But what we appreciate most is the sisterly bond between Haddish and Sumpter's characters, as the two siblings' differing personalities eventually collide. With Goldberg and Haddish at the helm, the film had the potential to be a lot funnier. Though the premise was a wee bit predictable, Perry's move away from his go-to narratives resulted in a memorable film. Single Moms Club was an uplifting movie, and, at times, even laugh-out-loud funny. Speaking of single mothers, Perry celebrated five of them in this comedy led by Nia Long and Amy Smart as women who forge a bond despite their differences. Until, that is, Perry's character Wesley Deeds swoops in to show her the good life. In Perry's film Good Deeds, Thandie Newton portrayed a tough-as-nails character Lindsey Wakefield, a struggling single mother working as an office custodian by day.
So if there's something else for her to say maybe one day she'll return but for right now, no, I think I'm done. Although, despite the title, fans can breathe a sigh of relief that Perry didn't kill Madea off in the entertaining flick. Back in MarchPerry revealed that he was finally saying farewell to the Madea character.Ī Madea Family Funeral is the last movie in which fans will see the silver-haired senior. However, the ensemble cast didn't quite deliver the one-two punch of comedy that fans were used to from Perry's usual suspects, such as Madea, Uncle Joe, Mr.īrown, and Aunt Bam. Again, the film is yet another derivative of a Perry play-this time The Marriage Counselor -but due to its lack of continuity throughout, it fell short of our top Perry has a knack for entertaining audiences while delivering hard truths.
Henson didn't disappoint with her performance, playing to her strengths as a wife who is fed up with her husband's philandering.Įverything was good in Judith's world-until she fell for the wrong guy. Henson has starred in three of Perry's movies to date. You may know Tyler Perry best as his gun-toting, Bible-wielding alter-ego Mabel " Madea " Simmons, a fictional character Perry admitted is modeled after his aunt and late mother, Willie Maxine Perry, who passed in December Say heller to our top Watch Now.