This was one of Tyler's better movies. I just found your channel and am enjoying your reviews. Can you please review Mississippi Damned? The true story is based in the 90's.
What I don’t understand is why didn’t anyone in her family try to put that money in a trust so her access would be limited to avoid this exact situation.
@@forthenostalgiait was clear from the beginning to me that he would’ve left her and didn’t like Melinda that much but the money and her always supporting him is why he stayed. The other woman was the one he always wanted hence why he cheated on Melinda with her then and looked her up later.
I liked this movie!! Her anger was mostly justified until certain points; then when he *finally* did the right thing by her, she was completely off the deep end and I could no longer root for her anymore
When did he do right by her? He barely gave her anything compared to what he took and that's not even getting into the emotional damage. He got off easy. She was nice to him if you ask me
@anjelab1429 he gave her back more than she was ever gonna have. What are you talking about. He got her mom house back, and left her with enough to chill, for the rest of her life, shit he probably would've even given more if she asked.
@cymonecarter9704 naw thats what he was SUPPOSE to do. Hes the one that made it hard to keep the house & then flacked on the family job, making the rest of them miss out on money for his own career. hes the one that was mooching off of everyone else while he trial & error at his project for a decade. He don't deserve a pat on the back for fixing things HE ruined
I pray no one ever finds themselves in a marriage like that. He made me real life mad. He was a vampire. She made sooo many unwise decisions and lost her mind at the end. To some degree, I feel for her. This movie was so upsetting. 😭
Alot of her circumstances were due to her OWN doing. Unable to bear children, leaving her husband (by listening to her negative family members), and more. He gave her a TREMENDOUS amount of 💰 and bought the 🏠 back. He knew what he did and made sure to set her straight. He wasn't perfect by FAR but she was UNHINGED AF!
She was 100% right to leave him, he was toxic for her for over 18 years before finally becoming “something” and not even anything good. He’s what you would call a “Parasite”. People who can only survive in this world by draining others and using them to get ahead. He couldn’t stand on his own, and couldn’t even get into the very room that got him a deal, the other girl did that for him. Her fatal flaw is not realizing him having money, doesn’t mean he isn’t still awful at his core.
@@lamore5054I'm not disputing that but she VOLUNTARILY stayed throughout ALL the red flags since the beginning. That part is on her. That's before he drained ALL HER resources.
She needed real help. She should’ve been arrested and committed when she walked out of the court ordered therapy. Her family should’ve gotten her help!
It crazy how yall see a male do a women bad but all yall can talk about is how she reacts to the wrong doing😂🤦🏽♀️ society holding males accountable seems to be hard to do from movies & real life. More of the blame is always put on the women no matter the situation, yall hold women accountable waaaaaaaay more then yall do males & i will never understand it. "yeah he cheated & was selfish & used all her money & had a supporting wife that he didnt care to supoort back, lost the mothers house & flacked on the family job making their business look bad but he gave her a check after decades of her suffering mentally so we can now overlook his wrong doing & now judge her harder for how she reacted" basically what yall be sounding like
Melinda was manipulated and gaslit this entire film. She was young & naive and fell for a man who was a master manipulator and liar at a young age. From hiding his criminal background to cheating on her after using her to buy him a car he knew exactly what to say and how to say it. Her telling him about the money her mom left was the biggest mistake she made. This man laid on his ass for 20 yrs not working not helping with bills while she worked two jobs and had to mortgage her mom’s home that was paid off to help him. He was never affectionate, he never once asked what she wanted, what was her dreams, he showed no love yet she stood by him all that time. And the moment he hit he was off to the next and yes she asked him for a divorce but he didn’t fight for her. He didn’t try to work it out. He didn’t try to save his marriage he got that check and left because the dream was never for her he never saw her in his future only his present everything he said he dreamed of the condo in the city, the boat, the beautiful ring was never HER dream it was his reason why he gave it all to the next woman. And Diana wasn’t innocent we seen her watching videos of Robert smiling plotting then she randomly dropped her wallet in his truck which she wanted his wife to find. The night Melinda visited Robert Diana was so quick to come to the front and introduce herself knowing Melinda knew who she was from him cheating on her in the past with the same woman. That was her rubbing it in Melinda face and wanting Melinda to see the ring. Just like in the court room announcing her pregnancy and rubbing her stomach while looking at Melinda she again was gaslighting Melinda knowing Melinda couldn’t have kids. Anyone who can’t see what was taking place is crazy.
Exactly! Why introduce yourself to a woman you already know extending your hand with the ring on it. Why announce your pregnancy in the court room then look over at her and rub your pregnant belly? And you knew she was watching your page who post ALL of their wedding plans online? Diana was playing in her face the whole movie and only the wiser could see it. Robert didn’t even try to save the marriage he got his belongings and dipped.
@@kingman523 she even said to him have you ever asked me what I want? And that another thing that drove her over the edge that dream he talked about for 20 yrs it was never meant for her because you gave it all to the next woman word for word. She realized those 20 yrs of standing by him catering to help helping him she was used. Imagine 20 yrs of your life with someone and they tell you the same thing and dream and promises the whole 20 yrs then live out that dream with someone else’s that tells me I was never in that dream you never saw that for me and you
I have a theory about the deal Robert received from Prescott. I think Diana managed to convince the board to give Robert a bigger deal. I think the real reason why Prescott originally gave Robert such a low deal is because his battery is 20 year old technology. The company has little to no interest in an outdated invention when there are a plethora of modernly advance batteries available. Robert did not achieve anything with his outdated invention. However, he once again achieved his goal of convincing another woman to financially provide for him. Like most lottery winners, Robert is very quickly burning through his money on luxury items & trips. He still has no income. When that money is gone he's going to start directly leaning on Diana for financial support. Eventually Robert will financially drain Diana if she doesn't wise up to his BS.
