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• Another Tyler Perry Movie With The Same Type Of Plot posted on 28 Aug 2009

  This movie was seriously crazy. You can't say too many negative things about a movie with fly Taraji Henson, fly Sanaa Lathan, and fly Robin Givens. There were so many subplots in this movie that the average person could get lost. A cheating wife. A cheating husband. a gullible husband. And a senile business woman. I thought Alfre Woodard's character was really nice and down to earth. But near the end of the movie, I realized that she was selfish. Why would someone hold on to $1 million when your daughter and son and law are struggling to make ends meet? Why didn't William try to get his job back after his mother died? Why did it take so long for Rockmond's character to find out that his wife had another account with a lot of money?

• Viewers grounded in the Southern experience will have special insight posted on 18 Aug 2009

  I saw this movie last night, and found it entertaining, with great acting, and intriguing twists. Perry's movies get better and better. Most of his early work, I did not take very seriously, and did not pay to see in theaters. I thought "Why Did I Get Married" was his best. The Family That Preys, in my opinion ties with it. I think southerners, with insider's knowledge of complicated relationships between Blacks and Whites, (especially between wealthy Whites and the people who work for them), viewers familiar with Faulkner's work, family stories passed down from generation to generation will walk away with a special, "ah ha" that reminds me of so and so and "miss" so and so...moment.So often family secrets cross color lines, friendship and loyalty have a unique southern flavor. Proximity to the powerful often holds special dangers and temptations. I think most memorable are the strong women who in their unique southern style, play for keeps while holding their heads up, cursing while wearing hats and gloves, in ladylike form. If you've ever lived in the South, you know what I'm talking about. Southern Belles, matriarchs, supportive wives--who have a manipulative, strategic side--are so often the real backbone of the family.Am I the only one who noticed (thankfully) the absence of the "N" word, or similarly distasteful references? The audience knew why Alfre Woodard's character said, "He won't marry you", without any reference to race.

• predictable garbage posted on 16 Aug 2009

  you know, i sometimes wonder if Tyler Perry doesn't have his elementary school aged nieces and nephews turning out these scripts for him. the script is boring and flat, with no real rises or falls. nothing interesting or exciting ever happens, unless of course you count all those laughable parts that made no sense at all. there are two other things that compliment the awful story: the misguided accents (the "white boy's" southern accent is almost never present, and the mother's likes to take frequent breaks) and the really dramatic overacting that makes you wonder if you didn't accidentally sit on the remote and switch over to some lame daytime soap opera.if you enjoy absurdity and want to watch an incredibly stupid movie for laugh out loud purposes only, i suggest this. otherwise, don't waste your time.

• Film Filled with Deceit and Surprises Satisfies posted on 25 Jul 2009

  Another film filled with secrets and surprises. Good set-up of plot and characters, if a bit predictable. Writer, director, producer, actor Tyler Perry (best known for his "Big Momma" franchise) goes for a bittersweet comedy-drama that delivers well. We were quite satisfied with the story and filming. A lot of restraint (no one swears in the film, for example) and non-preachy religious themes. We sat through the credits. Great song sung by Gladys Knight. Woodard's arc is grand. Definitely recommended. Perry is evolving well in his milieu as his empire grows. A fun update of Southern Gothic genre and good performances all round, save for Taraji P. Henson, who is all tics and gestures. Surprised at the IMDb fan-base low rating ( <3/10 ). Perry is a natural to bring our "Hayes Hotel" musical to the big screen or Atlanta and Broadway! - Frederic Kahler

