Acrimony shows you what UNHINGED looks like

Movie Title: Tyler Perry’s Acrimony

Grade: C

Rating: R, 2 hours

In a Nutshell: This is a Tyler Perry drama that’s being touted as a psychological thriller. What they mean is that it features a total psycho.

The movie trailer is misleading, probably intentionally, to make you think the film is going to go in one direction, but there’s a little switcheroo.

For what it’s worth, the more I thought about the movie, the more I liked it. There’s a huge paradigm shift that’s pretty clever. Maybe I’m giving Tyler Perry more credit than he deserves. Maybe that’s just how I interpreted his intention for the movie. Either way, it’s not that great of a movie, but it’s an interesting journey.

Tips for parents:

Lots of profanity, including MANY F-bombs.
You see the naked rear of a man several times.
Sex scene with some skin.
You’ll read the definitions of words like acrimony, bewail, deranged, and nexorable. The best word to describe what you see is UNHINGED.
Infidelity, adultery, pre-marital relations.
Serious anger management issues.

Uplifting theme:

Love and infidelity
Revenge
Forgiveness, Trust
Persistence in reaching your dream.

Things I liked:

Music of Nina Simone Her Greatest Hits. Robert (Antonio Madison) says, “Her music is like going to church.”
I like that you don’t know exactly what happens after the movie ends.
A lot of reviewers on IMDB loved this movie. A lot of YouTubers hated it. It goes to show you that movie critics only give THEIR opinion and it should only be taken with a grain a salt.
I really like Taraji P. Henson. Unfortunately, she could only do so much with the material she was given in this movie, but she still did a great job.
The film was shot in only 8 days. Wow, that’s impressive.
Ajiona Alexus played the younger version of Taraji’s character, just like in the TV show “Empire.” If you missed it, click here to see the Pilot of that award-winning TV drama.
Maybe this movie will help young people look for the red flags that often show up in relationships. When you see them, RUN!

Things I didn’t like:

I didn’t like either of the main characters. They both lacked integrity and had anger management issues.
The acting was over-the-top and mediocre at the same time.
Lots of screaming, fighting, and profanity. It was like watching crazy people on Jerry Springer. I can’t stand that.
There were some really dumb things that happened.
The dialogue is often completely ridiculous.
Sometimes outdoor scenes are filmed on an obvious green screen. Why wouldn’t the director just film outside?
Below is another version of the movie poster. It came out first and was later replaced by the one above of Taraji Henson. Maybe Tyler Perry thought it would give away the story too much?

Interesting lines:

“Have you ever asked me what I wanted?” – Melinda (Taraji P. Henson)
“You cannot negotiate with crazy.” – Diana (Crystle Stewart) Ain’t that the truth?!