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TYLER PERRY'S MADEA GOES TO JAILMovie Reviews
Comedy featuring Tyler Perry's mischief-prone Madea in jail, where she befriends and reforms a prostitute named Candy. Cast:Tyler Perry, Keshia Knight Pulliam, Derek Luke, Tamela Mann, David MannDirector:Tyler PerryRelease Date:February 20, 2009DVD Release:June 16, 2009From:LionsgateRating:PG-13Length:1 hr 43 min
JUNE 16, 2009
Tyler Perry's Madea Goes To Jail, Moderate Reviews
Tyler Perry's Madea Goes To Jail played to moderate reviews. • Elizabeth Weitzman wrote in the New York Daily News, "Perry only really cuts loose when he dons Madea's housecoat, turning her into a devilishly funny voice of reason.... the movie tenses up when she's offscreen..." • And Tom Meek wrote in the Boston Phoenix, "Perry does score plenty of laughs in his tent dress..." More Reviews Below...
Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly: MODERATE(cg) "...lives up to the mischief promised by its title.... Most of it is devoted to the weary, mirthless saga of an attorney (Derek Luke) out to save a former college chum..."(See all of Owen Gleiberman's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 121 words, 02/20/09
Claudia Puig, USA Today: MODERATE(cg) "...at its best when focused on the mouthy matriarch (Tyler Perry in drag) and falters during a hokey melodrama about life on the streets."(See all of Claudia Puig's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 399 words, 03/04/09
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (8 Reviews)
A.O. Scott, New York Times: GOOD "...both satisfying and frustrating... Mr. Perry dutifully gives his audience what it wants, but you can't help feeling that he might also have more to offer..."(See all of A.O. Scott's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 505 words, 02/21/09
Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "Perry only really cuts loose when he dons Madea's housecoat, turning her into a devilishly funny voice of reason.... the movie tenses up when she's offscreen..."(See all of Elizabeth Weitzman's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 399 words, 02/21/09
Sam Adams, Los Angeles Times/Chicago Tribune: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...if the movie is a mess, it's a purposeful mess, cannily, if not artfully, pushing all the right buttons to ensure Perry will be back for another round."(See all of Sam Adams's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 375 words, 02/21/09
Rafer Guzman, New York Newsday: WEAK(cg) "...it doesn't add up to a whole movie.... the film flip-flops schizophrenically and without warning between broad slapstick and tear-streaked melodrama."(See all of Rafer Guzman's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 345 words, 02/21/09
Radheyan Simonpillai, Toronto Now: WEAK(cg) "When this lead-footed drama gets too corny - and that happens a lot - Perry bails out to check in on Madea, who's like the afterthought that became the movie."(See all of Radheyan Simonpillai's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 128 words, 02/23/09
KEY CITIES (4 Reviews)
Philip Kennicott, Washington Post: EXCELLENT(cg) "...add Madea into the mix, and Perry's dramas take a strange, postmodern twist, mixing genera and tone and leaving reality in uncertain circumstances."(See all of Philip Kennicott's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 1,118 words, 02/21/09
Bill Goodykoontz, Arizona Republic: WEAK(cg) "...tries to combine his outrageous, mouthy character Madea with a heartfelt, if unlikely, love story, and the results make both ingredients less than satisfying."(See all of Bill Goodykoontz's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 434 words, 02/21/09
Wesley Morris, Boston Globe: MODERATE(cg) "It takes almost an hour and a half to get her there (Perry's movies have daytime-television pacing), and, predictably enough, she does not go quietly."(See all of Wesley Morris's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 610 words, 02/21/09
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel: WEAK(cg) "...the first Madea film that didn't feel all-embracing. At least he gave one nasty Georgia white lady the best put-down of the big and beefy Mad Black Woman."(See all of Roger Moore's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 686 words, 02/21/09
Tom Meek, Boston Phoenix: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "Perry does score plenty of laughs in his tent dress, and the members of 'The View' and 'Dr. Phil' kick in as comic accomplices."(See all of Tom Meek's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 160 words, 02/26/09
Radheyan Simonpillai, Toronto Now: WEAK(cg) "When this lead-footed drama gets too corny - and that happens a lot - Perry bails out to check in on Madea, who's like the afterthought that became the movie."(See all of Radheyan Simonpillai's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 128 words, 02/23/09
HIGHBROW PRESS (2 Reviews)
A.O. Scott, New York Times: GOOD "...both satisfying and frustrating... Mr. Perry dutifully gives his audience what it wants, but you can't help feeling that he might also have more to offer..."(See all of A.O. Scott's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 505 words, 02/21/09
Sam Adams, Los Angeles Times: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...if the movie is a mess, it's a purposeful mess, cannily, if not artfully, pushing all the right buttons to ensure Perry will be back for another round."(See all of Sam Adams's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 375 words, 02/21/09
Kirk Honeycutt, Hollywood Reporter: FAIR "...from the do-anything-for-a-laugh school, without even the polish of the 'Three Stooges'... the melodrama evolves from rote characters and cliched situations."(See all of Kirk Honeycutt's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 567 words, 02/23/09
Sam Adams, Los Angeles Times: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...if the movie is a mess, it's a purposeful mess, cannily, if not artfully, pushing all the right buttons to ensure Perry will be back for another round."(See all of Sam Adams's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 375 words, 02/21/09
A.O. Scott, New York Times: GOOD "...both satisfying and frustrating... Mr. Perry dutifully gives his audience what it wants, but you can't help feeling that he might also have more to offer..."(See all of A.O. Scott's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 505 words, 02/21/09
12.5 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
Tyler Perry's Madea Goes To Jail's reviews are separated by an average 12.5 percentage points. The norm for this measure is 18.4 percentage points. Less than 18.4 indicates more consistent reviews; greater than 18.4 indicates more mixed reviews. In the chart below, each dot represents a review, with the dots at the top more positive than the dots at the bottom. From left to right, the dots represent reviews in big, bigger and biggest publications. Roll over each dot for more detail.
Tyler Perry's Madea Goes To Jail (18 reviews) Roll over dots for each review
Coverage:Tyler Perry's Madea Goes To Jail's reviews cover 26.4% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 7,641 words involume (average is 20,194 words). Length:The film's reviews average 424 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
Reviews Broke 3 Days After Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
Tyler Perry's Madea Goes To Jail's reviews on average broke 3 days after opening. Norm for this measure is 1.2 hours before. The chart below shows reviews on opening day and the days before and after opening; the left side is earlier and the right side is later. The red bars extending above the horizontal mid-line represent more positive reviews, and the red bars extending below represent more negative reviews. The white space/red bar in the middle is Tyler Perry's Madea Goes To Jail's opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
Tyler Perry's Madea Goes To Jail (18 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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