• Not a definite case of 'Mwah', but still posted on 23 Jul 2009

  ****** Heavily Spoilered ************** Heavily Spoilered ************** Heavily Spoilered ********I thought the film title would have been better suited for a horror movie: "The Family That Preys Together" ? Actually, I downloaded this on a whim, I read the title, I saw the films poster vaguely and thought, wow this must be a vampire movie with an African American female lead, now THáT'S interesting ... But when it turned to be a completely different movie, a film even, it was okay too.While I admire Alfre Woodard and Kathy Bates, I don't think this film is destined for greatness. I don't exactly know what it is about it that was just a tiny bit off, but I'm guessing it's the more or less boilerplate story lines. You can see from the very beginning that Hauser and Lathan are gonna have an affair. To be fair, the 'Thelma & Louise' plot surprised me somewhat and the death of Bates was only to be expected ... on hindsight.Also, the cast is somewhat type-casted. Dunbar is portraying the gullible sympathetic husband, and Cole Hauser the Bad Son, whose ambition drives him to take too much risks, which makes him an easy target for businessmen with bad intentions. Tyler Perry himself is the positive likable character, albeit with a somewhat risk avoiding behaviour. But, as a filmmaker he adheres to the rule that there should always be some likable minor characters. That he chooses himself to be that is not something bad or good in itself.To be classed as 'Great Drama', the characters are a bit too flat. The 'evil' ones, William Carthwright (Hauser) and Abigail Evans (Lathan) could have been a teeny bit more sympathetic. And Chris (Rockmond Dunbar) could have been a little less sympathetic. Bates and Woodard (is she the Grand Old Lady of Afro-American Actors now? ;)) do their thing, which they do so well. Tyler Perry does us a great service by writing strong roles for older women.The acting is great though, with the minor exception of Sanaa Lathan not being entirely convincing in the break-up scene with Cole Hauser. Other than that she was really convincing as the Evil Golddigging Jilted Lover Biyatch. I've only seen her in AVP, but here, she acts her socks off.In the end, it is a great and gripping saga of the rise and fall of the overly ambitious cheaters and the victory of the meek and humble. This, however, is also why it's very Hollywood.

• Man, that was a FUN ride!!!! Delightful!! posted on 11 Jul 2009

  After reading a few of the first reviews here awhile back I didn't think The Family That Preys would be anything outstanding. A few days ago I overheard people talking about how good it was so I came back to read more reviews. Several were so hyped that it convinced me I may be wrong, and boy was I ever! This film did not get the press it deserved! Films like these help to dispel all the ghetto stereotypes that Hollywood tends to perpetuate. Yes it was refreshing to see middle class black families intermingling w/ whites and the closeness between Alice and Charlotte. I'm so glad I didn't pass this movie up, I LOVED IT!!!! The casting was perfect. All the acting was believable and the chemistry was intense. Alfre Woodard also played Sanaa Lathan's mother in Something New but this film was waaay more realistic and much better! I could relate to the relationships in this movie. This is a mature more sophisticated story on the ups and downs in marriage, family relationships and friendships. Oh don't get me wrong, it doesn't stop there. There's a few "very interesting" sub-plots but I won't give it away. If I wasn't crying (or laughing), I was smiling through out the entire film. Kathy Bates as usual give a solid performance. She comes across as a very sweet, genuine woman and friend with a son whose a piece of work. I'm a huge fan of hers and Taraji Henson! Taraji should be going home with an Oscar soon if she keeps going the way she's going. That's my girl and she's on a roll, lol! Dahm I love watching her act! Robyn Givens surprises us with a good, solid performance also, a true professional, and her timing was on point! Everyone was so engrossed in movie and acting we couldn't take our eyes of the screen, lol. It's one of those movies you wish there wasn't an ending to, seriously. Hurry up and go see it! It's a fun flick!