I feel like everyone was wrong. Melinda for not getting therapy for her anger sooner, and for not realizing her sense of self...she depended too much on others (her husband, mother, sisters). She never really got to know herself outside of who people told her she was. Her husband for having tunnel vision for himself and ultimately emotionally abandoning his wife. The ex for getting involved with Melinda's husband without having the common sense or decency to make sure his wife was okay with it, and marrying him was tacky because she was creeping with him all those years before. And that nosey sister for overstepping boundaries and not minding her business...it was her being messy that really sent Melinda over the edge, over a misunderstanding.
I understand Melinda's pain but gurl $10 milion??? And your hous is paid off??? Take yourself to Paris. Just because hes momentarily doing well does not change the fact that his mindset is trash
@@cymonecarter9704 It wasn't made WAY AFTER the divorce actually. But it doesn't matter when the deal was made. She could have taken him to court and won still as it was no more than a few months. The statute of limitations would have still been good.
That dream was never for Melinda. Y'all saying she was mad for no reason bc you are all looking at the 10 mill. Look at the whole picture. She spent 20 years of her life catering to this man's dream. He did not focus on anything but fulfilling his own dreams. He barely worked, while she had 2 jobs. He was not affectionate. He did not consider what would make her happy in her own reality. He thought a pretty ring, a boat named "Mrs. Gayle", and a glamorous apartment would make her happy, but it's actually what HE wanted. Had this truly been for her, he wouldn't of been insensitive and gave it away to another woman. He had been promising HER this for 20 years. Yes he gave her 10 mill, which was nice. But try getting back 20 years of your life and your ability to have children. The very woman he cheated with in the beginning, and lead to her raging and losing her ability to have kids, was the same woman who got everything she had put in the years and tears for even a new baby on the way. Yes, she got everything back, but how do you erase 20 years of built up emotions and disappointment.
THANK YOU! I’m glad somebody gets it! It’s not about the money and house. Give me back my youth, my time, my womb! Then you turn around and give it to the next B?? The same B you cheated with before? But Melinda did it to herself, huh?
This ... That's the whole point he wasted 18 or 20 years of her life and gave her $10 million dollars and went and moved on and had a great life with a whole new woman and a baby and all of that
Melinda was doomed in life with or without Robert tbh. I can't really feel sorry for her as she was already worse off on her own before him. If it wasn't for her sisters and her mother's inheritance, she'd be a loss cause entirely.
@@forthenostalgia That can be accurate. I met women like that who gave everything to their relationship, but they had nothing else in their lives because they gave up on everything.
Soooo Acrimony was basically Disappearing Acts but without the violence. Confession: I’ve never seen this movie. Of course I’ve heard of it but your hints were very helpful, lol. Shoutout to Melinda’s sister Brenda for having the intuition and discernment that Melinda missed! The only slight difference with this Tyler Perry movie is the light skinned male hero wasn’t much of a hero (referring to the man Melinda met after the divorce). It must be devastating to pour yourself into someone for almost 20 years and that same person gives someone else the life you deserved. Like Zora, Melinda’s judgement was clouded. She couldn’t see for a while that he wasn’t it for her but she couldn’t leave him alone for whatever reason. I hate that her life ended but in a way, that was the only way she could have peace. Such a wonderful review!! I meant to watch it yesterday but I forgot. Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family!
I feel like Melinda anger and bitterness were justified she gave Robert everything her mind, body, and energy to the point where she couldn't see life without him. Melinda lost herself in that marriage and Robert became her center and focus so when the divorce happened to she couldn't function without him, but he knew promised all those things and then gave it to the women he wrong for. Robert aint ish though he is a vampire.
Shows you shouldn't let other people dictate things in your relationship. Don't listen to any and everybody (even and sometimes especially family) and don't let too many folks know your business!
Lol I'm glad a reactor FINALLY said Melinda lost whatever point she thought she had the moment she didn't just take the money & house and LIVE HER LIFE! She personally lost me when she didn't break up with him after he cheated when they were in college...lol instead SHE'S the reason she can't have kids and was broke for 18 years
Chile this women went to far. I wish people stop over extending themselves for others. The truth is no one owes you anything for decisions you choose to do. Irregardless of if we like it or not. That why self love is important. She choose to buy him a car , pay his tuition, mortgage her moms home and work like a slave for him. That’s on her. Once he gave her that money and was feeling guilty she honestly had him in the best place. Chile if that was me I would’ve been calling him every week. I would’ve been asking for everything and he would’ve done it because he felt guilty. She didn’t know how to play her cards. Chile anything he gave his new wife he would’ve been buying two of. Ummm you remember you promised me a jet ? You remember you promised me a trip to Paris ? Chile please I would’ve had him still paying my bills too. But that’s just me
Melinda's situation was 100% her fault. She was naive, delusional, possessive, abusive, lacked accountability & was too codependent on Robert. Robert was 100% a user & opportunist. Robert was the worst type of user. He's the "well if that's what you wanna do" type of user. He knowly took full advantage of Melinda to supplement things he didn't have or didn't want to work for. Had Robert & Melinda broken up permanently back in college, he would've used Diana the exact same way he used Melinda. When Robert saw Diana again, he did what all opportunist do. Took advantage of the situation. Robert played on Diana's past feelings for him. Diana didn't make Robert whole, heal him or build him up. She gave him, through the company, a large amount money. Which he happily accepted & spent. Sounds familiar? Wonder how long it will take before Diana realizes Robert's true character?
Finally someone said it. She choose to do all that for him, she could of left at anytime. Same way how he choose to give her money, even though he didnt owe her a thing
Also I wanted to point out that her behavior of over extending herself to win favor is indicative of narcissism. She thinks she owns him because of what she did for him which is one of the signs of narcissism in women.
@ if you look up signs of narcissism specifically in women over giving/ extending one’s self if a sign of it. This isn’t about what we think I’m going off clinical diagnosis.
@@TheNaomiChristinaright I’m like so children are not victims? Women who have been SA or domestically abused are volunteers? Your mother failed you! Such a disgusting comment!
