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The Family That Preys

Overview

Genre :

Drama, Comedy

Release Date :

September 12, 2008

MPAA Rating :

PG-13

Director :

Tyler Perry

Starring :

Tyler Perry, Sanaa Lathan, Kathy Bates, Alfre Woodard, Rockmond Dunbar, Damien Leake, Jeff Rose

REVIEWS RATE:  Critics  Not quite bad, but it's not recommended either.    Readers  5 of 5 [Rate It]

2 of 5

“..should be the worst movie of the year..”
by Josh Tyler [CinemaBlend]
2 of 5

“..most cinematically polished production to date..”
by Roger Moore [Orlando Sentinel]
“..mixture of soap opera, humor and heart-filled homilies..”
by Stephen Farber [Hollywood Reporter]
Review rate : B-

“..entertaining..”
by Luke Y. Thompson [E! Online]
“..cramming enough..”
by Peter Debruge [Variety]
Review rate : D-

“..a southern-fried melodrama, frosted with overbearing performances, low-budget production polish, and obscene displays of artistic and moral ineptness..”
by Brian Orndorf [BrianOrndorf.com]
2 of 4
Reviewed by Prairie Miller [NewsBlaze]
Reviewed by Stephen Holden [NY Times]

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