Perry
Writer: Tyler Perry
Producer: Tyler Perry, Reuben Cannon and Roger M. Bobb
Cast: Tyler Perry, Shad "Bow Wow" Moss, Loretta Devine, Cassi Davis, Lauren London, David Mann, Tamela Brown Mann, Isaiah Mustafa, Shannon Kane and Natalie Desselle Reid
Director: Tyler Perry
Writer: Tyler Perry
Producer: Tyler Perry, Reuben Cannon and Roger M. Bobb
Cast: Tyler Perry, Shad "Bow Wow" Moss, Loretta Devine, Cassi Davis, Lauren London, David Mann, Tamela Brown Mann, Isaiah Mustafa, Shannon Kane and Natalie Desselle Reid
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