@@DGsKattKatt Im only getting my information from Nostalgia: getting shot and an axe to the leg with all ship crew gone? You better be dead or you're just not human. But maybe in the movie he actually survives? Why mess up such a compelling movie with such a ridiculous ending😭
She really did !!! I understood why she would be angry and even being mad at him while they were married but she didn’t take any accountability for the things she’s done or allowed.
I just dont even know how her cat still worked for him. He was soooooooooo selfish. Extremely selfish. It worked out for him in the end but i feel like this was a “hold your man down cause you never know where he could end up movie” that turned into a cautionary tale for women. Melinda should have been let him go that resentment destroyed her
movie was decent ! but baby 10 million dollars ?! i can take myself to paris, get my own private jet....maybe even get a new man but what would i be worried about THAT man for ? he wasn't a good husband but he sure makes a great ex husband !! thank you for the money wish you a happy life 😘
Honestly they were both bad people that shouldn’t have been together in the first place. She had anger issues and he was in the early part a player and throughout the marriage, a leech.
Hear me out, Robert was an horrible spouse! He definitely used her. But that lady was bat sh!t crazy!!! she founf him cheating and almost killed herself trying to get at them?? Ok we'll chalk that up to young and dumb. But then you take him back spend all your money on him he doesn't have to work or do anything for 18 years!! At that point she was just being stupid. She finally gets divorced and still was not happy. Then he got money and instead of not giving her a thought, he gave her way more money thwn she gave him and got her house back. At that point she was set. She should have moved on but she went crazy
Can we have classes of knowing what red flags🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩 are? We need to include bonus questions and an essay on red flags and toxicity. Don't forget the tax season is coming.😂😂
I feel like Melinda could have been waaaaay more supportive than she was!!! She didn’t stand by her man at all….. …..said NO ONE EVER!!! (Except Diddy)
This movie pissed me off bad lol 😭😭 Once Robert got that money and gave Melinda that 10 million it was basically like here you go leave me alone type of energy.. you notice how when Robert got kicked out of the house he didn't have a dime and he was begging Melinda to be with him but once he got the money he didn't beg for her back at all .. he gave her 10 million dollars and went on about his life and married a whole new woman and had the nerve to flaunt it in Melinda's face the same woman he cheated on her with back in the day ..Robert knew what he was doing
Man her family failed her and the court. EVRYONE could see she was unhinged, she should’ve been committed in to a mental hospital. She needed real help!
I just realized ‘s the same girl he cheated on Melinda with & she destroyed her truck & dang near lost her life just because he wanna be a f boy to another female I would’ve left him alone after that
I think what really gets me is how Tyler Perry tries to flip the entire situation back on the woman like he always does. Robert manipulated her and bled her dry for 18 years and would often times do it with a smirk knowing damn well he didn’t truly love her. He barely even liked her, he didn’t even care to call her when they were dating or after they were married, she was never on his mind. All those dreams about the apartment and boat was about him, not her. He used her and then once he was up TP wrote him to be such a thoughtful and easy going man all of a sudden. Selfish people don’t get nicer when they get more money, they only get more selfish, this character arch is unrealistic and intentional for us to blame Melinda in the end. Saying that, I do believe she is responsible for her own actions especially for staying as long as she did, but the real person to blame is Robert.
I feel a lot of people feel bad for her and a part of you can feel for her and some people feel for him and a part of you can as well. They both were young and mistakes were made even until they separated. However once he gave her the money back plus interest and her mama house I would have moved on because he didn’t have to do any of that.
I don’t like the message this movie is trying to make because it’s like Robert was never wrong but he definitely was. This doesn’t negate how the things Melinda did wrong however he was definitely wrong too.
This is soooo triggering!! Tyler Perry is a manipulative pos. After creating this movie he still has the gull to say ‘ If the man can only afford to pay the light bill then blah blah blah’ TF u mean?!! What he meant in this movie was struggle more until u can only depend on wigs because that is all u will have left after enduring for so long. And if u decide to leave than u deserve to be literally abandoned and left crazy because u didn’t believe long enough. No wonder the bc is in shambles
I always noticed looking back that Robert had this self-satisfied look on his face whenever she was giving him money or paying something for him. Even after she got off of bed rest his look was bordering on a victorious as if he'd won something he wanted. Or maybe that's just his face, I dunno.
That facial expression was so irritating, epecially when she's mortgaging the house and he had the nerve to shake the loan officers hand. Why was he even in the room? lol
This movie is basically just the dangers of being the come up woman. Letting a man leech off of you will not make him love you. In fact, it will probably make him lose respect for you because he will see you as less than the women he couldn't get before who actually had self respect. Diana did it right. She kept her distance until doing her research and realizing that he had already done all the hard work and just needed something she could easily give. She didn't have to strain herself at all. People think those of us that say don't build a man mean don't help at all. In reality, it just means don't sacrifice yourself to act like his mother.
I know Melinda wanted to stick beside him because, I dunno, in love, you're supposedly gonna have rocky roads. But you're also allowed to have conditions. He broke a hell of a lot of them in the *beginning* . At this point it's just being stubborn to stick beside him.
I don't know why Tyler Perry wrote it in the script like Robert couldn't get a job just because he was a felon it's plenty of felons with jobs Tyler Perry lol 🤣🤣🤣
The young girl played Melinda also on empire as played young cookie like Taraji P Henson did. Side note: I just love as They both should did mom and daughter of next new projects movie or tv series.
