2008 Woodie Awards
Tyler Perry hits America's funny bone once again
Meet the Browns offers comedy for all ages
Elise Phillips, Assistant Pulse Editor
Issue date: 4/3/08 Section: Features
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The film portrays a single down-and-out mom of three, Brenda (Bassett), who goes through a series of heartbreaking financial difficulties, including getting her electricity cut off and losing her job at a local factory the day she was supposed to get paid. Her story gets even more desperate after the day care center refuses to keep Brenda's daughter anymore, and the only thing left in her house to eat is a cup of Quaker oatmeal.
When Brenda finds out that her estranged father has died, she travels from big-city Chicago to a small, rural town in Georgia for his funeral. While there, she meets the brothers and sisters she never met, and who never knew she existed, the fun-loving yet ridiculous Brown family. From there, her life changes from that of a single, financially-unstable mother, to a woman surrounded by a helpful family.
Not only does Brenda find familial support, she meets a retired professional basketball player who wants to help her son with his collegiate career. As per-Perry-usual, Brenda falls in love with him. Meet The Browns again features the man that every woman wants.
Perry delivers lots of laughs in this film, although the fact that Madea only appears in one scene of the film is a disappointment. Madea, the elderly jailbird who frequents the majority of Perry's plays, is usually the crowd-drawer to Perry's productions. The movie could have used more of the side-splitting Madea character, but Perry's rendition of multiple family crises in Meet The Browns still strikes a chord with audiences all over America.
"Meet The Browns" is a must-see film for families, couples and friends and leaves crowds begging for more. One tip for moviegoers: stay until all of the credits have rolled. Perry has included some extremely funny blooper footage that all viewers must stay to see.
Perry has two movies currently being filmed, one to be released this year and one scheduled for release in 2009.
This writer can be contacted at features@theeastcarolinian.com.
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