Madea witness protection program movie#

The worst of an admittedly (wildly) uneven film series. Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Witness Protection Program is a big, dumb mess of a movie. We are in the process of performing updates and in the meantime we would ask you hold off on new orders.Yeah, I know.

Madea witness protection program movie#

George Needleman realizes his first priority is his family and regrets his workaholic ways.īethany Jett SCH movie reviews Eugene Levy Madea's witness protection movie reviews from a christian perspective Tyler Perry Tyler Perry's newest movieĪt this time, we ask you refrain from purchasing on the Sonoma Christian Home store. She has a heart-to-heart with the stepmom, instructing her to stand up for herself and not allow the disrespect to continue. The daughter is allowed to be disrespectful, jump starting Madea’s interference. The cursing isn’t any rougher than one might expect, but the in-your-face sexual references make for an uncomfortable movie experience if pre-teens are in the room and inappropriate for children.Ī theme in the movie is transitioning the broken family into a loving one. Witness Protection is rated PG-13 and worth every bit of the rating. If you’re a Madea fan, Witness Protection will keep you laughing with unexpected quips, but might be worth waiting for it to come out on DVD. Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Witness Protection Courtesy LionsgateĪs expected from Tyler Perry, the movie includes several subplots focusing on restoring a dysfunctional household into a loving family. Although Madea’s character acts as comedic relief, her beloved outbursts became tamer as the movie went on. Second, the build-up for Madea’s outburst on the snotty stepdaughter leaves much to be desired when Madea’s “lesson” is G-rated by her standards. Roberts’ interpretation of a woman losing her mind was painful to watch. While there are several laughs, there were a couple of disappointments with Perry’s tenth film.įirst, the exaggerated facial expressions, timed lines, and rehearsed gestures from Levy and Richards would have novice movie-goers assuming this was the actors’ first film.

Jake, desperate to regain the thousands lost, joins forces with Needleman and Madea to recoup the money. When the company went bust, the church’s mortgage money went with it, introducing the secondary plot of the movie. The preacher’s son, Jake (Romeo), invested the church’s savings through George’s firm. The sound of voices is coming from the church. Understanding that Barbara is lost in her mind somewhere in the past, she corrects Barbara, saying they are African-American, but at the same time, relieves the embarrassment of the Needleman’s as she assures them that what Barbara is hearing are Negro spirituals. When Barbara claims to hear Negros from her bedroom and refers to Madea as her old maid, George and Kate uncomfortably try to silence her and this is where the beauty of Perry’s writing comes in.Įugene Levy and Tyler Perry in Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Witness Protection Photo Courtesy of LionsgateĪlthough Madea can be crass and hot-tempered when provoked, her character is multidimensional. Perry’s screenplay flirts with racial stereotypes when Madea warns Kate Needleman she shouldn’t be on the porch in the evening and when Joe walks George through a list of “white and black stereotypes.” Perry successfully teases both races without being offensive–an order as tall as Madea herself. The Needleman clan includes George’s bratty daughter, Cindy (Danielle Campbell), Kate’s introverted son, Howie (Devan Leos), and George’s mother, Barbara (Doris Roberts), who is suffering from dementia. Madea’s) generosity is tested when Simmons escorts a Caucasian family of five through the African-American neighborhood into her home. the kind of goodwill that comes with a high payday. Eugene Levy, Romeo and Tyler Perry in Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Witness Protection Photo by KC Bailey, Courtesy of LionsgateĪmerica’s favorite 6’5” gun-wielding grandma agrees to host the family out of Christian charity.