Diary of a Mad Black Woman

Tyler Perry and one of his alter egos Mable "madea" Simmons have gained quite the cult following and I'm not entirely sure why. Might have something to do with the fact I'm not black nor am I a woman. Still, this gun toting grama from the projects has her endearing qualities and I'll surely not begrudge anyone wishing to indulge in them DIARY OF A MAD BLACK WOMAN is standard chick flick fare and really it's only shortcoming is it's "made for television" feel. The script is pretty simple boiling down to the "never forget where you came from" moral play so prevalent in these type of pictures. Hey, the only thing that surprised me here was Oprah had nothing to do with it.