Madea's Family Reunion

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Madea's Family Reunion ★½ 2006 (PG-13)

Director/writer/actor Perry dresses in drag again to fill grandmamma's shoes in this sequel to his popular “Diary of a Mad Black Woman.” Madea now must use her sassy tongue to help her nieces deal with their messed-up love lives while keeping her new foster child on the right track. The witty banter stumbles when mixed with serious social issues. 107m/C DVD . US Tyler Perry, Blair Underwood, Lynn Whitfield, Boris Kodjoe, Henry Simmons, Lisa Arrindell Anderson, Maya Angelou, Rochelle Aytes, Jenifer Lewis, Cicely Tyson, Keke Palmer; D: Tyler Perry; W: Tyler Perry; C: Toyomichi Kurita; M: Tyler Perry, Elvin D. Ross.