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This page contains reviews for the 2008 movie, Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns, which is a film adaptation of a 2004 play by Tyler Perry.
Meet the Browns tells the story of a struggling single mother of three from Chicago, who receives a letter informing her of the death of her father. She decides to go to the funeral in Georgia and upon doing so meets a family she never knew she had.
The film received mostly unfavorable reviews, with a 30% freshness rating on Rotten Tomatoes and a 45% metascore on Metacritic
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Fast Facts
- Release date: March 21, 2008
- Starring: Tyler Perry, Angela Bassett, Sofia Vergara, David Mann, and Tamela Mann
- Director/Producer/Writer: Tyler Perry
- MPAA Rating: PG-13
- Distributor: Lionsgate
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- "The film demonstrates all too vividly its creator's penchant for soap opera-style melodramatics, absurdly broad comedy and offensively stereotypical characterizations..." — The Hollywood Reporter
- "His films are hardly realistic, but they aren't exercises in pure escapism either. They offer comic relief and moral correction." — The New York Times
- "Gives off the distinct feeling that Perry is treading water or at the very least is content to satisfy his audience with the minimum." — LA Times
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Meet the Browns Reviews
- Variety: Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns Review
- "...Angela Bassett brings a welcome counterbalance of emotional truth and artful precision to her performance..."
- The Hollywood Reporter: Meet the Browns Review
- "The film demonstrates all too vividly its creator's penchant for soap opera-style melodramatics, absurdly broad comedy and offensively stereotypical characterizations..."
- The New York Times: Meet the Browns Review
- "His films are hardly realistic, but they aren't exercises in pure escapism either. They offer comic relief and moral correction."
- Los Angeles Times: Review: Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns
- "gives off the distinct feeling that Perry is treading water or at the very least is content to satisfy his audience with the minimum."
- Toronto Star (2.5/4): Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns: Perry True to His Formula
- "It would take a stony critic, however, to dismiss entirely the movie's tribute to the virtues of perseverance and generosity."
- Daily News (2/4): Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns is a Bit of a Letdown
- "There are things to like about Perry's latest effort, but it's an obvious step backwards. Less polished than his recent films and not as much fun as his earlier works..."
- Slant (2/4): Meet the Browns Review
- "With Meet the Browns, we now know that a good performance can temper the broadness of Perry's dramatic strokes, but I still await the genius that can save us from his shrill sense of humor."
- San Jose Mercury News: Don't Meet the Browns
- "a holding-pattern movie for a filmmaker whose skills and ambition seemed to be growing, movie by movie, even if the films all fit the same pandering, female-empowerment formula."
- Blackvoices: Meet the Browns Review
- "...not as multi-layered and spiritual uplifting as the previous films, but it will still appeal to his usual fan base."
- Variety: Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns Review
