
Helen McCarter has everything a woman wants: a nice house and rich husband. However after her husband Charles throws her out of the house after admitting to an affair a distraught Helen turns to her mother, grandmother Madea and cousin Brian who take her in and turn back to God. Helen learns for the first time in her life to stand up on her two feet and is ready to remove herself from her relationship with Charles and move on with Orlando. But when her husband is almost kille... (Full plot summary below)
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Helen McCarter has everything a woman wants: a nice house and rich husband. However after her husband Charles throws her out of the house after admitting to an affair a distraught Helen turns to her mother, grandmother Madea and cousin Brian who take her in and turn back to God. Helen learns for the first time in her life to stand up on her two feet and is ready to remove herself from her relationship with Charles and move on with Orlando. But when her husband is almost killed by a vengeful client, Helen wonders if she has the heart to forgive him despite everything.
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| 3BlackChicks ReviewKamal 'The Diva' LarsuelThis movie really touched upon an aspect of black life that we can all identify with. More realistic then all of these ghettofied movies that have been presented as representation of black life previously. |
| Reeling ReviewsRobin CliffordSome may question the combination of marital drama and madness with earthy slapstick humor but it, surprisingly, works - at times. |
| Dallas Morning NewsTom SimeMr. Perry's irrepressible energy and rapid-fire wit bring Robin Williams to mind. |
| FilmJerk.comBrian OrndorfWoman leaves the audience with the burden of maintaining a church-appropriate patience to appreciate the small charms to be found in Perry's berserk creation. |
| One Guy's OpinionFrank SwietekRarely has a movie been such a tonal train wreck...rather like riding a cinematic roller coaster, and it may well bring on in the viewer the same sort of nausea. |
| Christianity TodayLaTonya TaylorA satisfying end, but it takes a lot of work -- and a lot of suspended disbelief -- to get there. |
| Milwaukee Journal SentinelMack BatesPerry's performance as Madea may have worked onstage, but seems out of place on the screen, even though it's clear he has a great deal of affection for the character. |
| Village VoiceLaura SinagraThe film detours into an almost Miike-like torture sequence. |
| Washington PostMichael O'SullivanSure, I laughed. Yes, I cried. But mostly I just wanted to throw up. |
| Philadelphia InquirerCarrie RickeyA very curious and very entertaining mix, the Labradoodle of inspirational romantic-comedy-melodramas. |