Metacritic Movie Ratings
Tyler Perry's I Can Do Bad All By Myself Reviews

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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