Why Did I Watch Mea Culpa? 🤦🏾‍♀️(Spoilers)

It’s not the same story this time, but I still could’ve done without it…

There’s a saying about Tyler Perry movies…it’s the same damn story every time.

But this time, he gave us a very different story.

Granted, it’s one without the ratchet black woman stereotype he’s dragged through the mud at this point, but the story for Mea Culpa was…something else entirely.

And I don’t mean that in a good way.

Not like, how our mothers and grandmothers would describe someone’s singing voice in a gospel choir that seemed to outshine the rest.

“That girl sure is something.”

Not the least bit like that.

Mea Culpa is more like a Lifetime/Hallmark movie they needed to fill up airspace during the holiday season.

It’s just bad.

The story line is all over the place and the acting (other than Kelly Rowland and Tia’s boyfriend from Sister Sister), is sub par (and I’m being generous here).

The things that come out of the mother-in-law’s mouth are just ridiculous. Like, nobody talks like that.

You’d think by now, Mr. Perry would know not to write, produce and direct his own films without input from other *cough…better* writers.

But he hasn’t learned that dialogue just isn’t his strong suit.

I guess he hasn’t mastered the fine art of subtleties and wit. Because everything is so direct and blatant, it’s just plain annoying.

The mother-in-law comes directly out and says, “I wish he’d married her instead.” Why not hint at this in subtle ways instead of just telling us how she feels?

I guess showing (and not telling) is not his strong suit either.

I have no idea what the hype about this movie was about.

It made no sense.

Your PI sends you a vague (and barely visible) picture of the woman your mother-in-law says she wishes your husband had married at your husband’s door.

And without verifying the information or confronting your husband, you take that to mean he’s having an affair.

And so you (with that flimsy bit of information), go have an affair of your own…with the man who’s on trial for murdering his girlfriend?? The one you’re supposed to be representing against your brother-in-law.

Like, what?

And you not only go back to his apartment that same night and sleep with him, but he’s already sleeping with someone else (who just climbs off of him in the middle of sex) so that you can sleep with him now?

Like, what??!!

Why? And where in the universe does anything remotely like this happen? Ever?

It’s so unbelievably twisted and weird, I can’t even believe I sat through the entire thing.

Someone told me it’s “not like all the other Tyler Perry films” and they were right. But again, not in a good way.

This was no improvement from the other films.

And the twist is even worse.

It turns out the “murdered girl” is not dead. But she’s part of a plot to get Mea’s brother-in-law elected to local office.

So, they set up another black man (FOR MURDER) to do it. Just to get him elected! Seriously?

That’s the plot?

They couldn’t think of a better way to execute that?

Yeah, not much better than the stereotypes. I wish I could erase this movie from my brain, but it’s permanently etched in there now.

Along with those annoying commercials from the early 2000s that I just can’t seem to scrub from my brain no matter how hard I try.

Sorry, Kelly. I love you, but this movie wasn’t one of your best decisions.

Did you enjoy the movie? Let me know why in the comments.

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