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'Diary of a Mad Black Woman'

If you're already a fan of Tyler Perry's work, you'll enjoy this film version of his popular play about a good wife (Kimberly Elise) who learns how to cope on her own and finds her faith renewed after being kicked around and then kicked out of the house by her selfish husband (Steve Harris). Those unfamiliar with Perry's stage gospel plays may find the movie's broad style and its abrupt transitions from high melodrama to low-comedy shenanigans jarring. Either way, Perry in drag is hilarious as a pistol-toting, potty-mouthed old woman — a cross between Dame Edna and any given Klump. Read the full Review

TO SUM UP
On the eve of Helen's 18th wedding anniversary, her perfect life begins to crumble when her husband announces that he wants a divorce.

FILM FACTS ...
Lions Gate Films
'Diary of a Mad Black Woman'

Director: Darren Grant
Starring: Kimberly Elise, Shemar Moore and Tyler Perry
Run time: 116 minutes
Release date: Feb. 25, 2005
Rating: PG-13 for drug content, thematic elements, crude sexual references and some violence
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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: C+
"The movie's message ... doesn't always make an easy fit with the often-profane humor or the overblown soap-operalike plot. "

Palm Beach Post - Flick Chick
"Diary benefits from the importance of being earnest. "


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