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Manufacturer: Lions Gate Starring: D'Atra Hicks, Chantell D. Christopher, Terrell Carter, Chandra Currelley-Young, Ryan Gentles Directed By: Tyler Perry
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Binding: DVD Brand: Lions Gate EAN: 0031398224518 Format: AC-3 Label: Lions Gate Manufacturer: Lions Gate Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Lions Gate Region Code: 1 Release Date: 2008-02-12 Running Time: 140 Studio: Lions Gate Theatrical Release Date: 2008
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Customer Rating:      Summary: HAHAHA , VERY FUNNY YET GOSELP Comment: IT IS VERY FUNNY BUT A LOT OF SONGS, I TOOK OFF ONE STAR BECAUSE THERE IS A LOT OF SONGS BUT IT STILL FUNNY THAT I REALLY DO ENJOYING. BUT I STILL WISH IT WENT ON LONGER SO I COULD SEE WHAT HAPPEN WHEN A MAN KISSED HER IN THE END. MR. BROWN WAS FUNNIER OF THE ALL THAT GOT ME FALL OFF , ON THE FLOOR AND LAUGHED HARD. MY FAMILY ASKED IF I WAS OKAY? BUT IT AIN'T BAD AS "MADEA'S CLASS REUNION" IF U ASKED THAT HAS MORE SONGS. THEY ARE THE WORSE ONE THAT HAS A LOT OF SONGS THAN THIS ONE . THIS MOVIE IS HAVING ONLY PROBABLY 3 OR 5 SONGS BUT IT REALLY ARE SO BEAUTIFUL . I ONLY BOUGHT IT IN A USED SECTION...IT WAS RECORDED LIKE A NEW! IT IS BECAUSE i ORDERED FOR IT TO BE USED THAT IS LIKE NEW , SO FOR A LOWER PRICE BE SURE TO ORDER USED THAT IS LIKE NEW OR GOOD. IT WILL WORK GOOD! NO SCRATCH! NOTHING! FRONTCOVER ON DVD LOOKS PREFECTLY NEW!
Customer Rating:      Summary: If your a Tyler Perry fan than buy it. Comment: I am a Tyler Perry fan so it was only natural to add this my collection. It's the usual TP stage fare. So if your a fan, then just buy it.
Customer Rating:      Summary: Mr. Brown Saved This Mess! Comment: The ONLY reason to see this play is because of Mr. Brown. (Okay, and maybe the cute doctor.)
Three reasons I didn't like What's Done in the Dark: The health infomercial preaching, partially recycled script, and Nurse Trudy.
I get it! I get it! Diabetes, AIDS, STDs, cancer, heart problems, and high blood pressure=bad. Early check-ups, eating right, exercise=good. But I didn't tune in for the heavy-handed health sermon that saturated the whole play and made me roll my eyes and say, "Ah. Here we go again!" It's the same reaction the character Mike had in Perry's movie Why Did I Get Married when Perry's character Terry started spouting the stats on AIDS/HIV cases. It's so blatant that it takes you out of the movie/play, though well-meaning it may seem. Subtlety is thy friend! I know this play was set in a hospital, but that doesn't excuse the over-the-top health sermonizing.
Then there was the partially recycled plot. I don't know which came first, but those of us who saw the movie Meet the Browns will recognize Brenda's storyline. It was like watching a rerun.
Finally, there's Nurse Trudy. I've not seen D'atra Hicks in anything else, and maybe she's a good actress; but not here. It was overacting to the extreme. The growling and yelling just made no sense to me. Latrice Pace was a much better actress and was funny and realistic with a much more subdued performance.
As always, though, David Mann's Mr. Brown saved this Madea-less play. Tamala Mann and a few of the others who have been with Perry for some time showed that they had grown as performers and were quite good. Perhaps Hicks and some of the other first-timers will get there. For now, Mr. Brown was the funniest of the crew and saved this play from being a one-star performance (or no star, if I could do that). He also does a fantastic job in the bonus features, especially the final interview.
Customer Rating:      Summary: What's Done In the Dark Comment: Awesome play but you really don't expect less from Tyler Perry. Great cast although some of the acting seemed a little over dramatic. And at times some of the dialogue used was not original. Overall great. Fan of Tyler Perry an dhis people and will be for time to come.
Customer Rating:      Summary: Tyler Perry does it again! Comment: This is another in a long line of witty and carefully crafted plays from Tyler Perry. His comedic genius is interlaced with the morals and values that have been absent from our modern media. It's a welcome addition to any library!
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Studio: Lions Gate Home Ent. Release Date: 02/12/2008 Run time: 118 minutes Rating: Nr
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