Diary of a Mad Black Woman **
I went to Florida in August, and one thing most people don't think about is that you have to find something to do from noon to 4pm as it is just too hot to be outside. This became our movie break. This title suggested it would be light hearted fare, and we weren't disappointed. It starts out with an attorney receiving an award as "Lawyer of the Year," and when he drives home you can see that he is a gazillionaire, his house is bigger than The Queen's. He wants to call it quits with his wife, in the style we call "what's her's is mine and what's mine is mine." With her few possessions in a U-haul she goes to the family matriarch, Madea, for help. Madea, a no nonsense strong black woman is played by Tyler Perry in drag, and looking closely you will see his face show up as a couple of other characters. The woefull gal is welcomed home Madea style.Now the "Mad Black Woman" is the lady whose husband dumped her, but it is MADea, who steals the show. Without her wit and wisdom this movie is a 90minute soap opera.
It was a few laughs in the heat of the day, but I would prefer "MadTV."