Her anger was justified but towards the end she just lost her mind I understand her being upset in the end because genuinely she wanted him to love her and treat her well yes he repaid her in the end but her living happily ever after with the woman he cheated on her with years ago was definitely crazy I don’t think she needed to try to kill him and her
Yes i agree the situation was her fault , not excusing robert he gets the shit too because he put her thru it because she allowed it to happen but also fault she her sister why would she tell Melinda about the Diane wallet knowing full well she gets crazy as hell about it from previous and though Brenda was right about robert from start but the wallet was stupid on her part and also robert gave Melinda back what she was owed and should've called it a day this what i couldn't with her by go off on her sister's yes husbands were imperfect but they wasn't as bad as Robert they had a business delivery then again this Tyler perry what else should we expect even plot holes and also love your Review💜
9:14 When my siblings and I watched this movie I started to crash out at this particular part. I cursed my siblings out so bad!!! I had to let them know that when our mom passes they will NEVER take out a second mortgage on the house after all the blood sweat and tears was put into getting it paid off. I had to walk away and never finished the movie. I was LIVID😅😅😅
When Malinda was sitting in that chair she looks and acts exactly like my mom when I used to come in the house after curfew Especially when she said “let me get this straight!” My momma been gone 10 years and I’m still scared of that lady!!!😂😂😂😂
This movie is a prime example of not letting family members get involved in your marriage & not putting your life on social media knowing you have a crazy ex. Melinda allowed her sisters to dictate her marriage & talk down on Robert. Robert wrote his wrongs by not only giving Melinda 10 million dollars but buying her mom’s house back as well. She finally put her foot down with her sisters after receiving the 10 million dollars & her mom’s house thinking she was going to get back with Robert & received a huge shock. Here comes the fun facts: Taraji P. Henson & Lyriq Bent were also in Four Brothers & Lyriq was also in that horrible One In A Million: The Aaliyah Story. Aijona Alexis also played young Cookie Lyon on Empire. The low budget Chris Brown is Terayle Hill. Have a happy Thanksgiving.
Robert did right his wrongs but Melinda accepted too many wrongs. She carried such a heavy burden for him and that was too much. He should've helped her more. Happy Thanksgiving!
What triggered her was him being with the same woman that was also part of the reason for her not being able to have kids which i think is what everyone is missing. The second she saw he was with his ex that was currently pregant, man that 10 million ain't mean shit no more.
All I am going to say is that both of them were wrong. The only reason Melinda snapped after the divorce was not because he moved on but with whom he moved to
Instant divorce, HOT grits and reparations (iykyk) 😂
What is the next recap
Can you do temptation of a marriage counselor?
You have made “Hot Grits” apart of my eternal lexicon😂
This was one of Tyler's better movies. I just found your channel and am enjoying your reviews. Can you please review Mississippi Damned? The true story is based in the 90's.
That actress (who plays younger Melinda) also played younger Cookie in Empire.
I knew she looked familiar. That's where..
She played Sheri in 13 Reasons Why as well.
She messed up first by buying that man a car.
She messed up by letting him know she had that money. Makes you wonder what would have happened if he couldn't depend on her to fund his education.
@@forthenostalgia totally
What I don’t understand is why didn’t anyone in her family try to put that money in a trust so her access would be limited to avoid this exact situation.
@ she was grown and probably couldn’t override the trust
@@forthenostalgiait was clear from the beginning to me that he would’ve left her and didn’t like Melinda that much but the money and her always supporting him is why he stayed. The other woman was the one he always wanted hence why he cheated on Melinda with her then and looked her up later.
I liked this movie!! Her anger was mostly justified until certain points; then when he *finally* did the right thing by her, she was completely off the deep end and I could no longer root for her anymore
I feel the exact same way. I liked the movie until that point.
Finally
When did he do right by her? He barely gave her anything compared to what he took and that's not even getting into the emotional damage. He got off easy. She was nice to him if you ask me
@anjelab1429 he gave her back more than she was ever gonna have. What are you talking about. He got her mom house back, and left her with enough to chill, for the rest of her life, shit he probably would've even given more if she asked.
@cymonecarter9704 naw thats what he was SUPPOSE to do. Hes the one that made it hard to keep the house & then flacked on the family job, making the rest of them miss out on money for his own career. hes the one that was mooching off of everyone else while he trial & error at his project for a decade. He don't deserve a pat on the back for fixing things HE ruined
I pray no one ever finds themselves in a marriage like that. He made me real life mad. He was a vampire. She made sooo many unwise decisions and lost her mind at the end. To some degree, I feel for her. This movie was so upsetting. 😭
Alot of her circumstances were due to her OWN doing. Unable to bear children, leaving her husband (by listening to her negative family members), and more. He gave her a TREMENDOUS amount of 💰 and bought the 🏠 back. He knew what he did and made sure to set her straight. He wasn't perfect by FAR but she was UNHINGED AF!
She was 100% right to leave him, he was toxic for her for over 18 years before finally becoming “something” and not even anything good. He’s what you would call a “Parasite”. People who can only survive in this world by draining others and using them to get ahead. He couldn’t stand on his own, and couldn’t even get into the very room that got him a deal, the other girl did that for him.
Her fatal flaw is not realizing him having money, doesn’t mean he isn’t still awful at his core.
@@lamore5054I'm not disputing that but she VOLUNTARILY stayed throughout ALL the red flags since the beginning. That part is on her. That's before he drained ALL HER resources.
She needed real help. She should’ve been arrested and committed when she walked out of the court ordered therapy. Her family should’ve gotten her help!
