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Mischievous grandma Madea lands in jail, where she meets a variety of mixed-up characters.
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| ColeSmithey.comCole SmitheyTyler Perry continues to preach to the choir with his entertaining albeit stereotype-laced blend of melodrama and comedy. |
| Reel Talk OnlineCandice FrederickUnfortunately the movie isn't about Madea going to jail at all. That would have been a funny movie. |
| AV ClubNathan RabinMadea's physical comedy is loud enough to wake the dead, but its drama is just as excessive. In a neat bit of economy, Perry stages a wedding that doubles as a breakup, and triples as the villain's crowd-pleasing comeuppance. Now that is some serious multitasking. |
| E! OnlineNatasha Vargas-CooperThe movie's titular matron (Perry in drag) is actually a diversion from the film's cornball melodrama, and will likely inspire jeers, instead of applause, even from his most dedicated fans. |
| BrianOrndorf.comBrian OrndorfWouldn't be Perry if the film wasn't outrageously irrational, flimsily edited, acted with rafter-quaking severity, and scripted with Magic Markers. I'd feel cheated at this point if he actually made a concentrated effort to maintain a steady dramatic tone |
| Chicago ReaderJ.R. JonesQuicker on the uptake than any of Eddie Murphy's fat ladies, quicker even than Flip Wilson's Geraldine Jones. |
| Q Network Film DeskJames Kendrickif it doesn't work quite as well as some of Tyler Perry's previous efforts, it certainly isn't for lack of trying. |
| BET.comClay CaneMadea is the antithesis of the moralistic soapbox Perry's movies stand on, which is why she is usually the enjoyable ingredient in his films. |
| TheFilmFile.comDustin PutmanA half-silly/half-moralistic story about how it is never too late to turn things around, "Madea Goes to Jail" is as wispy as whipped cream, but also as easy to consume. |
| BlackFilm.comWilson MoralesTyler Perry has brought back the zest in the character that made him a household name. |