Tyler
Perry's 'Madea's Tough Love'
(2014/Lionsgate DVD)
Picture:
C Sound: C Extras: C Main Program: C+
Madea
is back in her first animated movie. After too many run-ins with the
John-Q-Laws and po-po, Medea is sentenced to do community service in
her old neighbor to help clean up and 'straighten out' the unruly
kids in the hood. And while the law, the streets, and these kids are
tough, there is nothing as tough as Medea's tough love in Tyler
Perry's 'Madea's Tough Love'
(2014).
As
we know, Madea can face cops, gangsters and mobsters but she faces
her toughest challenge yet: teaching kids. As Madea tries to teach a
bunch of street kids manors, the kids rather just play and they soon
prove to be just as tricky as Madea herself, but when a when a
crooked politician threatens to destroy the community center where
the kids live, can Madea and the kids work together to win the city
wide Sports Day prize money to save their beloved building?
People
just love something about African American old ladies (even when it
is men disguised as them), as they are large and in charge. Madea is
the just your average no nonsense, smart talking, wise cracking,
tough as nails grandma who often have their own brand of justice,
hers. This animated film reminded me of the old 1970s/1980s style
animation such as Fat
Albert
or Scooby
Doo,
likely by design as Perry loves referencing pop culture from the
period.
The
simplicity of the anamorphically enhanced 1.78 X 1 image and lossy
Dolby Digital sound are a but weak as a result in combination, but
extras include Medea gets animated featurette, Madea's Storyboard
Comparison and trailers.
-
Ricky Chiang
