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* CatharsisFactor: Although the movie wants you to feel bad about it, watching Helen get payback on Charles is ''immensely'' satisfying, especially for the film version of the story since he was that much crueler to her compared to the play. It's tempting to cheer as she gives him a taste of his own medicine since he more than deserves it after what he's done. Hell, she ''makes him cry.'' It's kind of badass in a sick sort of way.
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* FirstInstallmentWins: Of all of Creator/TylerPerry's films, many regard this as his best, even as he himself wasn't the director (Darren Grant directed it instead).
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* FirstInstallmentWins: Of all of Creator/TylerPerry's films, many regard this as his best, even as he himself wasn't the director (Darren Grant directed it instead). Almost all other films he's made follow a blueprint that this movie put in place since it's regarded as his "best" work.
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** The line about Helen's miscarriages is pretty damn sad, especially when she cites that Charles was the reason for it; from the way she describes it, he may have had some kind of [=STD=] or [=STI=] that prevented both births from delivering healthy babies, and he never even apologized to her for them.
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I really don't think you were supposed to sympathize with Helen. She gets called out on how she's letting her bitterness cause her to lash out. If we the viewers were supposed to sympathize with Helen, then she wouldn't have been called out on it In Universe.
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* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: Helen comes across as this during her [[SlapSlapKiss earlier scenes with Orlando.]] Yes, Helen went through a nasty separation from Charles; but for her to [[MisplacedRetribution take out her]] [[WomanScorned anger and bitterness]] towards Orlando, makes it hard to sympathize with her at first. However, Orlando's patience and his genuine good guy nature would eventually [[DefrostingIceQueen win her over]].
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* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: Helen comes across as this during her [[SlapSlapKiss earlier scenes with Orlando.]] Yes, Helen went through a nasty separation from Charles; but for her to [[MisplacedRetribution take out her]] [[WomanScorned anger and bitterness]] towards Orlando, makes it hard to sympathize with her at first. However, Orlando's patience and his genuine good guy nature would eventually [[DefrostingIceQueen win her over]].
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* SpecialEffectFailure: As [[spoiler: Helen dumps a paralyzed Charles into the bath]], we see that it's obviously a stunt double lying inside the water briefly due to two reasons: the basic t-shirt he was wearing suddenly became sleeveless and he now has a more muscular physique.
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* CriticalDissonance: Even though critics ''really'' didn't like this movie with a 16% on Rotten Tomatoes, audiences gave the film a much better reception of 87%.
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* RewatchBonus: Upon watching the opening scene at the banquet again, there are several lingering shots on different people attending the event and when Charles is making his speech and blowing a kiss, [[spoiler: he was motioning towards Brenda instead of Helen, who was sitting directly behind her. Also, watch for the former's presence/reaction during said scene, specifically her SarcasticClapping while Charles "praises" the latter.]]
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* AwesomeMusic: Toni Braxton's beautifully sultry [[http://youtu.be/XjZcnlunM8Y "Stupid"]], as heard during the restaurant scene listed under TearJerker.
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* AwesomeMusic: SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: Toni Braxton's beautifully sultry [[http://youtu.be/XjZcnlunM8Y "Stupid"]], as heard during the restaurant scene listed under TearJerker.
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* {{The Woobie}}: Helen, of course. Deborah would count, as well.
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* {{The Woobie}}: TheWoobie: Helen, of course. Deborah would count, as well.
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** Helen is also portrayed in the wrong for letting Charles win in the court case by allowing him to keep all the money. Keep in mind that charles is a lawyer with many yesrs of experience. If Helen were to succeed in taking money from him, then Charles would find anothrer way to obtain the money back, renedering Helen's actions useless.
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** Helen is also portrayed in the wrong for letting Charles win in the court case by allowing him to keep all the money. Keep in mind that charles Charles is a lawyer with many yesrs years of experience. If Helen were to succeed in taking money from him, then Charles would find anothrer another way to obtain the money back, renedering rendering Helen's actions useless.
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* StrawmanHasAPoint: Helen is portrayed in the wrong for her unwillingness to quickly jump into a relationship with Orlando. While she was mean to him at first, this is forgetting the fact that Helen just went through a nasty separation from Charles. Emotional wounds like that take time to heal and Charles' actions towards Helen were still fresh in the latter's mind. She does eventually forgive Charles at the almost-end of the movie, though.
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* StrawmanHasAPoint: StrawmanHasAPoint:
** Helen is portrayed in the wrong for her unwillingness to quickly jump into a relationship with Orlando. While she was mean to him at first, this is forgetting the fact that Helen just went through a nasty separation from Charles. Emotional wounds like that take time to heal and Charles' actions towards Helen were still fresh in the latter's mind. She does eventually forgive Charles at the almost-end of the movie,though.though.
