The Family That Preys Page #9

Synopsis: Alice Pratt, a hard working Christian woman, raised her two daughters while managing a simple diner of her own. Her snobbish and arrogant daughter Andrea graduated in Economic Science and works in a construction corporation while her sister Pam stayed with Alice and worked in the diner. Andrea is married to construction worker Chris, who works in the same corporation as his wife but dreams of starting up his own business. However she is being unfaithful to him - with their boss William Cartwright. William is the son of Alice's best friend, the wealthy Charlotte Cartwright. While Alice travels with Charlotte on a road trip, the ambition and infidelity of William triggers a series of events that will affect relationships in both families.
Genre: Drama
Director(s): Tyler Perry
Production: Lionsgate
  3 wins & 7 nominations.
 
IMDB:
5.4
Metacritic:
49
Rotten Tomatoes:
52%
PG-13
Year:
2008
111 min
$37,019,849
Website
3,227 Views


How come you didn't say anything?

You never asked me.

Meeting's adjourned. Come on.

William.

William.

-What?

-l've been calling you.

-Yeah, l know.

-You know?

-What's going on?

-l've been fired.

l'm sorry. lt's okay. lt's okay.

We can start-- We can start

our own company together.

Andrea, it's over.

-lt's over?

-Yeah. lt's all over.

No, William. What do you--?

What do you mean?

-What are you talking about?

-l'm not leaving my wife.

-Got it? Excuse me.

-No. No, wait. You can't do this.

-Get your hands off.

-You can't.

William, no. You can't do this. Please.

What are you talking about?

We have a son.

-Do we?

-''Do we''?

-William, we have a son.

-Let go of me.

-William?

-Turn in your car.

William. William, wait.

William, wait! Wait, wait!

Please.

Hello?

Yeah.

Jesus.

When Charlotte died,

it brought a lot of hurt...

...tears and a lot of questions.

l remember after my second child

was born...

...she asked me, ''Alice Evans, ''

as only she could say my name...

...she said,

''Are you living or are you existing?''

l didn't get what she was saying

at the time.

But this morning

l could hear her voice...

...asking me

that same question again.

''Are you living or are you existing?''

lt's funny what your mind

goes back to when you're grieving.

l told her after my girls were older,

l would start having more fun.

Then it was,

''After my children went off to college.''

Then it was,

''After l help with my grand baby.''

l would tell her,

''My children need me.''

But what l found

in all these years of living is...

...no matter how much love

and support you give your children...

...they are still human beings

and you are not their only influence.

l have spent my entire life

giving it away.

l think l'm gonna keep the rest of it

for me.

Death is a tragedy if you haven't lived.

Thank you, Charlotte, for your life

l hope you still feel small

When you stand beside the ocean

Whenever one door closes

l hope one more opens

Promise me

You'll give faith a fighting chance

And when you have the choice

To sit it out or dance

l hope you dance

l hope you dance

What do you say we just head north

this time?

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Tyler Perry

Tyler Perry (born Emmitt Perry Jr.; September 13, 1969) is an American actor, playwright, and filmmaker. In 2011, Forbes listed him as the highest paid man in entertainment, earning $130 million USD between May 2010 and 2011.Perry created and performs the Madea character, a tough elderly black woman. Perry's films vary in style from orthodox filmmaking techniques to filmed productions of live stage plays. Perry is estimated to have earned around US$75 million by 2008. Many of Perry's stage-play films have been subsequently adapted as films. Perry wrote and produced many stage plays during the 1990s and early 2000s. Perry has developed several television series, most notably Tyler Perry's House of Payne, which ran for eight seasons on TBS from June 21, 2006, to August 10, 2012. On October 2, 2012, Perry struck an exclusive multi-year partnership with Oprah Winfrey and her Oprah Winfrey Network. The partnership was largely for the sake of bringing scripted television to the OWN, based on Perry's previous success in this area. Perry has created multiple scripted series for the network, The Haves and the Have Nots being its most successful. The Haves and the Have Nots has given OWN its highest ratings to date as of 2014, with the series also referred to as "one of OWN's biggest success stories with its weekly dose of soapy fun, filled with the typical betrayals, affairs, and manipulations." more…

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