The fact that this movie has 3.8 out of ten stars is laughable. That would indicate that many people gave this 1 star meaning it is the worst they have ever seen. I mean Slasher films with 9 sequels have higher ratings than this! I guess people hate moralistic stories. People say that it is too "Preachy?" This wasn't Tyler Perry's first movie and anyone who watched it knew what they were getting into. I think people purposely watch movies they KNOW they will hate in order to bash them. Very good movie, it gets your emotions going and has a great message. Madea is as hilarious as ever. Worth the watch. Maybe not the greatest movie you will ever see, but that can be said of a lot of movies.

"I Can Do Bad All by Myself" is one of Tyler Perry's latest movies that débuted in theaters on September 11, 2009. I don't know why the rating for this film is a 2.8 out of a 10. I give this movie a 10. I thought it was absolutely wonderful. There is just the right amount of comedy (from Madea) and drama from the situations to make this movie a perfect 10. The storyline is about three siblings; Hope Wilson as Jennifer, Kwesi Boakye as Manny, and Frederick Siglar as Byron, of a deceased crack addict who now live with their grandmother, Mama Rose. The children break into Madea's house; Madea is played by the amazingly talented actor/producer/director, Tyler Perry. Instead of calling the police, Madea decides to take matters into her own hands and teach the children a lesson. Madea takes them to their "auntie" April's house. April played by Taraji Henson, is a self centered night club singer that drinks a lot, and is having an affair with a married man, Randy, as Brian White. April nor Randy like kids, and neither of them want Jennifer, Manny, nor Byron around. Sandino who is the handsome and very talented Adam Rodriguez, shows up at the church just down the street from April's house. Sandino is a handy-man that moves into April's house and agrees to fix it up in exchange for room and board. Sandino tries to get April to open her heart, not only for her niece and nephews, but for a chance for her to find true love. Although not a true story, it is a very touching story. In watching the movie, you can just really get into it and feel the emotion of the actors/actresses. You can really feel the hurt and pain the children are going through. Madea also tries to provide inspiration to the kids, but it's in her own special "Madea" way. She tries to make Jennifer feel better about herself, and make her feel like she is a special person and has a reason to keep going. Madea just has a funny way of portraying her inspirational message. But this is what makes the movie part comedy. The scenes that have Madea are the scenes that "lighten" up the movie, poke fun, and just make you laugh until you want to cry. I am a huge Tyler Perry fan, so I look forward to the scenes with Madea in them. You never know what she is going to come up with next. The way she says things just cracks you up. She always pronounces words incorrectly, but she thinks it's correct. That's what makes it even funnier. Madea and Joe (also played by Tyler Perry) are always getting into arguments. It's amazing how cutting edge technology can portray Madea and Joe in the same scenes talking (fussing mostly) with each other, when it's actually the same person playing both characters. If you did not know that Tyler was playing the role of both characters, you would never be able to tell it from the movie because the transitions and such are so smooth. It really looks like two different characters carrying on a conversation. There are also two scenes at the end where the lighting just makes those particular scenes. I can't give too much information or it will spoil it for you. But there is a scene at the end that is a very emotional scene so the lighting is very dim to intensify the effect of the emotions flying high. That scene transitions into another scene that is a happy, joyous occasion in which the lighting is bright with vibrant colors. This helps change the mood from the intense emotional scene to the happy joyous scene. Does April have a change of heart toward the children, or does she continue down her current path of destruction? I guess you will have to watch the movie to find out!

This movie was definitely the poorest of the Tyler Perry movies that I have seen. If it were anyone else's movie, I would have given it a much lower rating. However, there are definitely some laugh-out-loud moments and the positive message is, as always, so great that those two things warrant the 5/10 rating.Ironically, I don't think that I would ever say that I was glad to watch a movie that I think is worthy of only 5/10. However, because Perry's message is so positive and because it does have some very funny moments, I think the movie is worth watching even if the movie itself is rather poor.

I am a masochist. That is why I am trying to see all the movies from Harry Medved's book "The 50 Worst Films of All Time" as well as all of the Bottom 100 from IMDb. Masochism is the only thing that would explain it. However, in my strange quest to see the best of the worst, I have occasionally run across some films that seem to have been included in the lists and you can't understand why. This is the case with I CAN DO BAD ALL BY MYSELF. Why is this film so hated that it made this IMDb list? To quote Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway, "Where is the love?".Now I am NOT saying that this is a perfect film--there are two major problems that negatively impact this film. But, the film has so many wonderful moments--so much good acting and excellent writing that I am just baffled at the negative reviews. Let's talk about the two main problems. Tyler Perry apparently plays the comedic Madea character in all his films. However here, this character seems amazingly out of place in this ultra-serious drama. A little less Madea would have helped the film maintain a tighter focus. The second problem is that while the singing was all very high quality, there just seemed to be too much. Less singing and less Madea would have left more time for character development.What I really liked, though was the great story--at least once you got to it. Three kids are caught stealing in Madea's home. You soon learn that they are doing this because they are hungry. Their grandmother (who they live with) has disappeared and they chose a stupid way to deal with this. Madea takes pity on them--feeding them and taking them to their Aunt's house. The problem, however, is that the Aunt is a total mess--and one of the most selfish characters you've ever seen. Can all this work out successfully? Of course--that's a given. However, it's all handled very well and this one will most likely get you shedding some tears--so have some Kleenex handy. The acting was superb and the story very involving.Overall, a wonderful film that could have been more wonderful. Still, it's well worth seeing and is a good film for older kids--even if the language is sometimes rough and there is a brief (but appropriate) nude scene. This is because the message is awfully good--though I could imagine some finding it all a bit heavy-handed (I know I didn't).By the way, I am a middle-aged White guy. Tyler Perry movies are apparently NOT just for African-American audiences!