A few rows in front of me, someone is snoring loudly while the No. 1 movie in the country unspools before him.

| Jan 16, 2020

Of course, all of the problems with the first film also continue in the sequel, from cringey performances by a cast of social media personalities... to the flimsy, often nonsensical plot.

| Original Score: 1.2/5 | Jan 7, 2020

A disappointingly tired retread that brings no new ideas to the table, and runs on recycled jokes that quickly wear out their welcome.

| Original Score: 1.5/4 | Jun 4, 2019

This film is a cinematic hate crime.

| Original Score: .5/5 | Mar 21, 2019

Perry has made a sequel based on a film that was based off a joke Chris Rock made in his movie and it is as pathetic as it sounds.

| Original Score: 0.5/5 | Aug 30, 2018

When you try too hard to make the audience laugh, it hurts -- physically.

| Original Score: 0.5/5 | Aug 24, 2018

So much of the film goes on and on and on and on and on and on, and on, until you find yourself nodding off, having a nice nap and waking up to find yourself stuck in the same scene you fell asleep in.

| May 2, 2018

Feels like the work of a creator who is starting to actively resent his job.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Nov 4, 2017

One can only hope Perry will move on to another holiday and perhaps take the effort to reconnect with the crazy old-lady persona that has served him so well. Until then: Oh hail, no.

| Original Score: 1/5 | Oct 26, 2017

Crude, tired jokes and drug use weigh down Madea sequel.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Oct 24, 2017

If nothing else, and there really isn't much else, this feature provides a startling glimpse into the interiors of Perry's imagination.

| Original Score: D | Oct 23, 2017

While its predecessor at least pleased his fans, writer-director-star Perry's latest offers few laughs and embarrassing post-production work.

| Oct 20, 2017

Boo 2! A Madea Halloween is a profoundly miserable low point for the Madea franchise as a whole.

| Original Score: 1/5 | Oct 20, 2017

This movie finds Mr. Perry, never the most deft at the technical aspect of filmmaking, drastically off whatever his best game is.

| Oct 20, 2017

It's already a general rule that Madea movies are never all that funny whenever Madea isn't on screen, but even when she and Joe are at the center of the action, they're batting about .250 when it comes to punchlines.

| Oct 20, 2017

Like Madea, Perry's getting away with attempted murder.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Oct 20, 2017

In the end, the scariest thing about Boo 2! is the idea that A Madea Easter might be next.

| Oct 20, 2017

"Boo 2" is terrible, but you know that already, though it does identify just how little Perry cares about the look and content of his features.

| Original Score: D | Oct 20, 2017

The anarchic buffoonery is where the dust shakes off. A long jittery sequence in which the nervous old-timers drive the woods at night, acting both brave and terrified by turns, might even rank up there with Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein.

| Oct 20, 2017

Sometimes it's stupid-funny, but mostly it's just plain stupid. And sloppy. And that won't matter one bit to fans of Tyler Perry's films.

Full Review | Original Score: 1/5 | Oct 20, 2017