Shelby Woo will solve this mystery before I do. I stopped being a Tyler Perry fan some time ago. And here's why. The melodramatic tone is as stale and repetitive as it gets. The women are portrayed as insecure, overly fragile, and ill-timed. The men are either too angelic and too much of...well the other kind. Lisa could have walked away and no one would have thought less of her. Vanessa has a mind of her own, why not use it (In place of stalling because of Victoria, who has no life of her own)? What is Underwood's character's story? What is Kodjoe's character's story? As flat and lifeless as they come, just another medication it seems. And the trailer suggests a moment between Brian and Simon (or whatever Henry Simmons' character name was); yet, that moment was never included. Additionally, troubled teens and broken homes are common, I know. But cinematically, the same thing is done again and again. On Nikki's part, where's the hidden goal to be better? The elders? Definitely too perfect for their own good. The flow of this picture, like its predecessor and successors, is synchronised, predictable, and subjective. Word to you, TP: Life is NOT "The Color Purple." You have no trouble writing a message. But you do have trouble writing [about] people, and in a universally objective manner. Years ago, I said "keep going", only because I heard too much negative and wanted the opposite. But now, I'd rather take a "life-goes-on" kind of story, that reaches out. S. Lee, W. Allen, and M. Leigh are in; T. Perry is OUT. NOTE: Without a showing of practice, preaching is not enough. Especially with flat, fabricated characters and excess sentiment. Another D on the report card.