Tyler Perry's Duplicity

It started out okay. The premise wasn't amazing, but it had just enough going on to keep me watching. The setup hinted at something interesting-maybe a decent thriller-but that potential quickly fades.

The plot becomes painfully predictable. Every twist is telegraphed well in advance, and what should've been suspenseful ends up feeling like a checklist of overused tropes.

I felt sorry for Kat Graham being surrounded by such bad actors. Some of the acting is just dire. Honestly, it feels like half the cast is reading lines off cue cards.

Kat Graham stands out as the only actor who seems to be trying, and it's a shame she's surrounded by performances that drag everything down. She deserves better.

The dialogue doesn't help. At times it's melodramatic, at others it's painfully flat. Combined with inconsistent pacing and clunky scene transitions, the whole thing starts to feel like a rushed soap opera.

And then there's the ending. Ridiculous doesn't even begin to cover it. Implausible, rushed, and honestly kind of insulting. After sticking it out, you're rewarded with a conclusion that doesn't make sense and completely undermines whatever buildup there was.

In short: a forgettable, frustrating film that wastes both its audience's time and Kat Graham's talent. Tyler Perry has done better. This one misses the mark by a mile..

Super slow moving unbelievable, literally impossible, plot, so NOT great crime, couldn't happen in a million years, like a high schooler's 1st attempt at a crime novel, with a ton of gaping holes, great actors and actresses but the script drags on and it looks like the actors themselves are having trouble figuring out which part of the plot they are in, the reactions don't always match the storyline. The last 2 minutes did have one great scene where the summary of how we should as a society face police shootings was a great line. So, wait for the movie to be free and watch the last 2 minutes; you will get the point I'm sure Tyler Perry had in mind. Following the storyline also makes the viewer have to struggle to put it together, because it's a puzzle of plots that don't quite fit, like struggling to put together a puzzle and realizing it's a collage of mismatched images with several plots, not interconnected, a puzzle with several images within one. LIke a story written by several different people who didn't know for sure what the other writers were going to write.

I'm calling on all script writers and movie directors to take a little bit more time and flesh out a better "ending" for your films TV projects. A lot of of the shows and movies that I watch nowadays, including this particular movie, starts out interestingly enough and pique your interest with a plot that is filled with potential only to sputter out at the end. I mean, come on, let's just do a little bit better. Let's just put a little bit more effort into the endings of films and shows. These film developers are getting millions of dollars to create these projects and it's like - when it's time to write an ending or shoot the conclusion they just rush to the finish line. It's not impossible. I remember watching episodes of Game of Thrones or episodes of Better Call Saul and/or the Ozark and by the end of the episode, right before the credits roll, you just sit there with your mouth wide open. More shows and movies could strive to make people have that feeling, it's not hard. And everything does not always need to be tied into a pretty little bow - you can be a bit daring and shocking in your art, it's OK. These movies and shows lure us In with a good plot potential and then we get let down over and over and over again. It's getting tiring and folks are pretty soon, just going to stop caring (at all) about the projects you develop.

This is a misfire on nearly every front. It trivializes serious issues like police shootings for shallow plot twists, offering no real insight. The storyline is convoluted and implausible, with poorly developed characters acting without logic. The direction feels lazy, the dialogue is clunky, and recycled scenes (like the boat climax from Acrimony) add to the déjà vu. Visually, it looks like outdated TV. Instead of evolving, Perry leans on tired tropes and shock value.

I honestly don't know why people bother with the same regurgitated style of movies he produces. It's now packed with more agenda than before.

He's made his money from the gullible black church community and should move on! Don't watch it but hey, everyone to their own.

Tyler once said he writes his scripts in a week and from this film.. we can see. There were so many plot holes, and although the plot twists were good it just left me with more questions. After the movie, I had to rewind to the beginning to see if I was just stupid or if he really just did not take enough time to write a full and complete story. I love supporting black people but Tyler what the hell?? I shouldn't need a thorough explanation video after watching a Tyler Perry movie... The scene where the white woman says she doesn't want to talk to the attorney anymore and she just turns around and the camera is still on her will be ingrained in my brain forever. We need you to spend more time writing Tyler, I just don't understand.