A Prayer for the Preyed Alice Pratt (Alfre Woodard) is a Christian woman who worked hard raising her two daughters while running her own diner. Her condescending daughter, Andrea (Sanaa Lathan), graduated with a degree in economics and works at Cartwright Construction in a high position while her other daughter, Pam (Taraji P. Henson), chose to stay at home and help her mom with the diner. Andrea's husband, Christopher (Rockmond Dunbar), is a construction worker at Cartwright and dreams of one day owning his own construction company. Meanwhile, Alice takes a road trip with her best friend, Charlotte (Kathy Bates) – CEO of Cartwright; furthermore, Charlotte's son's, William (Cole Hauser), drive and infidelity brings a sequence of events amongst both of the families.In Tyler Perry's movies there is never just one theme, he always has to have an array of messages; however, the main theme in the movie is shown in a couple of scenarios that, believe it or not, actually happens in the world. In the scenario with Andrea and her husband, Christopher, we are shown how, sometimes, our greatest enemies can be the closest people to usu. Nonetheless, we have to keep pushing for what we believe in and what we want. We must not loose sight of our dreams and visions. We must not give up on hope because people say that we're not good enough, or that we'll never amount to the quality and status of the next person. Tyler Perry shows, in this scenario, how what the devil means for evil, God can turn it around for our good and make a liar out of the devil. In the other scenario we're shown the infidelity of Andrea with William Cartwright, Jr., married with a son. He tries to fulfill the vacancies within his marriage with the lust of this woman. Andrea, naively caught up on cloud nine, thinks that the grass is greener on the other side, but oh the wake-up call she gets when things start to spiral downhill. So what is the overall message? Never loose sight of our dreams, never feel inadequate. Strive towards our goals even when our enemies are deliberately trying to block us from achieving them. One must work their way to the top. Success doesn't come through lying, cheating, deceit and stealing, but rather though hard work, commitment, prayer and dedication.This movie, just like all of Tyler Perry's movies, contains all of the qualities and characteristics that makes his movies the success they are. It contains: love, comedy, dramatic irony, an intense climax, a Christian message, comic relief and legends! All of these are what makes me so excited when I hear about another Tyler Perry production in the making. His movies inspire people and speak to nations. He certainly is a legend, himself, and will forevermore be recorded in history as such.

The trailer and previews for this movie really got me excited to see it, and, thankfully, it did not disappoint! "The Family that Preys" is a really good movie! I really like it! I don't know if I'd say it's as good as "Why Did I Get Married" or "Madea's Family Reunion," but it's still pretty good! This movie is a great drama, and you can see the tension between these two families. It's kind of a tragedy when you think about it; the matriarchs of the two families, Charlotte and Alice, are best friends, and yet their families are preying against themselves. Charlotte, head of the Cartwright Company, has a son, William, who is a big head at the company, and is sleeping with one of the employees, Andrea, who is one of Alice's daughters. He promises that he'll marry her, but he really won't because he's not going to leave his wife. Not only do the families prey against each other, but they prey against themselves, too. Andrea is married too, and continues to verbally abuse her husband, Chris. She also tries her best to stay away from the rest of her family: her mother and her sister, Pam. William also seems to have a strong hatred for his mother...Well, maybe he doesn't hate her, but the love is on sabbatical. He wants to vote her out of the company and force her into retirement so that he can take over. Yeah, that's...an interesting family.There are a few comedic moments, but they don't last as long as they do in other Tyler Perry productions; you're really just watching a drama, a really good drama! The tension just keeps building and building between these characters. You either become really annoyed with or feel really sorry for Chris. He's too blind to see that his wife is cheating on him, even though everyone else can see it. You really hate Andrea and can feel just how despicable she is. The moment when she got slapped in the movie had the entire theater howling and cheering. (That's my siblings' favorite part of the movie - they're so violent.) I should also mention the friendship between Charlotte and Alice is really good. It feels so genuine! Kathy Bates and Alfre Woodard are fantastic in these roles; it's really good seeing these great actresses share the screen and share their friendship with us.To be honest, I don't really have any problems with this movie. The pacing is good, the characters are good, the tone is different for Tyler Perry, and it works here. It has funny moments, a lot of heavy moments, and you'll just love this movie. A lot of people seem to talk about race in this movie, simply because the film features a White family and a Black family. Yeah, folks need to calm down. This movie is not trying to evoke any ideas or themes of racism; it's just trying to tell a story about the simultaneous friendship and tension between the two families. How about we let it be that rather than proclaim Tyler Perry is evoking racism? Watch the film for what it is, and you should enjoy it. BOOYIKA!

3.9???!! SERIOUSLY people this movie is at least an 8 or 9 even if you don't like these kind of movies. It's a solid 10 for me. This movie is plain and simply BOMB with a capital B. As in freaking good. I always end up underestimating how good Perry's movies are. This one had some amazing performances (Alfre Woodard-WOW lady!) and if you have any of the following: in-laws, spouse, family problems, money issues--then this movie will lift you up, inspire you, and leave you feeling like life is gonna be okay. WATCH IT!!!If you are like me, you may have seen a Perry movie in the past, loved the heck out of it, and then forgot all about how great it was. Maybe you even cringe a bit when you see another Perry movie because you think "oh wow just how many times can you pull off this blatant kind of movie". Tonight, I hit play with hesitation on the tivoed "The Family that Preys" with my wife. It was so good I Facebooked it and then actually SIGNED UP for IMDb for this after I saw how low the rating was. 3.9?!? NO WAY! 10 baby!

My rating is 6.5. Okay, this is not an Oscar film--but for what it is, for Tyler Perry's "genre" if you will--it's decent and at the very least watchable. It's tailored for Perry's audience in that the substance or breadth or depth of the plot or characters is (apparently) not his focus, but rather generating conversation amongst movie-goers seems to be his aim...which he does maybe better than anyone else. For all his flaws, Perry knows his audience.That said, let me offer honest criticism. The movie is entertaining and keeps you watching, but it is not refined. It's Hershey's not Godiva if you catch my drift. The main dig I will give is that there is almost no character depth. The characters are one-dimensional and thus the movie's IQ is diminished. There is little thinking involved; it--like most of Perry's works--is emotion-based. I found the plot rather clever, so no dig there. But it's the characterization surrounding the plot that could have used more attention.So in sum, this movie is watchable and enjoyable. It's not deep, it's not enriching, it's not life-changing. It's just quintessential Tyler Perry...and all that that entails.