Angela Bassett,
Rick Fox,
Margaret Avery,
Frankie Faison,
Jenifer Lewis
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Prolific playwright Tyler Perry adapts his popular stage play of the same name in this family-oriented comedy concerning a desperate mother who connects with the family she never knew. Brenda is a sin... read more
Directed by: Tyler Perry
Release Date: March 21, 2008
Keywords:
family,
tyler perry,
angela bassett,
perry movie,
rick fox,
Tyler Perry ,
Angela Bassett ,
Rick Fox ,
Jenifer Lewis
DVD Release Date: July 1, 2008
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October 22, 2011Meet the Browns is another Tyler Perry film that seems to be so dramatic that people thinks its amazing, but it was just ok for me, its got good acting and an pretty good storyline, but overall it was just an ok movie for me.
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July 7, 2008Meet The Browns is yet another good film from Tyler Perry. I love the Tyler Perry films with Madea...you can always count on quality and a good message. I love Angela Bassett whom shines as a single working mother in Chicago of 3 children. No assistance and getting into some fina... read more
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December 2, 2011Meet the Browns is another Tyler Perry film that seems to be so dramatic that people thinks its amazing, but it was just ok for me, its got good acting and an pretty good storyline, but overall it was just an ok movie for me.
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August 13, 2010Once an auteur reaches a certain plateau of unmitigated success, there comes the double-edged sword of creative freedom. While this rare privilege grants a few artists the Holy Grail of moviemaking known as ?final cut,? it also means that they will probably not hear the word ?no?... read more
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June 10, 2011This is another movie from Tyler Perry that is funny, sweet, and makes everything brighter. Just because the story is completely impossible doesn't change the fact that you hope it could become reality. Madea's police chase scene and arrest were amazing.
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April 22, 2010Like most of Tyler Perry's movies I did enjoy it, but it's not my favorite movies of Perry's. It felt too melodramatic at some parts of the movie and it sometimes felt forced. I would choose "Why Did I Get Married?" as his best so far.
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February 21, 2010It's not the best film Perry has ever done, yet was able to capture a story of a family going through rough times.
Some how Perry can always get it right with his would, but for the actor David Mann, he seems to bring the film downward spill and make it less enjoyable with his an... read more -
September 12, 2009Yet again another Tyler Perry movie that I absolutely loved. I don't think he can make a horrible movie...ever. I was a little sad to see that Madea wasn't in this a lot considering Cora is her's and Mr. Brown's daughter, but what little she was in it, made it absolutely hilariou... read more
Critic Reviews
March 26, 2008
Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly
March 25, 2008
Aaron Hillis, Village Voice
Unlike Diary, the drama here is buoyant enough to handle the contrast of its too-silly slapstick. Full Review
March 24, 2008
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com
Meet the Browns is packed with raucous dinner-table banter and broad double takes; sometimes the gags are funny, but usually they're just trying too hard. Full Review
March 24, 2008
Desson Thomson, Washington Post
To appreciate Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns, there's really only one requirement: Loosen up. Full Review
March 24, 2008
Peter Hartlaub, San Francisco Chronicle
There are a few laughs and some touching moments, but nothing you couldn't get by watching episodes of Good Times and Little House on the Prairie back to back. Full Review
March 24, 2008
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel
Whatever progress the man was making, Browns is a Madea-sized big fat step backward. Full Review
March 24, 2008
Jan Stuart, Newsday
Meet the Browns is saddled with the usual quotient of phony snafus and entanglements that are easily untangled. Full Review
March 24, 2008
Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News
Eventually something's got to give, and the slapdash feel of Meet the Browns hints that [Perry] might need to give himself a break. Full Review
March 24, 2008
Jason Anderson, Globe and Mail
While Bassett's performance deserves a better forum than Perry can provide, she gives his latest movie a sense of dignity its predecessors lacked. Full Review
March 24, 2008
Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times
An adaptation of one of his stage plays, Meet the Browns gives off the distinct feeling that Perry is treading water or at the very least is content to satisfy his audience with the minimum. Full Review
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