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Why Did I Get Married? (2007)


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Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married? (2007)
 
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Jill Scott and Richard T. Jones in "Why Did I Get Married."

October 13, 2007
Four Couples Gather to Ask One Question: Can’t We All Just Get Along?
By JEANNETTE CATSOULIS
Published: October 13, 2007

The enormous success of Tyler Perry’s 2005 feature, “Diary of a Mad Black Woman,” was a surprise only to white America. For years the talented Mr. Perry has been entertaining African-American audiences with his sentimental and hugely popular stage plays, using a patented blend of Christian moralizing, social melodrama and rambunctious comedy. The jokes may have been broader than the rump of his monstrous alter ego, the matriarch Madea, but his evangelical drive and sound commercial instincts have found a home among audiences hungry for a theater of the spirit.


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Earlier this year, in “Daddy’s Little Girls,” Mr. Perry abandoned the comic device of Madea to pursue a more serious dramatic structure. This trajectory continues in “Why Did I Get Married?,” a buppie ensemble piece featuring Mr. Perry at his most restrained and mainstream- accessible.



Gone, along with Madea’s unfettered id, are the thundering gospel ballads and revivalist atmosphere. In their place is a beautifully shot (by Toyomichi Kurita), fluid drama filled with compassionately written characters. Though still a stranger to subtlety, Mr. Perry has learned to balance the obviousness of his setups with characters whose interactions feel genuine.



Set in a Rocky Mountain resort, “Why Did I Get Married?” follows four couples who meet each year for a therapeutic vacation. Friends since college, they converge to discuss their relationships and address marital difficulties. This being a Tyler Perry film, there is much to discuss; we also know there will be secrets revealed, sermons delivered and forgiveness sought. Yet though every action is telegraphed — as are the moral lessons — Madea’s absence allows Mr. Perry to explore a less cartoonish universe. This time the humor is softer and the preaching less intrusive.



Couched in a familiar language of hope and redemption, “Why Did I Get Married?” benefits from one of the strongest casts of Mr. Perry’s career. Sharon Leal is terrific as a workaholic lawyer and ambivalent mother, while Tasha Smith gives her aggrieved character a smart, tart spin: she’s a welcome splash of acid among the sugar.



But while Janet Jackson, as a well-meaning psychiatrist, may be the most famous face on view, the film’s tragic centerpiece is the toxic marriage of a cocky philanderer named Mike (Richard T. Jones) and his gentle, overweight wife, Sheila (a well-padded Jill Scott). In his cruelty and her self-effacement, Mr. Perry touches chords of recognition and pain few writers dare to present without the shield of humor.



More than anything, a Tyler Perry movie is an interactive experience, and “Why Did I Get Married?” is no exception. At the screening I attended, it was often difficult to hear the dialogue between bouts of enthusiastic applause and shouts of “You go, girl!”



This reflected pleasure is crucial to understanding Mr. Perry’s appeal; it’s also extremely seductive. If you can make it through a viewing without at least one outburst of “Right on!,” then you’re a better woman than I am.



“Why Did I Get Married?” is rated PG-13 (Parents strongly cautioned.) Characters drink, commit adultery and generally behave like adults.



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