Madea is back again!!! (and I'm not excited). In Madea's Witness Protection, a Wallstreet investment banker named George Needleman (Eugene Levy) and his family are forced to go into the witness protection program after George is set up to taking the blame for the Ponzi-scheme that his company has been partaking in. George, his wife Kate (Denise Richards), his two kids, and his senile mother (Doris Roberts) are brought to Madea's house by Brian, Madea's nephew who is a prosecutor trying to keep George and his family safe. Madea and the Needleman's clash right from the get go and many times after.
There are plenty of racial stereotypes and race-based jokes in this film that I think go to far and are not funny. This film makes the Needlemans, a white family, look snobby and uptight and Madea look completely illiterate, calling "yoga" "yoda" and "wi-fi" "waffle". And like Eddie Murphy before him, we get too much Tyler Perry in this film. He is dressed up again as Madea and Madea's brother Joe, and is more recognizable as Brian. As Madea, Perry is fast talking and become obnoxious before the movie even hits the midway point. Unfortunately, I feel bad for Eugene Levy for having to resort to doing this movie. From Armed and Dangerous to the American Pie movies, he has always been memorable in all of his roles, but this is a role I will try to forget. For a comedy, there are not too many funny parts in this film, the best scene deals with Joe and George's mother discussing a possible history that they might have had many years ago. But, 95% of the time the jokes are just not funny. Does anybody else think that Tyler Perry should just stop now before he embarrasses himself even more? While some of the earlier Madea movies were decent, they have gradually gone downhill with this one at the bottom.
...AND SIMPLY PUT SKIP IT. D
Cast: Tyler Perry, Eugene Levy, Romeo Miller, Denise Richards, Doris Roberts, Devan Leos, Tom Arnold, Danielle Campbell
Director: Tyler Perry
Rating: PG-13 for some crude sexual remarks and brief drug references
Madea's Witness Protection is Now Available on BLU-RAY and DVD.
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