This is the first Tyler Perry film I have seen. I had heard good and bad about his films. I went in open and ready to absorb. All and all i feel the film was right down the middle. The performances weren't bad, the aesthetic wasn't bad the story felt overly contrived at points but others it didn't. I was entertained, for the most part. Would I see another Tyler Perry, film...sure. I am a white man and did I get all the jokes and relate, yes I did. What overall bearing that has I do not know but the message boards seem to be flooded with racial overtones so I felt it necessary to throw that in there. My girlfriend, who is black enjoyed it about as much as I did. She has seen other Tyler Perry films. All and all I think he is doing some great things as a whole.