** Helen is also portrayed in the wrong for letting Charles win in the court case by allowing him to keep all the money. Keep in mind that charles is a lawyer with many yesrs of experience. If Helen were to succeed in taking money from him, then Charles would find anothrer way to obtain the money back, renedering Helen's actions useless.
** Helen is portrayed in the wrong for her unwillingness to quickly jump into a relationship with Orlando. While she was mean to him at first, this is forgetting the fact that Helen just went through a nasty separation from Charles. Emotional wounds like that take time to heal and Charles' actions towards Helen were still fresh in the latter's mind. She does eventually forgive Charles at the almost-end of the movie,
** Helen is also portrayed in the wrong for letting Charles win in the court case by allowing him to keep all the money. Keep in mind that charles is a lawyer with many yesrs of experience. If Helen were to succeed in taking money from him, then Charles would find anothrer way to obtain the money back, renedering Helen's actions useless.
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* TearJerker: Helen being forcefully removed from the house while she screams and pleads for Charles to stop and then banging on the door after being thrown out to be let back in, [[{{Jerkass}} all while Brenda looks on like it's nothing.]]
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** Helen being forcefully removed from the house while she screams and pleads for Charles to stop and then banging on the door after being thrown out to be let back in, [[{{Jerkass}} all while Brenda looks on like it's nothing.]]
** Helen being forcefully removed from the house while she screams and pleads for Charles to stop and then banging on the door after being thrown out to be let back in, [[{{Jerkass}} all while Brenda looks on like it's nothing.]]
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* FirstInstallmentWins: Of all of Creator/TylerPerry's films, many regard this as his best, even as he himself wasn't the director (Darren Grant directed it instead.)instead).
* IronWoobie: Brian and to a lesser extent, the children.
* IronWoobie: Brian and to a lesser extent, the children.
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* StrawmanHasAPoint: Helen is portrayed in the wrong for her unwillingness to quickly jump into a relationship with Orlando. While she was mean to him at first, this is forgetting the fact that Helen just went through a nasty separation from Charles. Emotional wounds like that take time to heal and Charles' actions towards Helen were still fresh in the latter's mind. She does eventually forgive Charles at the almost-end of the movie, though.
* TearJerker: Helen being forcefully removed from the house while she screams and pleads for Charles to stop and then banging on the door after being thrown out to be let back in,[[JerkAss [[{{Jerkass}} all while Brenda looks on like it's nothing.]]
* TearJerker: Helen being forcefully removed from the house while she screams and pleads for Charles to stop and then banging on the door after being thrown out to be let back in,
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** IronWoobie: Brian and to a lesser extent, the children.
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* TearJerker: Helena being forcefully removed from the house while she screams and pleads for Charles to stop and then banging on the door after being thrown out to be let back in, [[JerkAss all while Brenda looks on like it's nothing.]]
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* TearJerker: Helena Helen being forcefully removed from the house while she screams and pleads for Charles to stop and then banging on the door after being thrown out to be let back in, [[JerkAss all while Brenda looks on like it's nothing.]]
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* AwesomeMusic: Toni Braxton's beautifully sultry [[http://youtu.be/XjZcnlunM8Y "Stupid"]], as heard during the restaurant scene listed under TearJerker.
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* TearJerker: Helena being forcefully removed from the house while she screams and pleads for Charles to stop and then banging on the door after being thrown out to be let back in, [[JerkAss all while Brenda looks on like it's nothing.]]
** Also the scene in the restaurant while she witnesses the young couple across from her getting engaged.
* {{The Woobie}}: Helen, of course. Deborah would count, as well.
** IronWoobie: Brian and to a lesser extent, the children.
** Also the scene in the restaurant while she witnesses the young couple across from her getting engaged.
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** IronWoobie: Brian and to a lesser extent, the children.
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* {{Narm}}: The scene in the house after Charles accepts his award. All of it's so over the top that it becomes absolutely hilarious.
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* {{Narm}}: The scene in the house after Charles accepts his award. All of it's so over the top that it becomes absolutely hilarious.hilarious.
* {{The Woobie}}: Helen, of course.
* {{The Woobie}}: Helen, of course.
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* CrowningMomentOfFunny: Madea ransacking Charles' house with a chainsaw.
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* CrowningMomentOfFunny: Madea ransacking Charles' house with a chainsaw.chainsaw.
* {{Narm}}: The scene in the house after Charles accepts his award. All of it's so over the top that it becomes absolutely hilarious.
* {{Narm}}: The scene in the house after Charles accepts his award. All of it's so over the top that it becomes absolutely hilarious.
