i must have seen a different film!!

Absolutely the worst movie.

It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.

Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

I do not like the beating scenes. I couldn't even finish watching this movie because of them. Worst movie ever.

The two big story lines here are between Carlos (Blair Underwood) & Lisa (Rochelle Aytes) and Melissa (Lisa Arrindell Anderson) & Frankie (Boris Kodjoe) with a couple of subplots involving Melissa & her unruly mother (Lynn Whitfield) and Madea (Tyler Perry) & Nikki (Keke Palmer) Carlos physically abuses Lisa whenever she does something he doesn't like, and Lisa can't get away from him, due to her vindictive Mother, insisting she marry the man. The mother is a heartless gold digger, who cares more about digging into Lisa's trust fund, than she does her own daughters, Lisa & Melissa. Lisa has a close relationship with her sister Melissa. Melissa falls in love with Frankie, but is consistently controlled by what her Mother thinks about her. Meanwhile… Madea is forced to bring in a young child named Nikki, so she doesn't go to jail. I want to apprise you all of spoilers in this review, so if you don't wanna be spoiled, don't read any further!Tyler Perry is a rather polarizing filmmaker. His films tend to either annoy the masses heavily, or they tend to dig the hell out of them. I'm in between. As I've stated in other reviews for Perry films. I don't mind Tyler Perry at all. He always puts heart and effort into his movies, but sometimes he piles it on way too much. This one was pretty decent for the most part, even If the melodrama is revved up to the extreme. You literally see physical abuse on woman here, and it's not pleasant to witness. Tyler Perry does a really good job at inserting sympathy into Lisa's predicament. Despite that Lisa's character has everything handed to her you can't help but feel for her, because she's such a nice person. The fact that The Mother will stoop to any level to make sure Lisa marries Carlos, automatically makes her sympathetic, and Perry makes sure to give the viewers a happy ending for Lisa, and I personally loved it. Melissa and Frankie's story is fine. It's romantic, enjoyable, and natural. Melissa & Her Mother's feels like its come straight from a soap opera, with how melodramatic it is. The way the Mother treats Melissa is extremely sadistic. There are many powerful moments between Melissa & The Mother, absolutely gripping as a matter of fact. There is a revelation by Melissa's character, about a secret of her Mother that knocked me right on my ass. My eyes were glued to the screen, and I didn't move an inch. The power of this scene was something else. But like a lot of Perry films, he doesn't know when enough is enough. He had me by the balls, and he let go by not knowing when to quit. But I have to give him credit for making Melissa into such a sympathetic figure. It was some really powerful stuff.Madea's storyline with Keke Palmer is a nice distraction for when the film gets really hot and heavy. Perry knows just the proper time to interject his Madea persona, to give the audience a bit of a breather, and give us some needed laughs. I did object to Madea punishing Keke with a belt. I've never been a fan of old school punishment like that, and it turned me off a little bit. Tyler Perry is funny as Madea & Uncle Joe. It was amusing to see Perry playfully mock his Christianity a little bit as Madea, but felt out of place with his performance of Brian. His scenes felt a little pointless. It was shocking to see Blair Underwood play such an evil prick, since I'm so used to him being a nice guy, but he pulled it off extremely well, to the point where I couldn't stomach him. Rochelle Aytes has a couple of off moments as Lisa, but she mostly nails it. As I mentioned up above in the review, she creates plenty of sympathy for her character, and she also has many great emotional scenes. Lisa Arrindell Anderson is really impressive as Melissa. She is also very sympathetic. Boris Kodjoe is OK as Melissa's love interest. Chicks will undoubtedly dig him, but I found him to be a bit wooden at times. He does have a great scene at the end, and he didn't embarrass himself, I'll say that. Lynn Whitfield oozes sex appeal, and plays one of the most despicable characters ever to grace the screen. If you're a guy, you'll notice the sex appeal, but despise her at the same time. Keke Palmer is a bit annoying at times, but she was decent. The ending felt a bit contrived to me. I didn't like the way the whole wedding went down, and it just felt artificial to me. Perry also has The Mother & Melissa make amends somewhat. I'm sorry. I believe in forgiveness, but the stuff the Mother does in this movie? I didn't buy it! It felt very phony to me. I wouldn't have forgiven such despicable acts. Final Thoughts: I enjoyed much of this movie, despite inconsistencies like Perry is well known for. Perry fans will lap it up, others will most likely be mixed. It's not as good as Diary of a Mad Black Woman, but it does entertain for the most part.6.5/10

I'm not a big fan of Tyler Perry's movies but I've been trying to watch all of the Madea films. I rented this on itunes for 99 cents and it was worth it. Although this movie was funny at some parts the drama was just boring I thought but thats just tyler perry i guess. Keke Palmer and Madea were funny in this movie. The acting was mediocre. But whats with all the low ratings for all of Perrys films one of them has like a 3.9 and it was that bad.Some people on the message boards says it racism and people are jealous too maybe and I agree with some of it. Anyways if you like comedy and drama then you'll love Madeas Family Reunion

I have read many of the comments about Madea's Family Reunion. I think too many of the respondents are white people who don't give a hoot for African Americans. It's just too bad, because we are not going anywhere and will continue to contribute greatly to how this country operates. Isn't it funny how one will denigrate the achievements of others simply because they have a prejudice against them? What this country needs is more acceptance and tolerance of others.Mr. Perry's work is absolutely fabulous! He doesn't hide our foibles. Foibles can't be changed until first they are acknowledged.As for the quality of Mr. Perry's film, Madea's Family Reunion, I thought it was well done, well written, with superb casting, acting and singing.Mr. Perry, please keep making your wonderful films, plays, and television shows. I find them very enjoyable.Peace and blessings to you and yours.