the previews look exciting, I want to watch this movie!

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Best Movie Everrrr... I been waiting to see a Crazy women like me in a long time..

Love the movie!!!!! It is great

This was an awesome movie, full of excitement and emotional drama. There is a plot twist, that you will not see coming, that only Tyler Perry can create. The plot leads up slowly, but it does not disappoint in the end. If your looking for a cooler take on fatal attraction, you won't want to miss this. Would highly recommend it.

Like reviewer, 'A.R.', I saw this movie through a different set of eyes. I didn't see it so much as a psycho-thriller, or Fatal Attraction clone, but as the inside of the mind of a woman with a mental illness, coupled by a damaged self-esteem. It's unfortunate that the trailers painted it, and even alluded to the whole 'woman scorned' theme, because, in my opinion, her husband didn't really left her for 'the other woman'. She (the character) left/divorced him, thenrregretted it; and then wanted him back and his new lifestyle. Her anger (or scorn) was/should be at herself, for allowing herself to be used by him; and for allowing her family to get in her business. She had misgivings about him early on, but in her 'blind love', then (as A.R. suggests)through emotional and domestic abuse, stayed in the relationship longer than she should have. When she finaly divorced him, instead of moving on with her life (I could do a lot with $10m, IJS!)...she spent all of her energy focusing on what could have been...with him, especially after he became successful. Yes, she stood by him all those years, encouraging him...but did nothing for herself. She needed therapy years ago(as it was also apparent that she had 'anger' issues in addition to the other mental concerns).I thought the movie was, and is a good case study about the importance of women (or men) not giving/pouring so much of themselves into someone else, that they don't have anything left for themselves. She was really used up; but then used what remaining energy she did have, for revenge, which is such a waste! I hope therapists will use this movie as a teaching tool. I know a lot of girlfriends have (I've seen some of their FB posts!) Good movie; recommend seeing without the comparisons to Fatal Attraction or other similiarly themed movies. Great job by Taraji P. Henson, and the cast!

This could be called the vlog of a bitterly bipolar colored lady.

This movie was GREAT!!! To all those critics who give it very low ratings: Clearly you haven't gone through many trials and tribulations in your life, so shame on you. I agree whole heartedly with the review by "AR", because he or she got the message that Tyler Perry was trying to send. Yes, some things in the movie could have been better. But please, you all act like the Titanic, Avatar, or even Fatal Attraction was all that perfect. I guess those movies were considered "genious" because the directors and actors were all of "acceptable" ethnicity.... Anywho for those who understand the power of struggle, mental disorders, abuse, passive aggressive behaviors, and mean spirited people- WE ENJOYED IT. THANK YOU TYLER PERRY. Keep making your dollars because some of these critics are clearly prejudice

A little over the top.

Acrimony pleased the demographic it was intended for. The black woman, for that I give it a five out of five. It was a thriller, it discussed mental health issues, and had moments of comedic relief. It caused discussion before and after the movie which exemplifies the role of representation. It was shot in eight days, and the lead, Taraji, shot her part in six days.

I love the suspense and Taraji P Henson role the best. I loved this whole movie!!!

Loved this movie! It was unpredictable, suspenseful, and told the story of a complicated couple. One critic complained "who do we root for." This criticism misses the point. Like in real life, people are complicated and no one is all right or all wrong. I enjoyed seeing the choices each character made and how the consequences unfolded. The twist in the last 30 minutes is well worth the wait.

This movie is greatly misunderstood and that is why it is receiving such low reviews. People keep comparing it to Fatal Attraction, but that is not what this movie is about. Sure, it is a thriller, but it shows so much more. It is a look inside the life and mind of a woman living through domestic abuse and how society has failed her. It shows how she was not able to gain the insight to help herself and became all-consumed and weighed down by it. This movie is brilliant and original because instead of showing domestic violence that everyone is used to seeing in the movies where the husband beats the wife, Tyler Perry shows a woman decimated by subtle domestic abuse: financial, emotional, and sexual. He shows how devastating such abuse can be. It is very difficult to show this kind of abuse. It is even difficult for women living in these situations to see it. Even as the audience, there was this uncertainty that allowed us to like the husband hoping that he would succeed-allowing us to experience what the wife was feeling and thinking. Many reviewers do side with him and this shows how society often downplays and does not identify or understand emotional and financial abuse.Why was the husband abusive? He was selfish. How? He was okay with spending all her money on his project. He was okay with not working and having her work two jobs full time to support them. When he finally had to work, he began punishing her by becoming distant and withdrawing affection. These are all tactics used by abusive men. He cheated on her in the beginning. He made promises to her and said that he loved her, but he did not follow through with these promises and love. If he truly loved her, and was not abusive, he would have proposed to her again after the divorce and lived their lives together as they had planned. Her behavior was not without fault in this movie. As a woman involved in domestic abuse, she was isolated from her family. As he was on the brink of completely destroying her, her family stepped in to help and she had no choice but to save herself and divorce him. At this point, she tried to recover but this phase continued to show the pull that her abusive relationship had on her. It was like an addiction. The highs and lows associated with abusive relationships are addictive. Like we hoped that the husband was really a good guy, because he seemed like one, she always held onto that even though her family knew better. It was her downfall to keep believing in that hope. She divorced him because it was a question of survival. He had taken everything from her. She was backed into a corner and had no other choice to avoid complete ruin. She did the right thing there and should have never looked back. In the end, we must ask ourselves, was her ability to have children, the 20-30 years of her youth, all the money invested in him, her love and devotion during the most trying times of their relationship and her mental sanity...was that worth 10 million dollars or was it worth more? How much is a human life worth? To women affected by domestic abuse the movie poses another question...when is enough, enough? Hanging on will only cause more devastation and loss. Revenge is a lose-lose battle. The best thing is to focus on yourself and on being a good person. If she had done that, she may have recovered. Even the therapist did not understand domestic abuse and the effects of trauma asking her if she had ever heard of borderline personality disorder. This is a common occurrence in life though. Women often get diagnosed with depression, a personality disorder or insomnia before they are discovered to actually be suffering from domestic abuse. This movie is a brilliant depiction of the effects of domestic abuse and how such effects are still so widely misunderstood in our world today.

Tyler Perry's Fatal Attraction.

I really enjoyed this movie. It was a study in love, family influence, relationships, Every second of this movie was interesting to me from beginning to end. It was a psychological study that was directed to a T with A+ acting. It gives new insight into love and its control. I do not understand all of these bad reviews because this is a deep movie - not shallow like their opinions.