The way the movie had her require a hysterectomy was stupid af. TP doesn't seem to know where a uterus is located
It crazy how yall see a male do a women bad but all yall can talk about is how she reacts to the wrong doing😂🤦🏽♀️ society holding males accountable seems to be hard to do from movies & real life. More of the blame is always put on the women no matter the situation, yall hold women accountable waaaaaaaay more then yall do males & i will never understand it. "yeah he cheated & was selfish & used all her money & had a supporting wife that he didnt care to supoort back, lost the mothers house & flacked on the family job making their business look bad but he gave her a check after decades of her suffering mentally so we can now overlook his wrong doing & now judge her harder for how she reacted" basically what yall be sounding like
Melinda was manipulated and gaslit this entire film. She was young & naive and fell for a man who was a master manipulator and liar at a young age. From hiding his criminal background to cheating on her after using her to buy him a car he knew exactly what to say and how to say it. Her telling him about the money her mom left was the biggest mistake she made. This man laid on his ass for 20 yrs not working not helping with bills while she worked two jobs and had to mortgage her mom’s home that was paid off to help him. He was never affectionate, he never once asked what she wanted, what was her dreams, he showed no love yet she stood by him all that time. And the moment he hit he was off to the next and yes she asked him for a divorce but he didn’t fight for her. He didn’t try to work it out. He didn’t try to save his marriage he got that check and left because the dream was never for her he never saw her in his future only his present everything he said he dreamed of the condo in the city, the boat, the beautiful ring was never HER dream it was his reason why he gave it all to the next woman. And Diana wasn’t innocent we seen her watching videos of Robert smiling plotting then she randomly dropped her wallet in his truck which she wanted his wife to find. The night Melinda visited Robert Diana was so quick to come to the front and introduce herself knowing Melinda knew who she was from him cheating on her in the past with the same woman. That was her rubbing it in Melinda face and wanting Melinda to see the ring. Just like in the court room announcing her pregnancy and rubbing her stomach while looking at Melinda she again was gaslighting Melinda knowing Melinda couldn’t have kids. Anyone who can’t see what was taking place is crazy.
Exactly! Why introduce yourself to a woman you already know extending your hand with the ring on it. Why announce your pregnancy in the court room then look over at her and rub your pregnant belly? And you knew she was watching your page who post ALL of their wedding plans online? Diana was playing in her face the whole movie and only the wiser could see it. Robert didn’t even try to save the marriage he got his belongings and dipped.
@@kingman523 she even said to him have you ever asked me what I want? And that another thing that drove her over the edge that dream he talked about for 20 yrs it was never meant for her because you gave it all to the next woman word for word. She realized those 20 yrs of standing by him catering to help helping him she was used. Imagine 20 yrs of your life with someone and they tell you the same thing and dream and promises the whole 20 yrs then live out that dream with someone else’s that tells me I was never in that dream you never saw that for me and you
You said all that and she should’ve took accountability for her OWN actions
@@welcome2sky2 girl please yall be crashing out over way less.
I'm so glad you pointed it out that's what people fail to realize when they reviewed his film like f*** the 10 million lol.
I have a theory about the deal Robert received from Prescott. I think Diana managed to convince the board to give Robert a bigger deal. I think the real reason why Prescott originally gave Robert such a low deal is because his battery is 20 year old technology. The company has little to no interest in an outdated invention when there are a plethora of modernly advance batteries available. Robert did not achieve anything with his outdated invention. However, he once again achieved his goal of convincing another woman to financially provide for him. Like most lottery winners, Robert is very quickly burning through his money on luxury items & trips. He still has no income. When that money is gone he's going to start directly leaning on Diana for financial support. Eventually Robert will financially drain Diana if she doesn't wise up to his BS.
Baby clock the tea! He’s a soul sucking vampire. Once the money runs out he’ll be back to begging and washing dishes
Robert is Jody with a college degree and pipe dreams
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Good one😂😂😂
I feel like everyone was wrong.
Melinda for not getting therapy for her anger sooner, and for not realizing her sense of self...she depended too much on others (her husband, mother, sisters). She never really got to know herself outside of who people told her she was.
Her husband for having tunnel vision for himself and ultimately emotionally abandoning his wife.
The ex for getting involved with Melinda's husband without having the common sense or decency to make sure his wife was okay with it, and marrying him was tacky because she was creeping with him all those years before.
And that nosey sister for overstepping boundaries and not minding her business...it was her being messy that really sent Melinda over the edge, over a misunderstanding.
THANK YOU!!!!
This was very well said 💯👏🏾
18 precious years gone due to people pleasing.
Could actually never be me!
I understand Melinda's pain but gurl $10 milion??? And your hous is paid off??? Take yourself to Paris. Just because hes momentarily doing well does not change the fact that his mindset is trash
10 million would have done me just fine. I would've been heartbroken but fine.
Best comment!!⭐️⭐️⭐️
She was due 50% (actually more) of EVERYTHING he made. She should have taken him to court.
@@filmadcamp1512 naw, deal was made way after divorce. She should've stayed with him if she wanted money.
@@cymonecarter9704 It wasn't made WAY AFTER the divorce actually. But it doesn't matter when the deal was made. She could have taken him to court and won still as it was no more than a few months. The statute of limitations would have still been good.
this movie made me realize i might be crazy cuz i felt her anger lol 😂
Her anger was understandable, but after he gave her 10 million and bought her house back, she should have sat down and enjoyed the rest of her life.
Facts. Even after the money.
like fr😭
Tyler Perry was the first person to give Taraji her deserve pay as an actress. respect to him for doing that
Yep!! She said he and Will Smith paid her what she was asking for when she did The Karate Kid and I Can Do Bad All By Myself
That dream was never for Melinda. Y'all saying she was mad for no reason bc you are all looking at the 10 mill. Look at the whole picture. She spent 20 years of her life catering to this man's dream. He did not focus on anything but fulfilling his own dreams.
He barely worked, while she had 2 jobs. He was not affectionate. He did not consider what would make her happy in her own reality. He thought a pretty ring, a boat named "Mrs. Gayle", and a glamorous apartment would make her happy, but it's actually what HE wanted. Had this truly been for her, he wouldn't of been insensitive and gave it away to another woman. He had been promising HER this for 20 years. Yes he gave her 10 mill, which was nice.
But try getting back 20 years of your life and your ability to have children. The very woman he cheated with in the beginning, and lead to her raging and losing her ability to have kids, was the same woman who got everything she had put in the years and tears for even a new baby on the way. Yes, she got everything back, but how do you erase 20 years of built up emotions and disappointment.
This comment !👆🏾!!!! 👏🏾
Thank you! People need to understand this perspective.
THANK YOU! I’m glad somebody gets it! It’s not about the money and house. Give me back my youth, my time, my womb! Then you turn around and give it to the next B?? The same B you cheated with before? But Melinda did it to herself, huh?
