Review

Tyler Perry's Madea's Witness Protection

  • Review Date: June 30, 2012
  • PG-13
  • Genre: Comedy
  • 2012

Common Sense Media says

The mighty Madea preaches, but with less fire this time.
Age
13
Quality
 
  • Positive messages3
    Madea's message is clear: Be a good citizen, old or young, and the world is a much better place. Also, don't take any guff.
  • Positive role models2
    Madea cusses and screams and sometimes resorts to corporal punishment (i.e. a slap or two) to get her point across, but that point is usually well-meaning. She thinks children should respect their elders, adults should be responsible and capable (no whining), and everyone should be mindful of their contribution to this world. The film is filled with people she "has" to teach these lessons to, from a very rude teen to a man without a backbone to a young man who resorts, briefly, to crime to help his church.
  • Violence2
    A man uses a gun to try to hold up a retiree, but the plan goes awry. A woman drives a car like a maniac to scare off a passenger. A family is sent a dead rat as a fear-raising tactic. Madea sometimes slaps people.
  • Sex2
    An old man ogles a young woman; a man and a woman reminisce over a one-night-stand decades earlier, and Madea talks about her days as a prostitute and stripper. Many double entendres and crude remarks (using language like "bang" and "screwed"), and a woman declares that she wants sex. References to body part size; some tight/revealing clothing.
  • Language2
    Fairly frequent use of words like "hell," "ass," "damn," and "bi-atch."
  • Consumerism2
    Some mention/appearance of brands including Gucci and Singer.
  • Drinking, drugs, & smoking1
    Some mentions of drugs and cigarettes; Madea wants a drink (or several) while flying. A bottle of champagne is seen.
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What parents need to know

Parents need to know that Madea's Witness Protection -- part of Tyler Perry's popular, long-running Madea franchise -- serves up more of what audiences have come to expect from the series: a righteous Madea putting people in their place. This time it's a Bernie Madoff-like character (only he doesn't know anything about the crime and was just set up) and his family, who have to hide in Madea's Atlanta house for safety. Expect some light cursing (mostly "hell" and "damn"), some sexual references/innuendoes (mostly about strippers and body parts), a few slaps, and plenty of exhortations about the right way to behave.

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Kid, 12 years old
July 2, 2012
15
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Madea's Witness Protection
This was only OK. There was TONS of innuendo. From stripping, to body parts, to having sex. And there was some language. I mean this was good, but not as good as 'I Can Do Bad All by Myself'. That is a better, more family-oriented hit with some comedy.
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Teen, 16 years old
July 3, 2012
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One must love Madea.
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Parent of 6 year old
July 6, 2012
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Families can talk about whether Madea is a role model here, if she indulges in some rude behavior (primarily screaming and threats of bodily harm) herself. Does it matter that what she's doing is played for laughs? Talk about Madea's message about the youth of today and their sense of entitlement. Is she right? Parents, talk to your kids about the crime at the heart of this plot and what it might have been influenced by.
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Teen, 16 years old
July 11, 2012
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Laughs with a less mature subject
It is always fun to watch a Madea movie if you go into it knowing there may be some deep concepts in the movie. Witness protection, in my opinion has less sensitive topics than previous Tyler Perry movies. Which is an admirable factor if you just want to laugh at Madea's' straight-forward opinions and comments. Going into the movie, you should know that race is one of the main parts of the movie. Which, in term leads to comments and jokes dealing with race. Overall, it was a fun movie that led to laughs from viewers.
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July 6, 2012
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13 and up.
Tyler Perry's Madea's Witness Protection is a great comedy movie filled with lots of laughs this is a good madea movie for the whole family to enjoy and of course good for your teens and parent's there's only a few thing's that you need to look out for in this film the movie has some some crude sexual remarks used and some mild language used and some drinking and drugs used such as cigarettes and A bottle of champagne is seen the message in this movie is clear that to Be a good citizen, old or young, and the world is a much better place Also, don't take any guff and the role models are that Madea cusses and screams and sometimes resorts to corporal punishment i.e. a slap or two to get her point across, but that point is usually well-meaning She thinks children should respect their elders, adults should be responsible and capable no whining and everyone should be mindful of their contribution to this world.
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Teen, 13 years old
July 27, 2012
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Hellir!
This is a good movie. Sure it has a few bad words here and there, but overall Madea teaches a good lesson to the audience. Don't listen to CSM!
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Parent
August 23, 2012
13
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Awesome movie!
LOL! Madea is SO hilarious! There is some sexual jokes and violence in it plus some innapropriate stuff, but besides that, great movie!
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Teen, 15 years old
August 23, 2012
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Awesome movie!
LOL! Madea is SO hilarious! There is some sexual jokes and violence in it plus some innapropriate stuff, but besides that, great movie!
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Teen, 16 years old
November 16, 2012
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Worth Watching?
In Madea's Witness Protection, a character is said to be laundering money and doesn't know about it. He is taken to police headquarters and is forced to go into hiding and he and his family moves in with an elderly woman named Madea.
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Kid, 11 years old
January 22, 2013
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Best Madea Movie
Great movie.
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