There are many comedies out there, however when it come to Tyler Perry, he practically owns his own genre with his brand of comedy. Some of his work falls in the drama genre, some is a combo of both drama/comedy as I like to call dramedy, but "Boo 2! A Madea Halloween" is virtually a whacky comedy which he does so well.
Madea (Perry), Bam (Cassi Davis) and Hattie (Patrice Lovely) , after eavesdropping on Madea's niece, Tiffany (Diamond White) about going to a teen party on Halloween unbeknownst to Tiffany's dad, Brian (Perry) end up following her to Lake Derrick, a campground where the party is happening, to bring her home. However chaos soon ensues when the trio end up running into real ghouls who are slowly picking off the teens one by one. What is Madea to do? Run for her life along with Bam, Hattie and Joe (Perry), Madea's brother.
Others to round out the cast are Yousef Erakat as Jonathan, Lexy Panterra as Leah, Andre Hall as Quinton, Brock O'Hurn as Horse, Taja V. Simpson as Debrah, Tiffany's mom, Tito Ortiz as Victor, Mike Tornabene as Dino and Hannah Stocking as Anna.
This was written and directed by the very funny Tyler Perry ("Diary of a Mad Black Woman" '02, "Madea's Family Reunion" '06, "Daddy's Little Girls" '07, "Why Did I Get Married?" '07, "Meet the Browns" '08, "Madea's Big Happy Family" '11, "Good Deeds" '12, "A Madea Christmas" '13, "Boo! A Madea Halloween" '16) plus others and TV. This is obviously the sequel to "Boo! A Madea Halloween" and since the writing could have been more polished in that film, this was simply a tired follow up to its predecessor. As with its predecessor, this was a clumsy script with poor staging and tired jokes. The original to this was much funnier even though it still needed work, this was practically the same as its original--just take out the fraternity and put in campground. Don't get me wrong, this had some funny moments, especially at the beginning. Perry still portrayed Madea as the icon that we wish we could be--saying what is on her mind in whatever way, under whatever situation and not care if she's politically correct. This is probably the funniest character trait Madea has and is why she is so loved by her fans.
If you're a Madea fan, you will like this regardless of the writing or stiff pacing, but if you're not, if one really feels they need to see this, rent it or Netflix it. Although it had funny moments, they just were not enough of them to compensate for a choppy, hackneyed script that, in my opinion, should have been written better considering the writer. Bad day at the laptop? Not sure.
Out of 4 Stars: 1.5 Rated: PG-13 101mins.
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