MOVIE REVIEW with NEBAT MBEWE
TITLE: Peeples
STARRING: Craig Robinson, Kerry Washington, David Alan Grier
DIRECTED by: Tina Gordon Chism
PRODUCED by: Stephanie Allain, Ozzie Areu, Paul Hall, Matt Moore, Tyler Perry
GENRES: Romance, Comedy
The frequency at which Tyler Perry churns out movies is incredible, but it also raises the question whether each new production is significantly different from the previous ones to make it enjoyable.
Perry has directed, produced and acted in some incredibly good movies since the hit Madea?s Family Reunion in 2006, but surely even he doesn?t expect public interest to be sustained in high numbers if movies flow out too fast.
True, some of his movies leave you fully satisfied and craving for more, but there must be some breathing space for full digestion before another production is released.
And so hot on the heels of Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor (March 29) comes Tyler Perry Presents Peeples.
The May 10 release makes its debut in Zambia today at Fresh View Cinemas, Levy Junction.
For many of his 13 previous movies, Perry combines directing, producing, writing and acting.? In Peeples, his singular role is that of producing.
His hand is evident. The flow of the plot is simple, somewhat infectious but at times also predictable, especially if you have seen some of his other productions.
This romantic comedy is built around a seemingly ordinary man Wade Walker (Graig Robinson) and his girlfriend Grace Peeples (Kerry Washington), who find themselves at the holiday home of her fairly financially comfortable family.
The Peeples? family holiday takes a sharp turn when Walker asks the family for Grace?s hand in marriage.
Ordinarily, this would be a straight-forward joyful matter but not with the Peeples.? Walker faces the challenge of proving, especially to Grace?s father, that he would be a worthy in-law.
The comfortably-paced movie unfolds fairly good comical romantic scenes and quips, but not that dramatically unusual.
Some critics have given the movie very low marks.? There is nothing unusual about this too.? Some of Perry?s previous movies similarly got poor grades but they eventually silenced the critics with handsome box office retains.
It, however, may take a major turn for the better for Peeples to score big.? The movie made $9,177,065 in its opening week, the lowest ever for a Tyler Perry production.
Whatever the turn of events at the box office, Perry is not stopping here.? On the cards is
A Madea Christmas due in December.? In May next year, he will release Single Moms? Club.
*****
Another belated entry on the local screens is the February sci-fi horror Dark Skies, which is showing at Fresh View Cinemas, Levy Junction.
The movie is a psychological thriller about a suburban couple whose lives become a nightmare when a terrifying alien enters their home each night to hound their children.
With no-one believing them, they decide to do something for themselves to end the nightmare.
nmbewe@daily-mail.co.zm
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