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An irreverent, yet overtly Christian film about a black woman wronged and her response to the black man who wronged her, Diary of a Mad Black Woman: The Movie is a powerful film of contradictions. On the one hand, it's a story about Helen (Kimberly Elise), a loving woman who's given everything to her husband Charles (Steve Harris), only to be rejected and literally thrown into the street after 18 years of marriage; we witness the radical range of emotions she experiences and the actions she takes following their separation. But interspersed with this mostly serious story about relationships and Christian forgiveness is a l
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An irreverent, yet overtly Christian film about a black woman wronged and her response to the black man who wronged her, Diary of a Mad Black Woman: The Movie is a powerful film of contradictions. On the one hand, it's a story about Helen (Kimberly Elise), a loving woman who's given everything to her husband Charles (Steve Harris), only to be rejected and literally thrown into the street after 18 years of marriage; we witness the radical range of emotions she experiences and the actions she takes following their separation. But interspersed with this mostly serious story about relationships and Christian forgiveness is a look at Helen's extended family--in particular the outrageous antics of her grandmother Madea, and Madea's live-in brother Joe. The sassy black matriarch is vocal with her opinions and figures a pistol will solve any disagreement; Joe talks tough, is completely lacking in social refinement, and is really just a powerless old man. Add in a side story about a drug-addicted mother (Tamara Taylor) and the effect of her addiction on her husband and children, and Helen's stumbling discovery of the man she's truly meant to love (Shemar Moore), and this film is at once a poignant, funny, repulsive, and Christian depiction of the unpredictability of life and the power of God and forgiveness. Tyler Perry plays three unique characters in this film with ease: the hilariously irreverent Madea and the quietly funny Joe, both of whom Perry has previously portrayed in his play productions, and Brian, the necessarily serious father dealing with a drug-addicted wife and two children. --Tami Horiuchi
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Manufacturer: Lions Gate
Release date: 16 July 2013
Number of discs: 1
EAN: 0031398177494 UPC: 031398177494
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