Film Review – Divorce in the Black

Tyler Perry has always made ridiculous movies, but he pushed his luck with last February’s “Mea Culpa,” an “erotic” thriller that quickly slid past heat and went right to absurdity. Perhaps Perry’s fanbase is happy with such lunacy (though even that’s up for debate, as the faithful rejected “Mea Culpa” as well), and the helmer is in no mood to creatively challenge himself, returning to pure ludicrousness with “Divorce in the Black.” As with previous Perry melodramas, the new film offers an uneasy blend of God and violence, doing what it can to trivialize abusive relationships while remaining close to the helmer’s recent interest in softcore sex scenes. “Divorce in the Black” is a baffling viewing experience, and while it opens with a comfortable sense of theatrical nonsense, it quickly dissolves into tediousness. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com