I saw "Tyler Perry's Acrimony", starring Taraji P. Henson-Empire_tv, Hustle & Flow; Lyriq Bent-Rookie Blue_tv, the Saw movies; Crystle Stewart-For Better or Worse_tv, Good Deeds and Ajiona Alexus-13 Reasons Why-tv, Empire-tv.
This movie is written and directed by Tyler Perry and is the perfect example of someone needing anger management. FYI: the definition of Acrimony is anger, bitterness or ill feelings. It starts with Taraji in court, being ordered to see a psychiatrist after reacting badly in court to a restraining order. In the doctor's office, Taraji tells her story in flashbacks of meeting Lyriq and falling in love with and marrying-as she describes him-a lying, cheating con artist. Ajiona plays the young Taraji-which is kind of funny, because Ajiona plays a young Taraji on the tv show Empire, too. When she catches Lyriq with Crystle in a compromising position, Taraji looses it and almost kills the two of them along with herself. About 20 years go by with not much changing-resentment and anger building up-so after her sisters encourage her-you know how sisters can be, 'He's no good for you!'-Taraji divorces Lyriq. But when he bounces back with his old flame, Crystle, that does not sit well with Taraji, especially when the two decide to get married. That's when Taraji jumps on the crazy train to nutsville and things escalate beyond all reason. Taraji does an excellent acting tour de force here and should get some kind of award for it-I don't know if there is a crazy category or not but there should be one if there isn't one already.
It's rated "R" for language, violence and sexual content-including partial nudity-and has a running time of 2 hours.
I enjoyed it and would buy it on DVD.
Review of Acrimony
