While Perry is still preaching to the already converted, I Can Do Bad All By Myself confirms that he's finally figured out how to turn said sermonizing into a far more mainstream experience.
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09/11/09
Tyler Perry's I Can Do Bad All By Myself (2009)
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Reviews Counted:37
Fresh:23
Rotten:14
Average Rating:5.9/10
Consensus: Though somewhat formulaic and predictable, Perry succeeds in mixing broad humor with sincere sentimentality to palatable effect.
Theatrical Release:Sep 11, 2009 Wide
Box Office: $51,697,449
Synopsis: When Madea, America’s favorite pistol-packing grandma, catches sixteen-year-old Jennifer and her two younger brothers looting her home, she decides to take matters into her own hands and delivers... [More]
Starring: Tyler Perry, Taraji P. Henson, Adam Rodriguez, Brian White
Director: Tyler Perry
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Reviews for Tyler Perry's I Can Do Bad All By Myself
Though no one would cite him for the cinematic qualities of his visually pedestrian films, Perry is a master conductor of emotions.
09/14/09
Top CriticContrived, sentimental, tonally bipolar, and as predictable as clockwork, this latest from chitlin' circuit impressario Tyler Perry is just a fat slab of ecstatic entertainment.
10/02/09
Like a chef who keeps making the same recipe over and over, Tyler Perry has found his strength and he's sticking to it.
09/11/09
Tyler Perry does good all by himself, but having Henson on board helps.
09/15/09
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09/11/09
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10/01/09
Despite a plot that’s arguably Perry’s most predictable, I Can Do Bad All By Myself is genuinely affecting when the gospel spirit takes hold and is a marked improvement over his last two pieces of moral burlesque.
09/11/09
Perry sticks to his storytelling principles, doing what he does so well.
09/18/09
A pleasant, if predictable morality play offering a litany of teachable moments certain to resonate with the Born Again demographic.
09/13/09
Newcomers willing to go along for the ride may be surprised at how good it feels to be spoonfed all this hope and love.
09/11/09
I Can Do Bad All By Myself may not be a model of tonal restraint, but it's well acted, it's funny, the music is phenomenal, and the religion is sincere.
09/21/09
Perry plugs into the primal power of gospel, blues, soul, and the black church in ways that make Bad far more affecting than it has any right to be.
09/11/09
Mr. Perry has his moviemaking machine running smoothly, which is to say somewhat predictably.
09/14/09
The songs and Henson's sensitive portrayal of the woman who has neglected herself and her home keep us involved.
09/13/09
There are absolutely no surprises in store, plot-wise, though Perry's approach has always been to rework familiar narrative conventions in such a way as to reaffirm key values.
09/11/09
With makeover maven Tyler's repeat reincarnation of Madea/Joe all by himself, the film's got humor, heart and the euphoric musical infusion of a soulful diva or two. But can we save those mandatory raucous religious screamfests for Sunday church already.
09/12/09
It is easy to knock the Tyler Perry formula, but you have to give the man credit: He knows how to create meaty roles for women.
09/15/09
Top CriticI Can Do Bad acknowledges Madea's flaws with loving scrutiny, and doesn't require approval of her more selfish attributes.
09/12/09
Unashamedly fond of mixing messages of vengeance and piety, Perry nevertheless manages to reduce the tonal whiplash, so that this newest entry glides a little more easily from broad laughs to teary anguish and finally sweeping uplift.
09/14/09
Top CriticLatest News for Tyler Perry's I Can Do Bad All By Myself
September 13, 2009:
Box Office Guru Wrapup: Tyler Perry Does Good All By Himself
This weekend Tyler Perry ruled the charts once again as fans flocked to North American multiplexes for his latest film I Can Do Bad All By Myself which gave the filmmaker his... More...
September 10, 2009:
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July 21, 2009:
Official Trailer with with Tyler Perry, Taraji P. Henson, Mary J. Blige, Hope Olaide Wilson, Brian White, Kwesi Nii-Lante Boakye, Frederick Siglar, Gladys Knight, Marvin Winans, and Adam Rodriguez 
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