This ... That's the whole point he wasted 18 or 20 years of her life and gave her $10 million dollars and went and moved on and had a great life with a whole new woman and a baby and all of that
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Melinda was doomed in life with or without Robert tbh. I can't really feel sorry for her as she was already worse off on her own before him. If it wasn't for her sisters and her mother's inheritance, she'd be a loss cause entirely.
The movie made her seem like she had no life goals other than to be with Robert. We don't even know why she didn't finish college
@@forthenostalgia That can be accurate. I met women like that who gave everything to their relationship, but they had nothing else in their lives because they gave up on everything.
@@forthenostalgia there was absolutely no reason why she didn't finish. TP did this because the plot needed it to be so
Soooo Acrimony was basically Disappearing Acts but without the violence. Confession: I’ve never seen this movie. Of course I’ve heard of it but your hints were very helpful, lol. Shoutout to Melinda’s sister Brenda for having the intuition and discernment that Melinda missed! The only slight difference with this Tyler Perry movie is the light skinned male hero wasn’t much of a hero (referring to the man Melinda met after the divorce). It must be devastating to pour yourself into someone for almost 20 years and that same person gives someone else the life you deserved. Like Zora, Melinda’s judgement was clouded. She couldn’t see for a while that he wasn’t it for her but she couldn’t leave him alone for whatever reason. I hate that her life ended but in a way, that was the only way she could have peace. Such a wonderful review!! I meant to watch it yesterday but I forgot.
Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family!
Thank you! Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours as well.
I feel like Melinda anger and bitterness were justified she gave Robert everything her mind, body, and energy to the point where she couldn't see life without him. Melinda lost herself in that marriage and Robert became her center and focus so when the divorce happened to she couldn't function without him, but he knew promised all those things and then gave it to the women he wrong for. Robert aint ish though he is a vampire.
Shows you shouldn't let other people dictate things in your relationship. Don't listen to any and everybody (even and sometimes especially family) and don't let too many folks know your business!
Her family was 100% correct about him. He was selfish and a taker.
Lol I'm glad a reactor FINALLY said Melinda lost whatever point she thought she had the moment she didn't just take the money & house and LIVE HER LIFE!
She personally lost me when she didn't break up with him after he cheated when they were in college...lol instead SHE'S the reason she can't have kids and was broke for 18 years
I think this movie is a good example of time being more valuable than money. She truly felt how those 18 years were gone. She was bitter to her core.
Chile this women went to far. I wish people stop over extending themselves for others. The truth is no one owes you anything for decisions you choose to do. Irregardless of if we like it or not. That why self love is important. She choose to buy him a car , pay his tuition, mortgage her moms home and work like a slave for him. That’s on her. Once he gave her that money and was feeling guilty she honestly had him in the best place. Chile if that was me I would’ve been calling him every week. I would’ve been asking for everything and he would’ve done it because he felt guilty. She didn’t know how to play her cards. Chile anything he gave his new wife he would’ve been buying two of. Ummm you remember you promised me a jet ? You remember you promised me a trip to Paris ? Chile please I would’ve had him still paying my bills too. But that’s just me
Exactly 😂 I heard they got a vacant penthouse 2 floors down...
@ you hear me ???! Diana sweetie what’s for dinner ? This is our husband at this point.
Girl Facts, wire me my money monthly and then put on do not disturb 🤣🤣🤣
@@vegannn7178 And my payments better be on time!
Exactly because why want that cheating man back when he can just pay your bills until you die.
The first time I watched this, I was like, "Sis, you got 10 million. Take yourself to Paris, adopt, and take the 'L'.
Never let a man tell you he doesn’t want you more than once
Melinda's situation was 100% her fault. She was naive, delusional, possessive, abusive, lacked accountability & was too codependent on Robert.
Robert was 100% a user & opportunist. Robert was the worst type of user. He's the "well if that's what you wanna do" type of user. He knowly took full advantage of Melinda to supplement things he didn't have or didn't want to work for. Had Robert & Melinda broken up permanently back in college, he would've used Diana the exact same way he used Melinda.
When Robert saw Diana again, he did what all opportunist do. Took advantage of the situation. Robert played on Diana's past feelings for him. Diana didn't make Robert whole, heal him or build him up. She gave him, through the company, a large amount money. Which he happily accepted & spent. Sounds familiar? Wonder how long it will take before Diana realizes Robert's true character?
All of this!!!!
I never looked at batteries the same way again smh
Finally someone said it. She choose to do all that for him, she could of left at anytime. Same way how he choose to give her money, even though he didnt owe her a thing
Also I wanted to point out that her behavior of over extending herself to win favor is indicative of narcissism. She thinks she owns him because of what she did for him which is one of the signs of narcissism in women.
Actually, I would consider it a form of people pleasing and caping for a Black man.
@ if you look up signs of narcissism specifically in women over giving/ extending one’s self if a sign of it. This isn’t about what we think I’m going off clinical diagnosis.
My mother used to always tell me: They’re no victims, only volunteers, and she volunteered to do that shit to herself.
Yikes. What an asinine statement. Maybe we’re missing the specific context your mother was applying this to, but this is still strange.
You must be a Robert type
@@TheNaomiChristinaright I’m like so children are not victims? Women who have been SA or domestically abused are volunteers? Your mother failed you! Such a disgusting comment!
@@TheNaomiChristina Right? Cause wtf is this
@@TheNaomiChristinaexactly!! And to top things off, the channel creator hearted this comment. Double yikes
"The Black woman is the mule of the world." - Zora Neale Hurston in Their Eyes Were Watching God.
This movie made me so angry watching it with my grandmother as a teen 😭
That ending is RIDICULOUS. Couldn't she just end up in jail? They both had to die? SMDH.
He didn't die did he?
