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Meet the Browns

Overview

Genre :

Comedy, Drama

Release Date :

March 21, 2008

MPAA Rating :

PG-13

Director :

Tyler Perry

Starring :

Angela Bassett, Jenifer Lewis, David Mann, Tyler Perry, Rick Fox, Lamman Rucker, Sofia Vergara, Lance Gross, Margaret Avery, Tamela J. Mann

REVIEWS RATE:  Critics  Not quite bad, but it's not recommended either.    Readers  4 of 5 [Rate It]

Review rate : D

“..This modern fairy tale proves to be a little hackneyed and bland..”
by Tenley Woodman [Boston Herald]
2 of 4

“..feels like a 1970s tv movie..”
by Elizabeth Weitzman [NY Daily News]
1 of 5

“..a sloppy, slapdash dramedy..”
by Roger Moore [Orlando Sentinel]
“..a mixture of moralism and forgiveness, semibawdy humor and cautionary drama, mockery and affection..”
by A.O. Scott [NY Times]
Review rate : D+

“.."Meet the Browns" is a stinker, but at this point, it's like yelling at a brick wall..”
by Brian Orndorf [FilmJerk.com]
2.5 of 4
Reviewed by Philip Marchand [Toronto Star]
Review rate : D+
Reviewed by James Diers [E! Online]
2 of 4
Reviewed by Ed Gonzalez [Slant Magazine]
2 of 4
Reviewed by Steven Rea [Philadelphia Inquirer]
2 of 4
Reviewed by Chris Knight [National Post]
2 of 4
Reviewed by Jan Stuart [Newsday]
2 of 4
Reviewed by Glenn Whipp [LA Daily News]
Reviewed by Joe Leydon [Variety]

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