What's Done in the Dark...
by Tyler Perry
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Actor: Chandra Currelley-Young, Chantell D. Christopher, D'Atra Hicks, Ryan Gentles, Terrell CarterDirector: Tyler Perry
Brand: LION'S GATE ENTERTAINMENT
Composer: Tyler Perry
Composer: Ronnie Garrett
Editor: Cassandra R. McKibben
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); Spanish (Dubbed)
Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC, Subtitled
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 140 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2008-02-12
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Lions Gate
Movie Reviews of What's Done in the Dark...
Movie Review: Mr. Brown Saved This Mess!
Summary: 2 Stars
The ONLY reason to see this play is because of Mr. Brown. (Okay, and maybe the cute doctor.)
Three reasons I didn't like What's Done in the Dark: The health infomercial preaching, partially recycled script, and Nurse Trudy.
I get it! I get it! Diabetes, AIDS, STDs, cancer, heart problems, and high blood pressure=bad. Early check-ups, eating right, exercise=good. But I didn't tune in for the heavy-handed health sermon that saturated the whole play and made me roll my eyes and say, "Ah. Here we go again!" It's the same reaction the character Mike had in Perry's movie Why Did I Get Married when Perry's character Terry started spouting the stats on AIDS/HIV cases. It's so blatant that it takes you out of the movie/play, though well-meaning it may seem. Subtlety is thy friend! I know this play was set in a hospital, but that doesn't excuse the over-the-top health sermonizing.
Then there was the partially recycled plot. I don't know which came first, but those of us who saw the movie Meet the Browns will recognize Brenda's storyline. It was like watching a rerun.
Finally, there's Nurse Trudy. I've not seen D'atra Hicks in anything else, and maybe she's a good actress; but not here. It was overacting to the extreme. The growling and yelling just made no sense to me. Latrice Pace was a much better actress and was funny and realistic with a much more subdued performance.
As always, though, David Mann's Mr. Brown saved this Madea-less play. Tamala Mann and a few of the others who have been with Perry for some time showed that they had grown as performers and were quite good. Perhaps Hicks and some of the other first-timers will get there. For now, Mr. Brown was the funniest of the crew and saved this play from being a one-star performance (or no star, if I could do that). He also does a fantastic job in the bonus features, especially the final interview.
Summary of What's Done in the Dark...
Get ready to laugh and sing out loud. WHAT'S DONE IN THE DARK set in a hospital emergency room follows several nurses their docto rs and some very interesting patients (hello Mr. Brown!). What seems routine rarely is. Some folks would do well to remember: what's done in the dark always come to light.System Requirements:Running Time: 118 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre:?MUSICALS/MUSICALS Rating:?PG-13 UPC:?031398224518 Manufacturer No:?22451Tyler Perry mixes melodrama, social commentary, slapstick comedy, gospel music, and public health announcements in What's Done in the Dark... The lives of nurses, doctors, and patients of a city hospital get turned upside-down: A nurse discovers the doctor she's fooling around with is married; a faithful husband is diagnosed with a sexually transmitted disease; the son of a nurse abandoned by her husband seeks desperate means to make money; and audience favorite Mr. Brown (David Mann), who's appeared in other Perry plays, comes to the hospital convinced that he's dying, dragging his long-suffering daughter Cora (Tamela Mann) along with him. What's Done in the Dark... is a production of a play, filmed before a live audience, so it doesn't have the visual dynamics of a movie, but the full-tilt, show-stopping gospel songs wouldn't have the same unbridled exuberance anywhere but on the stage. Perry's writing is rarely subtle, but What's Done in the Dark... is broader than usual--even longtime fans may find the cartoonish Nurse Trudy (D'Atra Hicks) a bit hard to take. Nonetheless, the play continues Perry's devotion to themes of love, respect, and the grace of God, as well as providing health information for the African-American community. And Mr. Brown, in his jarringly colorful clothes and silly malaprops, is a topnotch buffoon. His over-the-top theatrics are not for everyone, but fans won't be able to get enough of him. --Bret Fetzer
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