@@DGsKattKatt No
@@DGsKattKatt Im only getting my information from Nostalgia: getting shot and an axe to the leg with all ship crew gone? You better be dead or you're just not human. But maybe in the movie he actually survives? Why mess up such a compelling movie with such a ridiculous ending😭
I still wonder why Robert didn't submit the battery to other companies and try getting a job while he waits for that battery chicken bag
Right! I'm sure there were other Prescotts
What I learned from this movie was the more you give a person the more they will drain you....establish boundaries!!
Honestly it was nobody fault but hers. She should’ve just taken the money and took her L. Move on with your life
I can't wait to see your review for this because this movie is good but she definitely did do it to herself😂😂
She really did !!! I understood why she would be angry and even being mad at him while they were married but she didn’t take any accountability for the things she’s done or allowed.
I just dont even know how her cat still worked for him. He was soooooooooo selfish. Extremely selfish. It worked out for him in the end but i feel like this was a “hold your man down cause you never know where he could end up movie” that turned into a cautionary tale for women. Melinda should have been let him go that resentment destroyed her
movie was decent ! but baby 10 million dollars ?! i can take myself to paris, get my own private jet....maybe even get a new man but what would i be worried about THAT man for ? he wasn't a good husband but he sure makes a great ex husband !! thank you for the money wish you a happy life 😘
This is actually one of Tyler's best movies, if you ask me. The perspective debates off of this movie i appreciate
Hard disgree on this. This movie was terrible.
Honestly they were both bad people that shouldn’t have been together in the first place. She had anger issues and he was in the early part a player and throughout the marriage, a leech.
Hear me out, Robert was an horrible spouse! He definitely used her. But that lady was bat sh!t crazy!!! she founf him cheating and almost killed herself trying to get at them?? Ok we'll chalk that up to young and dumb. But then you take him back spend all your money on him he doesn't have to work or do anything for 18 years!! At that point she was just being stupid. She finally gets divorced and still was not happy. Then he got money and instead of not giving her a thought, he gave her way more money thwn she gave him and got her house back. At that point she was set. She should have moved on but she went crazy
Soooo she got 10 mil and her mothers house back!?!?! I know money ain't everything but damn smh
We need you to do Love and Basketball ASAP!!!
She did Love & Basketball. It’s blocked on youtube but it’s available on Spotify, Apple podcast & Google podcast.
I would've took my 10 million & never looked back no kids no bond out of sight outta mind 😂
I look out for your videos every single Sunday!!!. Love it❤
Can we have classes of knowing what red flags🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩 are? We need to include bonus questions and an essay on red flags and toxicity. Don't forget the tax season is coming.😂😂
I feel like Melinda could have been waaaaay more supportive than she was!!! She didn’t stand by her man at all…..
…..said NO ONE EVER!!! (Except Diddy)
Chile....I was flabbergasted at first 😂
@ I GOT YOU DIDNT I???? 😂😂😂😂 You know I’m team Brittney 4L CHILE!!!!
Pleaseee do deliver us from temptation: diary of a marriage counselor with Jordyn sparks please ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ I love your videos!!!
*Jurnee Smollett
also the younger to older casting especially for the sisters was really good! one of his better movies for sure
This movie pissed me off bad lol 😭😭 Once Robert got that money and gave Melinda that 10 million it was basically like here you go leave me alone type of energy.. you notice how when Robert got kicked out of the house he didn't have a dime and he was begging Melinda to be with him but once he got the money he didn't beg for her back at all .. he gave her 10 million dollars and went on about his life and married a whole new woman and had the nerve to flaunt it in Melinda's face the same woman he cheated on her with back in the day ..Robert knew what he was doing
I appreciate this channel so much.
Hilarious commentary for movies I'm curious about but don't want to touch with a 10 foot pole lolol.
Man her family failed her and the court. EVRYONE could see she was unhinged, she should’ve been committed in to a mental hospital. She needed real help!
I need more of your content.. like an unhealthy amount. This is gold.
I just realized ‘s the same girl he cheated on Melinda with & she destroyed her truck & dang near lost her life just because he wanna be a f boy to another female I would’ve left him alone after that
I think what really gets me is how Tyler Perry tries to flip the entire situation back on the woman like he always does.
Robert manipulated her and bled her dry for 18 years and would often times do it with a smirk knowing damn well he didn’t truly love her. He barely even liked her, he didn’t even care to call her when they were dating or after they were married, she was never on his mind. All those dreams about the apartment and boat was about him, not her. He used her and then once he was up TP wrote him to be such a thoughtful and easy going man all of a sudden. Selfish people don’t get nicer when they get more money, they only get more selfish, this character arch is unrealistic and intentional for us to blame Melinda in the end.
Saying that, I do believe she is responsible for her own actions especially for staying as long as she did, but the real person to blame is Robert.
I feel a lot of people feel bad for her and a part of you can feel for her and some people feel for him and a part of you can as well. They both were young and mistakes were made even until they separated. However once he gave her the money back plus interest and her mama house I would have moved on because he didn’t have to do any of that.
Best movie tyler perry ever produce without the cursing he did a good job 😅. Melinda shoulda leave his ass alone a long time
Ah! Acrimony! You went a little more modern with this one. Good movie. Only seen it once, however.
I don’t like the message this movie is trying to make because it’s like Robert was never wrong but he definitely was. This doesn’t negate how the things Melinda did wrong however he was definitely wrong too.
This is soooo triggering!! Tyler Perry is a manipulative pos. After creating this movie he still has the gull to say ‘ If the man can only afford to pay the light bill then blah blah blah’ TF u mean?!! What he meant in this movie was struggle more until u can only depend on wigs because that is all u will have left after enduring for so long. And if u decide to leave than u deserve to be literally abandoned and left crazy because u didn’t believe long enough. No wonder the bc is in shambles
Honestly, I don't even know what he was trying to say with this awful movie. No one in it was likeable AT ALL
Tyler Perry movies are a guilty pleasure for sure. Thank you for your service 😅❤
$10 million from a divorce equals to living life like it’s golden.
