Another Tyler Perry movie, yes, I know. This man seems to always have a movie out. And either you really like his movies, or you really don’t. I have found that a lot of his movies, especially lately, are quite interesting, and I’m someone who likes his movies.
That’s why I was excited to watch this one. When I saw the previews, I thought I’d have a good laugh, maybe even a cry (from laughing), so I was ready to go to the theater.
But I’m disappointed.
“Single Moms Club” is about a group of five single moms who find each other through their children’s school principal. The moms realize how much they need one another because each one is going through issues as a single parent. Throughout the movie they help and support eachother. The movie follows each mom’s story.
I honestly should have known by walking into the theater that the movie wasn’t great. It was only the third day the movie had been out and six people were in the theater besides me.
As I said, the previews made me assume it’d be a comical journey through these women’s lives. I chuckled, six times, if even that. I definitely didn’t leave with a stomach pain from laughing too hard, though I wish I had.
The movie starts slowly and never really picks up from there. Before I knew it, the movie was halfway over with no real interesting events. I actually almost dozed off at one point.
It was a predictable film, of course, but not even an interesting predictable film. The whole time I felt like: Where’s the emotion? Nothing drew you into the story from beginning till end.
The scene where the moms actually decide to start the “Single Moms Club,” makes no impact in the story. One mom said they were the single moms club and the other moms didn’t even acknowledge the thought that went into her sentiment.
When looking back at the movie’s description, it’s classified as a drama. “Single Moms Club” is a drama-less drama. I could see why the movie was thrown in that category, but a drama to me evokes true emotion and angst. I’m a cryer and I only had watery eyes once. This is coming from the girl that cried during “Alvin and the Chipmunks.”
As it was a Tyler Perry film, he made an appearance in it as well. He never astounds me as an actor, though I do find myself drawn to his acting in a sense. I want him to talk because his voice is truly charming. In fact, he’s just charming all around. Tyler Perry is TK, one of the moms’ alluring heartthrob; he was the single father who loved his children and would care for yours. He played a single mother’s dream.
The other actors in the movie were fine. I think some did better than others. There was actually a point in the movie where I cringed at the acting. One of the moms was having an emotional moment where it looked like she was supposed to cry but she couldn’t portray true pain.
It was a somewhat solid cast, just not a solid script. This was the first Perry film I had seen with a cast not completely dominated by African Americans. I feel as if he might have been out of his element because of this. The chemistry within the cast did feel forced. There was a point in the film where the moms were making peace and hugging each other, but you hadn’t even seen them really connect throughout the movie to be so happy to reconnect.
It’s one of Tyler Perry’s weaker pieces of work and I know he can do better. I hope to see a new drama from Tyler Perry soon to overshadow this shabby film. Maybe a “Single Dads Club”?
By Renata Williams
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