May 22
This heist comedy has a hackneyed introduction, and its feel-good ending lacks credibility, but the big, funny chunk in the middle marks writer-director-producer David E. Talbert as a talent to watch. Everything here is overly simplified for easy digestion — dialogue, jokes, characterization, storyline, and payoff Loretta Devine and Olivia Cole shine out as veteran members of the flock, but even their class combined is no saving grace. If Tyler Perry ever wanted to turn Dog Day Afternoon into a treacly buy dvd movie special, it would probably end up looking a lot like this. If it was not for Morgans goofy character or Katt Williams, I would be giving this movie a zero.