Tyler Perry's Diary of a Mad Black Woman

A woman has to learn how to love and trust men all over again in this comedy drama. Helen McCarter (Kimberly Elise) would seem to have it all -- she's been married for 18 years to Charles (Steve Harris), and over the course of their time together, he's become one of Atlanta's most successful ...more

Following in the footsteps of comics like Eddie Murphy and Martin Lawrence, Tyler Perry does the multi-character, cross-dressing routine in Diary of a Mad Black Woman, the film version of his successful play. But that's where the comparison ends. Perry's got a lot more on his mind than latex laughs, as the film delves into several incongruous genres: the touching romance, the vengeance film, even the religious allegory. Straight comedy might have been the ticket to a better box office, but ...more