Madea's Big Happy Family (2011)

I loved this film, just as I love everything Tyler Perry has done.

I agree with the first reviewer, there weren't many positive women in this film and the men did seem to be pretty lame.

However, it's a comedy, and when Madea comes on it's laughter all the way for me. I own all of Mr. Perry's movies and plays and will buy this one too.

It doesn't bother me to see the negative side of family, I have a family with alot of drama and negative and violent things happened to at least one of us. It's reality for some people. I think that's what Tyler Perry draws on. With God, we can hold on to the hope and promise of something better. That's why I buy his movies and plays, he is not shy about sharing God's word, even if at it's misquoted by Madea.

Shirley (Loretta Devine) has been fighting cancer for about seven years, but it hasn't gotten her down. She's thanking God for the days she's had and accepting what is to come. All she wants more than anything is to sit down at a nice dinner with her adult children so they will all be together when she tells them the sad news.

Madea's Big Happy Family sends much needed messages to husbands and wives, battling siblings, bad behind children, teenage single parents... any family dealing with sensitive issues, disrespecting each other and keeping secrets. There were `zany' parts in this movie I can deal with zany for a little bit, but it gets on my nerves after a while but there were also quite a few touching and eye-opening moments. The first time I saw this movie was in the theater. The Opening Credits shows like an animated mini-movie, so I was entertained even before the movie began. My main thought after the movie was that families really need to stop wasting time and taking each other for granted. A sequel would be nice, because I would like to know what happens with Kimberly's (Shannon Kane) situation.

Favorite Character: Aunt Bam (Cassi Davis) she's honest, bold and witty.

Favorite Line: You don't feel bad for me. You feel bad for somebody who don't know Jesus.

Favorite Scenes: Something's Got to Give/Look in the Mirror

I appreciate the fact that Mr. Perry brings humor into people's lives. I've always seen the ability to make others laugh as one of the most precious gifts a person could have. This world needs more happiness; I know I could use a good laugh daily. Mr. Perry has created a character or two who can be a little over the top zany but as a whole I enjoy his work. Laughter is only one thing his films bring to my life. What I like most is the lessons he teaches with his movies. When she's not acting crazy and going off on people, Madea shares words of wisdom that can reach my heart like a good Bible teaching. (Don't ask her about The Bible, though, because she is not very good at interpreting Scripture). And even when Madea doesn't play a part in a movie, somebody is going to say something thought-provoking. I don't have many of Mr. Perry's plays on DVD, but I do own every movie. I will continue to support his work.

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Tyler Perry produces entertaining morality plays. Why do people get upset that it is NOT high art? Other movies are fluff and fun and don't have a decent message. At least Mr. Perry gives us a nice message with the silliness.

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To start this review off, I must say that I have been a mega fan of Tyler Perry's work (movies, TV shows and plays) since the very first one was released. I even went to see the play "Madea Goes To Jail" live in NC which was both hilarious and touching and I highly recommend going to one of his live plays if you can. So, when it comes to his masterpieces (I say that because of what I believe is his unmatched talent)... I have purchased them all, not only because I enjoy his work so much but also because I want to support the message he brings out in a way to reach almost anyone. But this movie by far is my personal favorite out of all his projects! Just like so many other people feel, Madea is my personal star character... always making me laugh until it hurts. So I think the reason "Madea's Big Happy Family" has become my personal favorite work of his yet is simply because Madea's character is featured far more throughout the whole film with even more hilarious content in comparison to the others Tyler has done. I also love this film because it is in my humble opinion unique and features a slightly different plot/life issues (more variety) than his others, even though it does still deal with much of the same content as his previous work. The other characters featured in this film all did a phenomenal job as well and a couple had me laughing as hard as Madea, which for me so far in past projects has never happened. Tyler Perry's life story is both heart wrenching and extremely inspirational. So he deals with the critical topic of abuse/violence because of his life story, in a way that makes people listen and changes lives. He is really gifted by God for this industry in a way that I feel no one else is having the ability to handle very difficult and painful subjects with dignity and respect, yet mixing that critical message with humor and wisdom to reach people who may not otherwise be receptive. In this review I didn't want to speak about what happens in the movie to avoid "spoiling" it for those of you who have not yet seen it so I hope that's OK but I can't say enough good things about this film!! Needless to say, I definitely recommend giving it a watch! I sincerely hope you enjoy it as much as I and so many others have.

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This was a great movie and as with all of Mr. Perry's movies it had message to offer. The movie at the beginning has somewhat of a corny beginning....but stay with it. The movie gets better and you can't help laughing even though it does have a sad moment.

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