Box office deliverer Tyler Perry's new film “I Can Do Bad All By Myself,” in theaters now, is just the latest in his library of films that have transformed from already beloved stage plays into box office hits. It’s hard to tell if Perry’s films find a middle ground or a universal quality. It seems as though audiences either love them or they don’t. Each film follows a general storyline of struggle and redemption. When it comes to Perry's characters, there are people who are equally bad and good, unsure of which side to build on, some people who are just plain bad, some preaching, a change of heart and plenty of Madea, when you’re lucky.That might be what is so significant about Perry’s films. A talented director, writer/songwriter and actor, Perry’s fans don’t come to see his films in a search for such, sometimes pretentious notions – like to see his artistic progression or cinematography. They come for the story. For the characters. For the music. For the moment when the bad that resonates in a lot of us goes good, with a little help from some common sense, a not so subtle dose of religion and advice from a brazen, tell-it-like-it-ought-to-be woman in a big dress and with silver hair, a quick hand and a pistol in her purse.
Inside Mr. Perry's House
Inside Mr. Perry's House
Inside Mr. Perry's House
Box office deliverer Tyler Perry's new film “I Can Do Bad All By Myself,” in theaters now, is just the latest in his library of films that have transformed from already beloved stage plays into box office hits. It’s hard to tell if Perry’s films find a middle ground or a universal quality. It seems as though audiences either love them or they don’t. Each film follows a general storyline of struggle and redemption. When it comes to Perry's characters, there are people who are equally bad and good, unsure of which side to build on, some people who are just plain bad, some preaching, a change of heart and plenty of Madea, when you’re lucky.That might be what is so significant about Perry’s films. A talented director, writer/songwriter and actor, Perry’s fans don’t come to see his films in a search for such, sometimes pretentious notions – like to see his artistic progression or cinematography. They come for the story. For the characters. For the music. For the moment when the bad that resonates in a lot of us goes good, with a little help from some common sense, a not so subtle dose of religion and advice from a brazen, tell-it-like-it-ought-to-be woman in a big dress and with silver hair, a quick hand and a pistol in her purse.