• Seriously good, watch it before you rate it, please posted on 09 Jul 2009

  I had the opportunity to see The Family that Preys this weekend, this is my second Tyler Perry movie, to be honest from what I've seen, I think I may check out his other movies, because I do like what I've seen so far. The Family that Preys is seriously one of the better films I've seen so far in September, it's an honest drama that keeps your attention, it was also very touching. In some ways this was the female version of The Bucket List, even as it was hard to watch, it was still an incredibly moving movie. The chemistry between Kathy Bates and Alfre Woodard was just dead on and you really believed in their friendship. I also loved the side story between the two sisters and their husbands, one sister who is rich and spoiled with a good husband who is in major denial about what his wife really is, the other sister who wishes for her husband to keep his head up and live his dream. Tyler Perry pulls in a good family story that will have you smiling at the end.Alice and Charlotte are best friends, Charlotte is a rich business woman who's son wants to take over her company, she's rooting for a different C.O.O. that she hand picks, Abby, who is a strong woman who is working her way to the top. Alice is a struggling woman who Charlotte asks if they can go on a road trip together, she agrees, they go across country enjoying the last bits of life. But what they don't realize is that at home Alice's daughter, Andrea, is sleeping her way to the top behind her loving husband's back, her other daughter is begging for her husband to live his dreams, and Charlotte's son is just a sleaze who will step on anyone to get to the top.The Family that Preys is seriously a very good movie, it will not disappoint you. I'm really disappointed in a lot of these ratings. I believe there are some users lately who don't even see the movie, they just rate it a low number just because they don't like who's the star or whoever is making the film, please, you have to trust me on this film, it's a little treasure and a very strong film that will remind you to not take life for granted, stay strong, and remain proud of who you are. The script had extremely well written lines and I loved the representation of the hardship of being a woman trying to compete in a man's working world, not to sound horrible, but I imagine that's even harder for an African American woman and this movie just inspires you that it is possible to stay strong and work hard, keep the faith, and good things will come to you. This is a fantastic movie, I highly recommend it.8/10

• Loved It!! posted on 07 Jul 2009

  I really, really enjoyed this movie. Although, I do not believe that Tyler should play anyone else except for Media, this movie was great!! You can see it with your mom, bestfriend, lover or husband. It has all the characteristics of real life. I have recommended it to all of my friends and hope that people do not hold out for the bootleg. The movie theater was packed with black people and I noted only a few whites, why? Black people support all movies and it it like white people are supporters of their "own kind" movies. I think that, if given a chance, they would love it too. Sanaa was great because I really hated her in this movie, but I love her overall as an actress. The movie theater applauded throughout the viewing and at the end of the viewing and for once I was conversing with people on either side of me throughout the movie. In other words, it brings people together. Kathy Bates and Alfre Woodard were great as well. I hope that Tyler gets an emmy for this movie. This was the best one yet Tyler, keep up the good work!!!

• Tyler Perry Is Lame...Period posted on 27 Jun 2009

  I still to this very day do not understand why people continue to give Tyler Perry a free ride. His "body of work" sucks!! Let's see...I'll play a big fat, loud, obnoxious, uneducated, overbearing, stereotypical Black woman. And because Tyler does it, it's okay. But God forbid if a white director/screenwriter did it, he'd be IMMEDIATELY skewered. What else...oh yeah...House of Payne?!?!? Really?!?!? Could there be a sh*ttier show??? I am so sick of my brethren (yes...I'm Black) b**ching about why "we" all don't back Tyler.I don't care if you're Asian, Black, White, Indian (dot and feather), or whatever. If your stuff stinks, it stinks!!! Period.

• Tyler Perry does it again with a great movie posted on 25 Jun 2009

  Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys was a very good movie experience. Then again all of Tyler Perry's movies are good and fun to watch. Later and later into the movie it got more and more intense. Toward the end of the movie it has you tearing, biting your nails, and on the edge of your seat, and at times ready to yell at the screen. Many people including me felt like clapping at some scenes. I think the story was very good. Their were many different characters stories that all tied together. All of the actors did a very good job. The ending was very good as well and didn't leave anything at all open. It had a great ending and was very realistic. I was happy with the ending. The movie inspires a lot of people. It teaches you that preying to GOD is a good thing. A lot of people in the movie needed to find GOD. The movie was very sad. It did take a while to finally get going with the story and find out more things. The movie is kind of hard to follow so pay attention. Overall though a great experience and a very entertaining movie for everyone.

