Synopsis
Charles, an attorney, and Helen, his devoted wife, seemed to have everything – money, a beautiful mansion – the American Dream. However, as Helen prepares to celebrate their 18th wedding anniversary, her life takes an unexpected twist when she comes home to find her clothes packed up in a U-Haul van parked in the driveway. Charles is divorcing her and kicks her out. Helen moves in with her grandmother Madea, an old woman who doesn't take any lip from anyone. Madea helps Helen through these tough times by showing her what is really important in life. Helen is forced to rediscover love, life and religion on her pursuit for happiness.
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Cast
- Kimberly EliseHelen McCarter
- Steve HarrisCharles McCarter
- Tyler PerryMadea / Brian / Joe
- Shemar MooreOrlando
- Lisa MarcosBrenda
- Tamara TaylorDebrah
- Cicely TysonMyrtle
- Terrell CarterReverend Carter
- Carol Mitchell-LeonMildred
- Avery KnightBJ
Recommendations
- 75
Philadelphia Inquirer
A very curious and very entertaining mix, the Labradoodle of inspirational romantic-comedy-melodramas. - 67
Entertainment Weekly
A bad movie so over-the-top that at moments it's almost good - or, at least, more arresting than it has any right to be. - 50
Variety
An ungainly hodgepodge of vaudeville-style comedy, turgid soap-operatics, and joyful epiphanies of gospel-flavored uplift. - 50
Charlotte Observer
Diary rather sloppily blends melodrama and spiritual uplift with crass comedy, sometimes in the same scene. - 40
Village Voice
Rote melodrama. - 38
Chicago Tribune
The film may be bad-and mad-but it's not predictable. - 30
Dallas Observer
Part female revenge flick, part Saturday Night Live skit, part courtroom drama, and part religious tent revival, this movie never congeals into anything worth watching. - 25
Christian Science Monitor
Plenty of mad moviegoers will put this in their diaries as one of the worst pictures in ages.
