A Madea Halloween» The maek one made money, so Madea gets to be scared stupid all over again in a sequel so sluggish and haphazardly thrown together that it makes the first one seem like classic comedy by comparison. Madea spends most of the film sitting in a Cadillac and having her most florid swears awkwardly dubbed into softer versions. Madea tends to do a lot of sitting around in this one — a dramedy about infidelity and sudden death — mocking the stupidity of those around her or dispensing old-fashioned life advice. Missing is her trademark wildness, her willingness to ignore all social convention and sense of decency, replaced by sedentary — but often still quite funny — one-liners. Come back when you’re feeling it again, Madea. Blige showing up to knock the title song out of the park. Our heroine tumbles extravagantly down staircases, babbles incoherently, and twerks to a Tyga track. Claus outfit and laying waste to everyone who gets co the way of her Wonderful Life. Christmas crisis averted with antics, bringing much-needed chaos to a character whose energy seemed to be flagging. This time around she defies court-ordered anger management with Dr.