• it's a good matinée film posted on 17 Jun 2009

  i must start with saying i don't usually like Tyler perry movies and the first one i did was "why did i get married". this movie was okay. starts pretty slow, but does pick up, but not much. does do enough to keep you wanting to follow to the end. some stuff you just know what's going to happen. (didn't see the slap coming though. take that back, it's a TP movie, yes i did know it was coming.) i think most of the characters where underdeveloped. also didn't like the fact that everybody got what they deserved. for one why was Taraji's character so angry in most of her scenes. i can understand why she didn't like her sisters ways, but she was no angel. she didn't really want to help the homeless guy, she was kinda putting him down. also she really wasn't that understanding of her husbands feelings about not wanting his own business. i think she felt she was better than her sister because she helped their mom and deserved all that the sister had. also she charged the sister to keep her son. and who was she to question her sister when they didn't even get along.could go further, but enough about her. loved the Alfre and Kathy characters. throughout the entire movie. they make the movie happen. don't really care for Sanaa Lathan, but she rocked this role. all the rest of the cast were decent, except Rockmond character, what a wuss. i could have slapped him a time or two. if anybody remembers the movie "vice squad" from the '80's, the actor who plays the character William is the son of "ram rod". he fit the role. pimping ain't dead. loved Williams wife. the look she gave when they were hugging and she smelled the perfume:priceless. overall, the movie was decent, glad i payed matinée price. i know there's only so much that can be put into 2 hrs, but it worth it. hope Tyler keeps making movies, but i would like for him to give a little more substance.

• A Fair Film posted on 03 Jun 2009

  I saw this film last night in the theater with a packed audience. It is the first time that I've ever attended one of Perry's films on an opening night. Quite an experience. Overall I thought the film was okay. There were some major potholes that left me wondering... Bate's and Woodard's performances were by far the best, and I think Tyler Perry could have had a very successful film if he had concentrated on the friendship between those two women alone. There were so many other story lines going on at once - perhaps too many, but a movie about two friends, one with Alzheimer's, the other one intent on helping her ailing friend enjoy her life by taking a road trip, meeting interesting people along the way, would have been a gripping, good story, one perhaps in which Bates and Woodard might have been nominated for an Oscar. As an audience member I greatly appreciated the scenes where these two stellar actresses were on camera together. In my opinion, they were the best part of the entire movie. The dysfunctional relationships between Andrea and Chris and William and Jillian are typical. There was nothing new or creative in their situations. With regard to Chris and Andrea, they never seem to be on the same course - each wants to do their own thing. As far as William and Jillian - we know very little about their relationship. So much attention is paid to the affair between Andrea and William and so little is paid to the two marriages, that you end up saying "who cares about these marriages anyway". As far as affairs go, it seems a bit unrealistic that they would be so sloppy in covering up their indiscretion. And are we to believe that they went so far as to use company money to further their illicit affair. This makes no sense considering how much money William has. Why wouldn't he pay for a motel in cash? Both parties knew about the "no fraternization policy" yet they wouldn't take precautions to ensure that they wouldn't be caught and fired. I understand that this storyline is a writer/director's choice, but it doesn't seem realistic. The fact that Chris would ask money from William to start a construction company that would directly compete with Cartwright Industries makes Chris' character come off as weak and ill prepared. You don't really root for him either - except perhaps to encourage him to leave his wife. And actually I thought she should leave him since she seemed to detest him greatly. This is the man; however, who goes to the bank to ask for a loan wearing overalls. Sorry, I wouldn't invest in his "dream company" either, but this also gives credence to the fact as to why his wife might be embarrassed of him. I kept wishing that just once he would wear a suit to an interview and have a business plan or proposal in writing. Lastly, Alice (Woodard's character) is a millionaire?! What the heck? She does not use her money to build a better restaurant or to help her poor daughter and son-in law. Yet, she watches her daughter practically beg for $300 from Andrea. This left me scratching my head. No doubt Alice knew of Chris and Ben's desire to start a construction company, a venture if profitable, would have helped her daughters and her grandson. Yet it never occurred to hear to say, "I'm a millionaire, I'll loan you $300,000." Her only response to her daughter's question about her being a millionaire at the end is "You didn't ask." Come on. Don't get me started on the homeless millionaire. I wish Perry's storyline had been more developed, but so much attention was paid to Andrea/Chris/William/Jillian, that some of the stronger story lines, like the homeless man Nick, were never fully developed. I liked certain elements - Alice and Charlotte's story lines being the best. The acting was done well, even with the characters who were two dimensional. I really wondered about the overall message of the movie. Perry always has a message within his movies, but this one was so convoluted that the message was almost lost. A rule of thumb is to stick to "one" message. He seemed to try to cram several into this one movie. All in all, I think Tyler Perry's movies are progressively getting better. This is his most diversified cast yet and his stories are slowly breaking out of the stereotypical "black box," in which we blacks are so often put. I'm hoping that he will realize his strengths and see that he doesn't have to cram five story lines into one movie, because this weakens the individual story lines. And it comes across as rushed and underdeveloped. With regard to this movie he had the potential to make four our five separately strong movies thus giving proper development to the characters and their story lines. I believe he has the potential and I look forward to seeing the manifestation of that in his future films.

