Tyler Perry has a fertile mind whether it is producing, directing, writing various TV series hits on OWN cable or writing successful plays that he turns into even more successful movies and is so busy that at times you want to yell at him to slow down, take a deep breath and rethink what you are doing. In his TV series, he drives me crazy by repeating sentences/thoughts 3 times and having the characters say and do the same things 3 times so you start to wonder if he has a ‘thing’ for that number.

I never miss an episode of “If loving you is wrong”, “The have and the have nots” and “For better or worse”. What does all this have to do with his new “Tyler Perry’s Acrimony”? For a writer/director who knows how to put in cliff hanger after cliff hanger, who knows how to put a lot of soap and opera in the term ‘Soap Opera’, makes a number of beginners mistakes.  Where to start? The slow pacing of the first hour with way too many voiceovers, a lack of chemistry between the two lead characters whether as their younger selves (Aijona Alexus and Antonio Madison) or when older (Taraji P. Henson) and Lyriq Bent) not to forget that most people who know Taraji P. Henson from the TV series “Empire” will miss the sass that is as much a part of her as her walk. Let’s not forget the obvious studio shots that were false looking back in the 1950s like people walking in front of a screened background shot.

Tyler Perry, the writer, gives his actors some ludicrous lines to read not to mention his lead male character represents the emasculated man that makes many of the scenes laughable and the psychological reasons for what the female lead does what she does like dancing, cursing, crashing cars isn’t reasonably explained.

The best thing about this movie is the Nina Simone songs which really don’t fit into the screenplay but hearing her voice is always a plus.

I am a Tyler Perry fan and go to see all his movies—except for those ‘starring’ Madea—whether he is the producer, writer, director and/or actor but the only reason to see this is to listen to the women in the audience react!

Movie Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEtBhq5IRmY