I lost count of the h***(s), and you can expect a few d***(s), a couple of illegitimate child’(s), and a couple of more female dogs’. A particular scene with several old men, ogling a young female relative no less, is particularly disturbing juxtaposed against Vanessa’s struggle to overcome childhood sexual assault by a trusted family member. The potty humor, combined with a potty mouth, are more than some Christians will be able to tolerate. Uncle Joe (also played by Tyler Perry) is no doubt supposed to be played for comic relief, but this time out, as opposed to his appearance in Perry’s debut effort “Diary of a Mad Black Woman”, the character is lewd, vulgar and objectionable. Madea is not saved, she s not claiming to be, but she is a conduit for truth, through her love for her family and the many affirmations and encouragement she passes on to her foster child. Mature Christians will understand that we live in a world where everyone does not proclaim Christ. Unfortunately, virtues of the film notwithstanding, the moral issues will give new, and less-seasoned Christians considerable cause for concern.
#MADEA FAMILY REUNION FULL#
The stories culminate in two powerful scenes, the family reunion and a spectacular wedding, where the values of love, forgiveness, redemption, reconciliation, and family are all on full display. Lisa is engaged to Carlos (Blair Underwood), a successful, but verbally and physically abusive lawyer, while Vanessa tentatively explores a relationship with Frankie, a bus driver, (Boris Kodjoe), and deals with her own issues around sexual abuse and single parenthood. Victoria clearly tries to live her own life through one daughter, while mistreating the other. The main story revolves around two sisters, Lisa (Rochelle Aytes) and Vanessa (Lisa Arrendell Anderson) and their grasping, evil diva of a mother Victoria, played with ferocious glee by the incomparable Lynn Whitfield. Mabel “Madea” Simmons ( Tyler Perry) returns as a pistol-packin’, no nonsense Southern matriarch, who struggles both with her new role as court-appointed foster mother to Nikki (Keke Palmer), and the various trials and travails of assorted family members, all while trying to organize this year’s family reunion.