What's Done in the Dark... | List Price: $19.98
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Brand: Lions Gate
Binding: DVD
Release Date: 2008-02-12
What's Done In the Dark [Posted on 2008-08-28]
Awesome play but you really don't expect less from Tyler Perry. Great cast although some of the acting seemed a little over dramatic. And at times some of the dialogue used was not original. Overall great. Fan of Tyler Perry an dhis people and will be for time to come.
Mr. Brown Saved This Mess! [Posted on 2008-08-29]
The ONLY reason to see this play is because of Mr. Brown. (Okay, and maybe the cute doctor.)
Three reasons I didn't like What's Done in the Dark: The health infomercial preaching, partially recycled script, and Nurse Trudy.
I get it! I get it! Diabetes, AIDS, STDs, cancer, heart problems, and high blood pressure=bad. Early check-ups, eating right, exercise=good. But I didn't tune in for the heavy-handed health sermon that saturated the whole play and made me roll my eyes and say, "Ah. Here we go again!" It's the same reaction the character Mike had in Perry's movie Why Did I Get Married when Perry's character Terry started spouting the stats on AIDS/HIV cases. It's so blatant that it takes you out of the movie/play, though well-meaning it may seem. Subtlety is thy friend! I know this play was set in a hospital, but that doesn't excuse the over-the-top health sermonizing.
Then there was the partially recycled plot. I don't know which came first, but those of us who saw the movie Meet the Browns will recognize Brenda's storyline. It was like watching a rerun.
Finally, there's Nurse Trudy. I've not seen D'atra Hicks in anything else, and maybe she's a good actress; but not here. It was overacting to the extreme. The growling and yelling just made no sense to me. Latrice Pace was a much better actress and was funny and realistic with a much more subdued performance.
As always, though, David Mann's Mr. Brown saved this Madea-less play. Tamala Mann and a few of the others who have been with Perry for some time showed that they had grown as performers and were quite good. Perhaps Hicks and some of the other first-timers will get there. For now, Mr. Brown was the funniest of the crew and saved this play from being a one-star performance (or no star, if I could do that). He also does a fantastic job in the bonus features, especially the final interview.
If your a Tyler Perry fan than buy it. [Posted on 2008-11-03]
I am a Tyler Perry fan so it was only natural to add this my collection. It's the usual TP stage fare. So if your a fan, then just buy it.
HAHAHA , VERY FUNNY YET GOSELP [Posted on 2008-12-02]
IT IS VERY FUNNY BUT A LOT OF SONGS, I TOOK OFF ONE STAR BECAUSE THERE IS A LOT OF SONGS BUT IT STILL FUNNY THAT I REALLY DO ENJOYING. BUT I STILL WISH IT WENT ON LONGER SO I COULD SEE WHAT HAPPEN WHEN A MAN KISSED HER IN THE END. MR. BROWN WAS FUNNIER OF THE ALL THAT GOT ME FALL OFF , ON THE FLOOR AND LAUGHED HARD. MY FAMILY ASKED IF I WAS OKAY? BUT IT AIN'T BAD AS "MADEA'S CLASS REUNION" IF U ASKED THAT HAS MORE SONGS. THEY ARE THE WORSE ONE THAT HAS A LOT OF SONGS THAN THIS ONE . THIS MOVIE IS HAVING ONLY PROBABLY 3 OR 5 SONGS BUT IT REALLY ARE SO BEAUTIFUL . I ONLY BOUGHT IT IN A USED SECTION...IT WAS RECORDED LIKE A NEW! IT IS BECAUSE i ORDERED FOR IT TO BE USED THAT IS LIKE NEW , SO FOR A LOWER PRICE BE SURE TO ORDER USED THAT IS LIKE NEW OR GOOD. IT WILL WORK GOOD! NO SCRATCH! NOTHING! FRONTCOVER ON DVD LOOKS PREFECTLY NEW!
A disappointing show. Over-the-top "ghetto" [Posted on 2008-12-11]
I love Tyler Perry's work and finally broke down to buy this video last week-end.
What I liked:
Mr. Brown was OVER THE TOP! I laughed so hard at some of the scenes I had trouble going to sleep that evening. I mean crazy laughing. "Doc, you really need to make something of yourself."
Christian Keyes (is he for real???) and Brian Gentiles are...how shall I put it? Great to observe (of course, I mean their ACTING talents!)
The young nurse (sorry, I can't remember her name) and the older nurse (whose son played basketball) and Tamela Mann were all good, too.
What I couldn't stand (and why I won't share the movie with my family):
D'atra Hicks' character was terrible. Her hair, costuming, etc. were unfavorable, to put it mildly. Her silly, loud and obnoxious style were uncomfortable to watch. (What a difference from her skills in Madea's Family Reunion!?) Her chasing of the doctor was degrading and again, really hard to watch. (That couple was 100% unbelievable. There's NO WAY a fine, nice, successful doctor would take that type of woman anywhere -- not even for coffee. Sorry.) I agree with another reviewer, this is not typical of Tyler Perry's style. It is more typical of those low-budget plays (I would never go see.) Sorry, D'atra, but this one was not good (and I'm trying not to be too hard on you.)
I also had a problem with all of the story lines going on that didn't make sense. The high schooler going into the NBA after being shot, the overt affair going on & the wife's attitude, the cheating wife whose husband takes her right back, etc. -- it just didn't work for me.
Also, I'm not trying to be mean, but 90% of the women are extremely over weight in the play. That's a negative health issue in itself. The women are all pretty, but unhealthy. What message does that send?
Overall, I'll probably keep the movie (I'll watch the Mr. Brown scenes when I need a pick-me-up!) but I hope the next play (and I enjoy his plays more than any other thing he does. I've never been to them personally, but I love them (and I DON'T buy boot leg anything!)
P.S. One of my all-time favorite movies (of all-time but didn't I already say that?) is: Madea Goes to Jail (stage play.) LOVE IT! (Play versions of Madea's Family Reunion and I Can Do Bad All By Myself coming in right after.)
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