Tyler Perry, the one-man writer-producer-director of Meet the Browns and Why Did I Get Married has scored another box office hit with The Family that Preys. The self-proclaimed King of Drama’s new flick with a strong cast brought in more than $18 million in the opening weekend.
Preys is an entertaining and funny film with an easy-to-follow, though sometimes too- predictable storyline that is true to Perry’s form: No matter whether the tale turns sad or sweet, humor is present at every step.
The Family that Preys is about two southern families that are tied together by the interracial friendship between the matriarchs, Alice Pratt (Alfre Woodard) and Charlotte Cartwright (Kathy Bates). The issues of race, class, adultery and interracial relationships are played out mostly through the lives of their children.