• Great Movie posted on 26 Apr 2009

  This was one of Tyler Perry's best. I just love all of his movies. If you are looking for a good movie that will make you laugh, make you cry, make you angry and make you happy all in one sitting....this is the movie for you. The movie contains a lot of actual things that can happen in the corporate world. Not only dealing with black and white but just people in general. Don't read all of the blogs and comments and think that this is a movie focusing on race only, go and see the movie and judge for yourself. Everyone can pull different things out of this movie to learn from whether it be friendship, companionship or dedication. All in all this is a great movie to see and one day become part of your movie collection.

• A Reasonable Soap-Opera with an Absurd Plot Point posted on 20 Apr 2009

  The hard worker and religious Alice Pratt (Alfre Woodard) raised her two daughters managing a simple bar of her own. Her snobbish and arrogant daughter Andrea (Sanaa Lathan) is graduated in Economic Science and works in a construction corporation while her sister Pam (Taraji Henson) stayed with Alice working in the bar. Andrea is married with the construction worker Chris (Rockmond Dunbar), who works in the same corporation of his wife and dreams on initiating his own business. However she is betraying him with their boss William Cartwright (Cole Hauser). William is the son of Alice's best friend, the wealthy Charlotte Cartwright (Kathy Bates). While Alice travels with Charlotte in a road trip without destiny, the ambition and infidelity of William trigger a series of events that will affect relationships in both families."The Family That Preys" is a reasonable soap-opera and my first impression is that it is underrated in IMDb. However, the plot point in the meeting of the board of Charlotte's company is so absurd and incoherent that spoils the story and might be the reason for such bad rating. My vote is six.Title (Brazil): Not Available

