Tyler Perry's Meet The Browns
starring: Tamela J. Mann, Angela Bassett, Tyler Perry, David Mann, Lance Gross
directed by: Tyler Perry
directed by: Tyler Perry
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Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Lions Gate
EAN: 0031398235934
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Widescreen, NTSC
Label: Lionsgate Home Entertainment
Manufacturer: Lionsgate Home Entertainment
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Lionsgate Home Entertainment
Region Code: 1
Release Date: July 01, 2008
Running Time: 100 minutes
Sales Rank: 2199
Studio: Lionsgate Home Entertainment
Theatrical Release Date: 2008
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Editorial Review:
Amazon.com:
Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns is a sitcom taken to the nth level. Brenda (Angela Bassett) is a single mom struggling to raise her family in Chicago. When she receives a letter inviting her to attend her father's funeral, she's not sure how to feel: Brenda never knew the man and hadn't interacted with that part of her family. But when she loses her job, she decides that now's the time to shake things up. (And, as a friend suggests, there's always the chance her father left her a little money.) While the film's central character grew up with incredible hardships (a prostitute for a mother and a pimp for a father who didn't stick around), writer-director-actor Perry takes every opportunity to inject a little humor into the vignettes. It is not her fault that she is too gorgeous and regal to be believable in the role, but Bassett--a superb dramatic actress--is sorely miscast here in a role where her subtleties are lost in all the fuss. Meet the Browns isn't Perry's best piece of work, but the fast-paced action and raucous dialogue provide enough fun to make the film worthwhile. With his name prefacing each movie, Perry has developed a franchise that doesn't fail to deliver what his fans are accustomed to: some variation of a dysfunctional family comedy and the appearance of his most famous character Madea--a cranky grandmother played by Perry himself that manages to draw laughs, even when her inclusion sometimes is superfluous. --Jae-Ha Kim
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Amazon.com:
Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns is a sitcom taken to the nth level. Brenda (Angela Bassett) is a single mom struggling to raise her family in Chicago. When she receives a letter inviting her to attend her father's funeral, she's not sure how to feel: Brenda never knew the man and hadn't interacted with that part of her family. But when she loses her job, she decides that now's the time to shake things up. (And, as a friend suggests, there's always the chance her father left her a little money.) While the film's central character grew up with incredible hardships (a prostitute for a mother and a pimp for a father who didn't stick around), writer-director-actor Perry takes every opportunity to inject a little humor into the vignettes. It is not her fault that she is too gorgeous and regal to be believable in the role, but Bassett--a superb dramatic actress--is sorely miscast here in a role where her subtleties are lost in all the fuss. Meet the Browns isn't Perry's best piece of work, but the fast-paced action and raucous dialogue provide enough fun to make the film worthwhile. With his name prefacing each movie, Perry has developed a franchise that doesn't fail to deliver what his fans are accustomed to: some variation of a dysfunctional family comedy and the appearance of his most famous character Madea--a cranky grandmother played by Perry himself that manages to draw laughs, even when her inclusion sometimes is superfluous. --Jae-Ha Kim
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- A solid film. Tyler Perry comes into his craft as a filmmaker.Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns is actually a loose adaptation of his stage play "What's Done in the ... Read More
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- Terrible movieHorribly miscast, some characters overacted, some (Rick Fox) cannot act and the ones who are VERY good ... Read More
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- Colorblind Truths and a Big HeartOne of my pet peeves is hearing people contend that Tyler Perry makes "black films." Being off-pink myself, ... Read More
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- Meet the BrownsThe storyline is quite relevant for our time. So young people need to understand that easy money is not also ... Read More
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- Meet the Browns-Tyler PerryI have not received my 2 copies ordered of Meet the Browns. Have sent an email to the seller. Have not received ... Read More
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