Diary of a Mad Black Woman (2005)

I think this is my favorite Tyler Perry movie! It's good for anyone with a heart for romance, comedy & conflict resolution. And to think it's almost 10 years old from when I'm writing this review. Tyler Perry was/is so ahead of his time & in-tune with the pulse on a movie market which has been ignored for so long. The film has romance, comedy,a message about forgiveness along with conflict and resolution! It made me cry, it made me laugh and while I think it's a strong 'chick' flick it still has great male role models as well forgiving the selfish butt heads of the world. I love the dynamic tension between those we love, those we use, those we hate as well as those we forgive. The good guys win and the bad guys are redeemed,but not before their lesson is learned. I've seen this film a dozen times and can't wait to see it again!

its funny how the ratings for all the madeas movies are sooo low but the movies are sooo funny.. i will tell you. madea is not for everyone.. its either u love madea or u hate madea.. if you enjoy his movies, you will enjoy all of them. honestly, i am Asian and i believe a lot of the people who gave all the madea movies one star are probably all or majority of them are white. excuse me not just white but racist white folks that probably got offended. if you look at the reviews, a lot of them have 8, 9 or 10 stars but its the 1'z that bring the rating below what it should be. i think the majority of the madeas movies would range from at least 6 to 8 stars if it weren't for those that rated it a 1 because they were offended.

I didn't know what to expect. I'd heard mixed things, mostly from non-film types.This movie was really bad. I couldn't get past the first 20 minutes.The writing was dreadful. I want to say the acting was dreadful - but I don't think the actors had much to work with.TP's movies have attained some financial success. I think this can be attributed to a devoted black audience. Which I completely understand. There aren't many writer/directors in the world, and if one happens to be black, and makes movies about black life in America, he's going to attract a black audience.But overall, Tyler Perry is just not a very talented writer. But he may have future as an actor.

I was given the wrong impression about this movie. I had family members raving about how FUNNY this movie was, and I never heard any other reviews to contradict this. So, with me being a big comedy fan, I watched this movie with the eagerness of a child on his birthday.Now, it is very easy for me to state why I was disappointed with this movie. It was NOT a comedy. Madea was NOT funny. She was humorous, yes, but funny?... NOT. This movie never even hinged on being a comedy, it was a sappy drama from the beginning. As I patiently awaited this movie to transform to the hilarious film I'd heard about, I was just dragged deeper and deeper into the sentimentally rich snoozer that it was. I am not a fan of dramas. Sure, there are dramas that I like (mostly biopics), but I know that they are dramas going in. I certainly am not a fan of romance (it's the guy in me). But, it is especially criminal when a drama or romance dresses in comedy clothing. If I knew from the start that this movie was a drama/romance that was going to be bogged down with some mawkish "message" I would have avoided this film and this rating and review would never have had to be issued. But, alas I was tricked, I paid the price, and now I have to let the world know.