• Typical Perry posted on 14 Apr 2009

  Tyler Perry's back to his old tricks with The Family That Preys - A film that is just as manipulative and as ham-fisted of a melodrama as some of his earlier work. The only saving grace are a pair of performances at the center.Those performances come from Kathy Bates and Alfre Woodard. They play the matriarchs of two very different families who have been friends for the past 30 years. Their characters come from very different worlds. Bates plays Charlotte Cartwright, a wealthy tycoon who is in danger of losing control of her company as her greedy son William (Cole Hauser) plots to slowly get rid of her influence and power in the business. Woodard plays Alice Pratt, a God-fearing middle class woman who runs a local diner, and likes to help the homeless on the side. The two actresses have great chemistry together during their subplot, which concerns them leaving their troubles behind for a little while, and going on a cross country road trip. Their performances are almost enough to make us forget just how poorly they've been written in Perry's screenplay. Take for example the fact that Charlotte seems to suffer from a split personality. Usually when she's around Alice, she's a fun and spirited woman. But whenever she's alone, she comes across as a cold and unfeeling millionaire right out of an 80s prime time soap opera like Dallas. Unfortunately, this won't be the last time I use the word soap opera in this review.That's because The Family That Preys isn't really about the two women I just mentioned, it's about their intertwined family, and the numerous betrayals, affairs, and other ludicrous overstuffed plots that would be right at home in any afternoon soap. Let's just see how many plots there are. The first concerns Alice's daughter, Andrea (Sanaa Lathan) having an affair with Charlotte's previously mentioned son, William. Andrea's husband, Chris (Rockmond Dunbar), works as a construction worker for William's company, and has no idea about their bedroom meetings behind his back, even though it's painfully obvious to everyone else. Poor Chris comes across as the slowest guy in the world, as he frequently stares the obvious in the face, and chooses to look the other way until the screenplay decides to finally give him a clue. Chris and his best friend on the construction crew, Ben (Tyler Perry), want to start their own construction company, but Ben doesn't know if they should take the chance, despite the urgings of his wife, Pam (Taraji P. Henson), who just happens to be Alice's other daughter. Meanwhile, William's wife, Jillian (KaDee Strickland) is a bit more on the ball than Chris is, and suspects her husband's affair. Not only that, there's another woman worked into the story named Abby (Robin Givens) who has just been hired to the company by Charlotte, much to the anger of William, since he wanted the position and is upset that his mom didn't give it to him.All this, and I still haven't mentioned the mysterious homeless person (Sebastian Siegel) whom Alice helps out, and eventually ends up playing a part in the plot. There's also friction between Charlotte and William's wife, because Charlotte never approved of her, although the movie doesn't go very deep into this. And yes, there's also that previously mentioned road trip between Charlotte and Alice as they go on a trip of self discovery, while stopping at various cowboy bars and male strip joints along the way. (Because this is a Tyler Perry movie, Charlotte also stops to get baptized at one point.) Watching this movie, you can almost picture Tyler Perry writing this screenplay after a marathon viewing of his daytime TV soaps. The writing, direction, and storytelling is all on the same level here. He does his best to juggle the film's various plots, but they never come together. It's jarring the way the movie constantly jumps between its numerous characters and plots. It seems that Perry had a hard time squeezing them all in, as some get more attention than others. The whole affair situation between William and Andrea gets the most attention, but even that never seems to truly build anywhere. The characters just keep on going through the same motions over and over, while Andrea's husband Chris begins to resemble an unintentional running gag with how clueless he is about everything.The only aspect of the film that does work are the scenes between Bates and Woodard, and that's more due to their screen presence than the material the film gives them. If the movie had trimmed away all lamebrained corporate backstabbing and affairs and just centered on them, I may have been able to forgive the sometimes dopey dialogue between them, and the last minute revelation about Bates' character that cries out of desperation. The Family That Preys obviously wants to tackle some heavy issues, but everything's been written in Perry's trademark over the top style. This makes it hard to identify with just about anyone who walks into the frame of the camera. The only character who does come across as a genuine human is the one Perry has written for himself, and unfortunately, he plays a minor role in everything. Given his somewhat genuine performance here, it's hard to believe that this is the same guy who dresses in drag and a fat suit for his most famous portrayal. Perry fans will be glad to know that his Madea character will be back in his next film, Madea Goes to Jail. Everyone else has been warned.

