A Madea Family Funeral started off quite funny, but wore out its welcome very quickly. This movie is about Madea and her friends traveling to the backwoods of Georgia and find themselves planning a funeral that might unveil some dark family secrets. Tyler Perry gives a good performance. He deserves a lot of credit for how well he is able to play multiple different characters. Cassi Davis and Patrice Lovely can be quite funny, but their humor got old quickly. Ciera Payton, KJ Smith, and Aeriel Miranda all give fine performances in their small supporting roles. Jen Harper gives a great performance with one emotional scene that, while out of place, was awards worthy. Courtney Burrell and Rome Flynn's performances are overly dramatic to the point of unintentional hilarity. Tyler Perry did a passable job directing, but it feels more like a stage play than a movie. Perry's script starts off quite strong, for the first 40 minutes I was laughing hard and I was laughing often. Sadly after those first 40 minutes, the laughs vanished and I was left with just the rare chuckle. At 110 minutes the pacing was fast those first 40 minutes when I was laughing, but once the laughter stopped the movie began to drag a lot. Overall, A Madea Family Funeral was not without its moments. Despite a funny first act, this is still a bad movie.
4/10
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