Thursday, September 18, 2008
Director Tyler Perry’s new movie focuses on the fragile bond between money, family and friendship. The Family That Preys follows two families whose mother figures are the best of friends. The Cartwrights are made up of Charlotte (Kathy Bates), who is the multimillionaire head of a construction company, and her son William (Cole Hauser). The Pratts, a family from a more urban environment, are comprised of Alice (Alfre Woodard) and her two daughters Andrea (Sanaa Lathan) and Pam (Taraji P. Henson).
The Family That Preys has two parallel stories playing out simultaneously. One is the story of Charlotte and Alice, who decide to take a road trip across the country, much like Thelma and Louise. Along the way, Charlotte teaches Bible-hugging Alice to live her life, while Alice tries to introduce some religion to her friend.
Meanwhile, their unruly children are dealing with drama of their own.
In a way to escape her urban past, Andrea throws herself into the world of finance and lands a job working for the Cartwrights alongside Charlotte’s son, William. Andrea’s husband, played by Rockmond Dunbar, is a lowly construction worker and struggles with his inability to provide for his family. Pam, although seemingly happy with her life, pushes her husband to explore his dreams of opening his own construction company with the line, “What’s wrong with wanting a little bit more?”
As always, drama ensues between the two families, boundaries are crossed, bonds are unraveled, and Tyler Perry reminds the audience what is most important in life: family and faith.
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