3.0

55

out of 100

Metascore®
Mixed or average reviews
Based on a weighted average of all critic review scores.

A sample of reviews from critics across the country.

  • 91

    out of 100

    Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum

    It's probably the impresario's best-made movie yet, his most joyful, and his most moving.

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  • 70

    out of 100

    Los Angeles Times

    What works best, though, is that it's practically an R&B/gospel musical.

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  • 60

    out of 100

    Variety

    Perry's latest emotional roller coaster starts with considerable promise and a high-wattage cast, including Taraji P. Henson and singers Gladys Knight and Mary J. Blige, before giving way to melodramatic predictability.

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  • 60

    out of 100

    The New York TimesNeil Genzlinger

    Mr. Perry has his moviemaking machine running smoothly, which is to say somewhat predictably.

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  • 60

    out of 100

    The Hollywood Reporter

    Part musical, part love story, part family melodrama, part inspirational treacle, Tyler Perry's latest movie, I Can Do Bad All by Myself is something of an unholy mess. Alternately stupefying and entertaining, the film does benefit from a strong cast.

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