I always noticed looking back that Robert had this self-satisfied look on his face whenever she was giving him money or paying something for him. Even after she got off of bed rest his look was bordering on a victorious as if he'd won something he wanted.
Or maybe that's just his face, I dunno.
That facial expression was so irritating, epecially when she's mortgaging the house and he had the nerve to shake the loan officers hand. Why was he even in the room? lol
This is a hidden horror movie😂😂
A blunt and a FTN REVIEW always right on time ⏲️ 👌🏽 👍🏽 💯
Please do juwanna Mann,The Wood, The color Purple,Soldier story, and Ray
I would love to see her review on The Color Purple
I am pretty sure she already did The Wood.
This movie is basically just the dangers of being the come up woman. Letting a man leech off of you will not make him love you. In fact, it will probably make him lose respect for you because he will see you as less than the women he couldn't get before who actually had self respect. Diana did it right. She kept her distance until doing her research and realizing that he had already done all the hard work and just needed something she could easily give. She didn't have to strain herself at all. People think those of us that say don't build a man mean don't help at all. In reality, it just means don't sacrifice yourself to act like his mother.
I would’ve took my 10 million and cried on an island 🏝️. I think what triggered her was he could’ve chose anybody but the other woman
Same! Would have gotten the best therapist to deal with the hurt and eventually a new man ✌🏾
I know Melinda wanted to stick beside him because, I dunno, in love, you're supposedly gonna have rocky roads. But you're also allowed to have conditions. He broke a hell of a lot of them in the *beginning* . At this point it's just being stubborn to stick beside him.
5:42 and right here is where everyone is blaming him for what she did nah she should have left him right there
Don’t get me started on this cautionary tale of never letting go and never moving on
I don't know why Tyler Perry wrote it in the script like Robert couldn't get a job just because he was a felon it's plenty of felons with jobs Tyler Perry lol 🤣🤣🤣
3:38 - 3:42 MY FAVORITE PART, THE SONG!! It ASCENDS me every time 🤣🤣🤣👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾😭😭💀
5:37 …💀💀💀😂🤦🏾♀️
23:47 That's if he even survived
Great review. Happy early Thanksgiving to you, too.
I understand her anger, but I would have taken my 10 million and had a good life. I wouldn't want him back at all.
She made them choices, then she CHOSE not to be with him. Your choices are not anyone else's fault.
The young girl played Melinda also on empire as played young cookie like Taraji P Henson did.
Side note: I just love as They both should did mom and daughter of next new projects movie or tv series.
This is one of the few times where Tyler Perry's bad writing, indirectly made for an entertaining movie
OMG! I've been waiting for this!
I think they were both wrong 🤷🏾♀️
Her anger was justified but towards the end she just lost her mind I understand her being upset in the end because genuinely she wanted him to love her and treat her well yes he repaid her in the end but her living happily ever after with the woman he cheated on her with years ago was definitely crazy I don’t think she needed to try to kill him and her
😩😩 I had to ask myself was I ready for this video before clicking on it
A woman’s like clay pot very delicate and very precious but if you break her, all he hell will freeze over
Can you please do poison ivy with Drew Barrymore next please because their relationship is just as dysfunctional
Oh I am truly excited for this one. I couldn't wait for it to hit theaters so I could watch
Budget Chris Brown!🤣😂🤣😂🤣
3:38 😂 priceless
He was an absolute piece of crap yes. But He paid her back in full and then some. She needed to move on!!
Yes i agree the situation was her fault , not excusing robert he gets the shit too because he put her thru it because she allowed it to happen but also fault she her sister why would she tell Melinda about the Diane wallet knowing full well she gets crazy as hell about it from previous and though Brenda was right about robert from start but the wallet was stupid on her part and also robert gave Melinda back what she was owed and should've called it a day this what i couldn't with her by go off on her sister's yes husbands were imperfect but they wasn't as bad as Robert they had a business delivery then again this Tyler perry what else should we expect even plot holes and also love your Review💜
9:14 When my siblings and I watched this movie I started to crash out at this particular part. I cursed my siblings out so bad!!! I had to let them know that when our mom passes they will NEVER take out a second mortgage on the house after all the blood sweat and tears was put into getting it paid off. I had to walk away and never finished the movie. I was LIVID😅😅😅
16:32 here right here is where she should not have been mad at Robert
For The Algorithm 📊
15:36 well he doesn't have any friends
When Malinda was sitting in that chair she looks and acts exactly like my mom when I used to come in the house after curfew Especially when she said “let me get this straight!” My momma been gone 10 years and I’m still scared of that lady!!!😂😂😂😂
Is young Melinda the only person that can play young Taraji??? Cause I believe she's the same one on Empire
This movie is a prime example of not letting family members get involved in your marriage & not putting your life on social media knowing you have a crazy ex. Melinda allowed her sisters to dictate her marriage & talk down on Robert. Robert wrote his wrongs by not only giving Melinda 10 million dollars but buying her mom’s house back as well. She finally put her foot down with her sisters after receiving the 10 million dollars & her mom’s house thinking she was going to get back with Robert & received a huge shock. Here comes the fun facts: Taraji P. Henson & Lyriq Bent were also in Four Brothers & Lyriq was also in that horrible One In A Million: The Aaliyah Story. Aijona Alexis also played young Cookie Lyon on Empire. The low budget Chris Brown is Terayle Hill. Have a happy Thanksgiving.
Robert did right his wrongs but Melinda accepted too many wrongs. She carried such a heavy burden for him and that was too much. He should've helped her more. Happy Thanksgiving!
@ I agree.
I loved this movie but Melinda was all the way wrong. Why couldn't she just take the 10 mil and live her life?
What triggered her was him being with the same woman that was also part of the reason for her not being able to have kids which i think is what everyone is missing. The second she saw he was with his ex that was currently pregant, man that 10 million ain't mean shit no more.
All I am going to say is that both of them were wrong. The only reason Melinda snapped after the divorce was not because he moved on but with whom he moved to