• A great Watch posted on 06 Apr 2009

  This movie was not what I had expected. I thought it would be the same story line that I have seen in countless other films about family betrayals and drama. Surprisingly enough it turned out to be a very good movie that swayed my heart and made me think about life. From the beginning the film start with a story line that you think you know what will happen, but in reality you don't. It takes you on a roller coaster ride of emotions from the start. This is what I most definitely would call a "chick flick", on the other hand my better half saw the movie with me and enjoyed it as well. I would recommend you watch this movie before judging it.

• Fulfilled posted on 01 Mar 2009

  I am an avid film buff and every now and then I find great satisfaction from an unassumingly simple story...When the film ended, I heard myself say: I liked that! - and the main reason for that statement was the sheer ease of flow of the story.Albeit connoisseurs may find much to critique about the film, what I appreciated most was the absence of pretense and assumption on the part of the writer and director. It is an endearing glimpse into the lives of two friends, played brilliantly by both Kathy Bates and Alfree Woodard. Sanaa carried her role impeccably as the "unlikable character and Rockmond was perfectly vulnerable... Granted, the twists that tie it all together in the end may seem somewhat gratuitous and simplistic but the truth is that every now and then, a straight forward and simple story does the trick... Again, the friendship between the two women is what remains highlighted in my mind and I am happy to give this director the kudos that are well due. Well done.

• Tyler Brings It posted on 23 Feb 2009

  The movie was enjoyable. Tyler has a knack for making dramedies in a soap opera-like fashion but I don't mind, as long as its a good story and good actors the soapish feel shouldn't matter. It is so good to see our black actors working and Tyler Perry is a great catalyst for this!The Good: The actors. Sanaa, Cole, Alfre, Robin, Taraji and Kathy are pitch perfect. Tyler is getting better as an actor.The OK: The Plot was pretty good. I would have liked it tightened up and a little bit more edge but it was good. The Alfre Kathy trip for me was inconsequential.The Bad: Nothing really bad but some of the stuff was a little hard to swallow like the "party" scene and two characters disappearing for a rendezvous. Why then Why there? Also the money in the bank account. Trust me there are more ways to hide that!

• Tyler Did it Again posted on 17 Feb 2009

  Pure GOLD ... TPS has struck GOLD AGAIN ..., Tyler Perry has become one of my favorite actors / directors. He seems to, "get" what women feel / know and what we, as humans ahould always remember, that to treat strangers with respect as they may be angels in disguise.Charlotte ( Kathy Bates ) and Alice ( Alfre Woodard ) have been friends for over 30 years. Charlotte is a rich woman and Alice is a middle class woman, yet their friendship has thrived for so many years. I have to say that if Anyone is Blessed to have a friend as wonderful as Alice, God has Blessed them, cause not too many people come around like her that keep you grounded and love you no matter what.I didn't like Andrea ( Alice's daughter ) at all when I first was introduced to her. To me, she was a spoiled, spiteful woman who had major issues with Charlotte and why her mom was allowing Charlotte to pay for her wedding. She was still dislikable through almost all the movie to me.This movie has a wonderful way of making a person thankful for those that love them, for enjoying the life one has been Blessed with, and making the most of kindness to others. As with most Tyler Perry movies, I can not praise them enough for the messages and entertainment value he provides. You'll sit and watch this to enjoy a movie, but you will also feel your heart and conscience get bigger, just like the grinch in the Dr. Suess story did.

• Mediocre 'Lifetime'-type movie posted on 05 Feb 2009

  Tyler needs to learn less is more. 'Prey' weighs in at nearly two hours and could have used a major tweaking in the editing room. I felt as if I was being held hostage to Mr. Perry's typical rah-rah script where all the evil doers get theirs and the good people triumph. There is never any suspense and you can normally see the so-called 'oh my' moments a mile away.As a director and screen writer Tyler Perry needs to cut out the unnecessary crap he loads his movies with, tighten up the performances and PLEASE stay away from certain acts of violence that I found to be pandering to a certain segment of the audience.In closing, save your money and turn on Lifetime- they do these movies a lot better and you get commercial breaks so you escape to the bathroom and fridge.