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Don't listen to the negative reviews

This story has more twists and turns than a second-rate soap opera.

I don't think I laughed the whole time. Why was David Alan Grier WASTED in this travesty of a film? I like the storyline and even the actors but this movie just did not work for me at all. I only watched it to the end in hopes that it would get better but it never did. It was pretty predictable and drawn out and then the ending was rushed. I would have loved to give some spoilers but I couldn't think of anything worth telling. Just a sad hot mess of a story. Kerry Washington is not my favorite and in this movie she did not shine at all. There was no chemistry between her and her "boyfriend". She didn't even pretend to like him well. I would not recommend this to anyone.

Wade Walker (Craig Robinson) is madly in love with girlfriend Grace Peeples (Kerry Washington) He wants to propose, but Grace is heading out for the annual Peeples reunion with her family. Wade is rather suspicious about things, and decides to crash the party. Wade immediately gets off on the wrong foot with Grace's dad (David Alan Grier)Come on Tyler Perry, you're better than this. His films always have people divided in half, but this just screams unoriginality. I couldn't help but pine for Meet the Parents when watching this movie, which this movie blatantly tries to emulate. Craig Robinson is essentially Ben Stiller, while David Alain Grier is Robert DeNiro. Even the brother Simon Peeples (Tyler James Williams) is Jon Abrahams from Meet the Parents. I don't mind homage, or a tribute, but put some effort in! I didn't laugh once during this movie. It surprisingly refrains from crudity a lot of the time, but I was so appalled at the lack of originality. Meet the Parents wasn't perfect, but at least it was funny. Craig Robinson doesn't have enough charisma to get this movie over the hump. He isn't a good enough actor to be convincing in the emotional scenes, and he's not funny enough to command the attention of yours truly. I felt no sympathy for him what so ever. I know Craig has his fans, but to me he's just another unfunny comedic guy to make it big in Hollywood. Kerry Washington is much better than the material deserves. She's gorgeous, and a good actress to boot. David Alan Grier tries to do a DeNiro to no avail. He's very serious for most of the duration, with a few goofy scenes here and there. I didn't like him at all. Final Thoughts: Watch Meet the Parents, and leave this one be. Those that think I'm being unfair by calling it a rip-off have every right to think that. But watch it for yourself. You can't help but notice it! 3/10

Tyler Perry Presents PeeplesWhen meeting your girlfriend's family for the first time, it's important to establish dominance early by shanking the patriarch.Unfortunately, the bewildered beau in this comedy didn't stab the dad.Slighted that his girlfriend Grace (Kerry Washington) didn't invite him up to the Hamptons for her family reunion, Wade (Craig Robinson) surprises her by showing up.Welcomed by her mother (Diahann Carroll), a former singer, Grace's sister (Kali Hawk), a secret lesbian, and her brother (Tyler James Williams), a wannabe rock star, Wade's only holdout is her father (David Alan Grier).What's worse, everything he does to impress Mr. Peeples ends up an unmitigated disaster.A blatant and woefully unfunny rip-off of Meet the Parents, Peeples is perforated with Tyler Perry's brand of dime store family psychology and preachy principles.Besides, if your girlfriend can afford the Hamptons, the real family member you have to win over is the nanny.Red Lightvidiotreviews.blogspot.com

I have no idea why people are giving this movie a bad review. It was light, amusing, and very entertaining. Finally a movie in which black people are like the black people I know. Professionals, that all use correct English, that are middle to upper middle class and have their own funny quirks. No the movie wasn't seeking the cheap laughs from portraying African Americans in the typical Hollywood skewed context. None of the black women "went off" or did the whole neck thingy. No one was selling drugs or eating fried chicken or living in the hood. If you have any experience with African Americans like the ones portrayed here then you will enjoy the movie. If you want every African American movie to follow the stereotypical blue print that it seems directors and production houses insist upon promulgating then you might not. Excellent, smart, well written and completely undeserving of that 3.8 rating.