Tyler Perry's Duplicity

Interesting Amazon original movie.

It is a modest police thriller, in some ways also with a fairly predictable ending, which however has the greatest merit of addressing, in a fairly clear and understandable way, also some socially burning and politically always very current issues, namely the training techniques of police officers, the superficial and approximate way of closing certain legal cases through plea bargaining, the domestic violence and, above all, the racism.

Aesthetically, the work is very good, filmed in 4K, it is practically free from criticism.

In my humble opinion, it is worth seeing, provided that one has a certain indulgence towards certain glaring interpretative errors (even on the part of the protagonists, unfortunately). It is certainly not a boring movie, even if, as already mentioned, it lacks originality.

Okay, the film isn't Oscar worthy, but it's also not 3 hrs long. Yes, the acting wasn't the best, and some parts were very well over acted, but the plot twists more than made up for its deficiencies. It's "free" on Prime and worth the watch, so enjoy the movie. It's just over 90 minutes long.

I think it also did well addressing current social issues with a positive message, like we can all do better. Thank you Tyler Perry for addressing issues that most filmmakers don't.

While I appreciate the comments to help me gauge a movie, some 5's are on the cusp of becoming a good to a very good movie.

So Marley and her private investigator husband live in this really nice house. One day she gets mad at her husband and when he gets home, she's downstairs with a blanket and she informs him that he has to sleep on the couch. The only problem is that just by looking at the house, you know there absolutely has to be at least one additional bedroom in that house. Prior to this scene, he had made Marley some breakfast and told her "it's not much, but I made it with love". See, people don't actually talk like this in real life but I'm not sure if Tyler knows this. It's pretty cringe when Tyler tries to write using expletives and there's a little bit of that here. And TP knows absolutely nothing about nuance. He'll write dialogue like: "don't think I forgot that you faked that slip and fall 5 years ago and got that $32,000 settlement". Like bro...you've made a ton of money and I'm sure there's far more talented writers who just need an opportunity. How about you give them that opportunity?

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.

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.