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Epicurus.com - What's Done in the Dark...
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List Price: $19.98
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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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Editorial Reviews:
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Studio: Lions Gate Home Ent. Release Date: 02/12/2008 Run time: 118 minutes Rating: Nr
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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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.
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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!
Customer Rating:
Summary: okay
Comment: It was okay. I expected better. I'm a huge fan of Tyler Perry's productions. I didn't really like this play.
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