I Can Do Bad All by Myself
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Metascore
55 out of 100

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6.2 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 23 Ratings

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  • Starring: Adam Rodriguez, Taraji P. Henson, Tyler Perry
  • Summary: When Madea, America’s favorite pistol-packing grandma, catches sixteen-year-old Jennifer and her two younger brothers looting her home, she decides to take matters into her own hands and delivers the young delinquents to the only relative they have: their aunt April. A heavy-drinking nightclclub singer who lives off of her married boyfriend Randy, April wants nothing to do with the kids. But her attitude begins to change when Sandino, a handsome Mexican immigrant looking for work, moves into April’s basement room. Making amends for his own troubled past, Sandino challenges April to open her heart. And April soon realizes she must make the biggest choice of her life: between her old ways with Randy and the new possibilities of family, faith…and even true love. (Lionsgate)… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 13
  3. Negative: 3 out of 13
  1. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Lisa Schwarzbaum
    91
    It's probably the impresario's best-made movie yet, his most joyful, and his most moving.
  2. Philadelphia Inquirer
    Reviewed by: Carrie Rickey
    75
    A double shot of Saturday-night lowdown chased by a cheery chug of Sunday-morning uplift.
  3. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Stephen Farber
    60
    Part musical, part love story, part family melodrama, part inspirational treacle, Tyler Perry's latest movie, I Can Do Bad All by Myself is something of an unholy mess. Alternately stupefying and entertaining, the film does benefit from a strong cast.
  4. L.A. Weekly
    Reviewed by: Melissa Anderson
    30
    Has so many dead moments that singing spots by Gladys Knight, Pastor Marvin Winans and Mary J. Blige simply highlight, rather than alleviate, the inertia.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 14
  3. Negative: 4 out of 14
  1. TheateraNerd
    10
    The critics have done it AGAIN! They have underated another GREAT Perry film! This movie's too good to get such a low score. People who rated this movie low are just JEALOUS just like spike lee is because Tyler Perry makes GREAT films. REMEMBER.....jealousy is a sin!!!!.....… Collapse
  2. CalvinaL
    10
    This movie was Tyler Perry's best. Madea's appearance fit in perfectly and did not take away from the messages. Mary J. Blige was excellent and the song was performed extremely well. Go girl.… Expand
  3. LuisG
    7
    The message is clear and simple ... laugh, cry and learn another wonderful addition to the perry catalog.
  4. NeilB
    3
    Its tough for me to overlook some glaring issues with the movie. While I try to support Tyler, its clear that he needs to evolve as a director. The movie quite frankly looks low-budget (with the one predictable set shown of the street over and over again) When the child says "my bed, my bed" it became laughable, when Tyler intermingles the high melodrama the product becomes a sad, predictable overreach dramatic breakdown of Black Lives and Family's. And Now it seems he's leveraging this formula to go all the bank, at our expense.… Expand

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