
A single mom takes her family to Georgia for the funeral of her father -- a man she never met. There, her clan is introduced to the crass, fun-loving Brown family.... (Full plot summary below)
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A single mom takes her family to Georgia for the funeral of her father -- a man she never met. There, her clan is introduced to the crass, fun-loving Brown family.
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| Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumThe importance of faith, church, kin, staying off drugs, sharing food, repenting from sin, forgiving sinners, appreciating a good black man, rejecting a bad one, and honoring black matriarchy is enumerated with typical, reassuring Perry broadness. |
| Boston GlobeTy BurrThe women of Perry's army will come out feeling they've been well-served, and for the rest of us there's Bassett, getting her groove back after a spate of less than worthy roles. Perry's getting his groove, too - I give him two more films and an A-list cameraman. |
| VarietyJoe LeydonOften plays more like "Tyler Perry's Greatest Hits" as it recycles various elements from the writer-director's earlier works. |
| The New York TimesA.O. ScottWhat he serves up -- a mixture of moralism and forgiveness, semibawdy humor and cautionary drama, mockery and affection -- may sometimes lack coherence, but never integrity. |
| Salon.comStephanie ZacharekMeet the Browns, like the rest of Tyler Perry's movies and plays, will find its audience. His talent lies in knowing what people will buy. He's a marketer, not a filmmaker. |
| Los Angeles TimesMark OlsenEven his brief appearance onscreen as his most popular character, Madea, the sassy, tough-talking grandma, feels like a calculated addition rather than an organic necessity. |
| The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Jason AndersonPerry's methods are never subtle, but no contemporary filmmaker works harder to make sure ribs are tickled and tears are jerked. |
| Philadelphia InquirerSteven ReaThe playwright, actor, director and drag queen (yes, his bewigged and be wild Madea makes a brief and totally gratuitous appearance in his new film) knows how to give human dimension, and a dimension of humor, to the cliches and stereotypes. |
| New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanMany of the cast members originated their roles onstage, and the ensemble scenes capture the spirited sense of fun that is Perry's trademark. |
| The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckFeatures a fine performance by Angela Bassett, but her work is the sole subtle element. |