Madea Goes To Jail

Tyler Perry again, with another installment of Madea doing something. This time Medea is going to jail. In the first ten days of it's release, 64 million bucks for Madea and her bunch.

Tyler Perry of course, is Madea and two other characters in this movie about Medea and her slightly dysfunctional family and friends. In MGTJ, you get the whole rounded version with two completely different story lines going at the same time. That seems to be the movies achilles heal, as both are a little unfinished and each have a hole or two.

Madea is going to jail in one story, after assaulting three police officers as they attempt to arrest her. The other is the story of extended family and thier wedding plans. The latter story especially is hole filled, and bordering on the unbelievable at times. Through all this, the movie attempts to grow a heart and have a message, and does to a degree. But not enough to prop it up straight and make you think like it could. The dialogue at times is written-rushed, in an attempt to say it all in a few words. and that doesn't work.

There are a few moments of fun and laughter here, but overall, it's more of the same from movies past. It is fun though to see the movies real star, Keshia Knight-Pulliam, who was Rudi on The Cosby Show from the 80's. She's all grown up now, and still as cute as ever, even though now she is 30 years old.

Madea Goes To Jail. A huge success again from Tyler Perry. His stock keeps going up and up.