Writer-director Preston A. Whitmore II (DOING HARD TIME) takes a swing at a Tyler Perry-style African-American family comedy and neatly outdoes the master himself. His second feature fast paced and engagingly acted, and while still filled with old-fashioned family values, it's a lot less preachy.
Christmas is coming and for the first time in years, the entire Whitman family has gathered at the L.A. home of formidable matriarch Shirley "Ma' Dere" Whitfield (Loretta Divine) for the holidays. Middle daughter Kelli (Sharon Leal) is back from New York where she's established herself as a savvy businesswoman, and youngest daughter Mel (Lauren London) is on break ...
Released:
2007
Rated:
PG-13
Length:
117 mins