The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

There are moments that feel comical, some horrific, and some downright inspiring but the tonal shifts hardly matter as the end results come to a film that's perfect for this time.

Actress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.

This is another fun improbable comedy from Tyler Perry. George (Eugene Levy) has been set up to run a fake charity investment scheme which launders money for the mob. He agrees to testify and along with his family is placed in a witness protection program which places them in Madea's home.The family suffers from low self-esteem. Barbara (Doris Roberts) is George's mother. She suffers from dementia and jungle fever. George is married to Kate (Denise Richards) his second wife who doesn't get along with Cindy (Danielle Campbell) the rebellious back talking daughter from George's first marriage. Howie (Devan Leos) is the proverbial overweight son.The film is funny throughout with a smattering of predictable laughs. Tom Arnold has a bit part in the beginning and Tyler Perry plays three roles. PARENTAL GUIDE: No f-bombs, n-words, sex, or nudity. Some minor sex humor, such as a play on words such as "hard" and Madea mentioning her stripping and prostitution days.

You wouldn't have been remiss if initially chalking this one up to yet another done-to-death clichéd run-of-the-mill black church gets saved from the brink of disaster mediocre comedy, if not for the main theme of Madea's Witness Protection. Then the subplot of the church being in a pinch becomes less consequential to the larger premise, serving only to bring the storyline full circle.The culture clash angle provided by the unwanted house guests Madea's paid to house, who've outstayed their welcome and tried Madea's patience, gives it mainstream appeal beyond (director and star) Tyler Perry's core fan base. Loved for her wit and strong spiritedness equaled by her moral convictions, Madea embodies the archetypal matriarchal figure in many African-American families.More than mildly amusing, it's still no surprise that it ends on a similar note with their house of worship—a major pillar and staple in the black community—getting spared from impending doom, thanks to Madea's quick thinking intervention. Black churches are a natural point of reference, central focus and source of inspiration for screenwriters, novelists and playwrights of color. And Hollywood, or in Perry's case, Georgia (where his studio is located), loves a clean finish unless there's a planned sequel in the offing or a prequel, given the huge potential profitability of movie franchises. Feeding our pop culture obsession, his blatant referencing of Titanic, the Golden Girls, the View, the Bates Motel in Psycho, the Jacksons, Tyra Banks and Bernie Madoff, peppered throughout the dialogue, make the movie relatable. Madea steals an idea right out of Ghost, taking a cue from Whoopi Goldberg's character in the film. And having co-starred in "Bringing Down the House", Eugene Levy is no stranger to working in predominantly black casts. There's a real talent to being funny without being offensive. And Perry's Madea wonderfully manages a good balance, which doesn't offend even while making light of sensitive topics like racism, bi-racial heritage, class snobbery, divorce, step-parenting and serious timely issues including the Ponzi scheme and crimes against the elderly...all done flippantly for the best affect. But the message comes through.Perry works it all into this, one of his better comical adventures: a light-hearted cautionary tale played strictly for laughs.

1st one wasn't funny... 2nd i switched off... 3rd i couldn't believe they made another ... why do they even bother making this rubbish?!?! it has been terrible since the first movie... how come these guys are still in business... do us all a favor and just stop PLEASE!!! nobody likes it and still why do you continue wasting our time... the trailers already show how bad its gonna be... my friends still watch it and tell me not to... the comments it gets are below average as well as the ratings on IMDb... doesn't that say enough... STOP IT NOW!!!! its really the worst of all the terrible movies i've seen and i've seen plenty but these are just to sad... so pretty please with a cherry on top go find a new source of inspiration or create a short movie where she dies in the most brutal ways you could think of then i might even consider watching it

I think most critics are too hard on Tyler Perry's films. Granted this wasn't the perfect film, but I still found more good than bad in it. There were some casting issues that have to be questioned. Do we really believe that someone that looks like Denise Richards would have the slightest interest in someone that looks like Eugene Levy? Madea was hilarious. Some folks have a problem because the character is based on ethnic stereotypes, but to me that is what makes the character funny, because she is an exaggeration of those stereotypes. It kind of reminds me of Blazing Saddles, which I didn't know until recently was co-written by Richard Pryor. Some folks just take themselves way too seriously.Madea putting the verbal smack-down on Cindy was great. I also like that they didn't load the film up with F-bombs like a large number of films these days do. The bit with Madea taking the bellboys $20 tip back, and giving him only 50 cents was a riot. The outtakes during the credits are even funnier than the movie.The drawbacks are that they do have some gags that are not funny. Eugene Levy plays pretty much the same character he always does. There is also a weird storyline between Madea's brother and the grandmother for the white family played by Doris Roberts, who sports her old Archie Bunker's Place hairdo in the film.