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INTRODUCTION
The title of the movie I am about to review is ACRIMONY. It is a Tyler Perry movie featuring Taraji P. Henson playing Melinda as the Heroine and Lariq Bent playing Robert Gayle as the Hero.
Being a movie lover, I particularly enjoy watching movies of selected actors and actresses. I am glad to say Taraji Henson is one of them. No matter the number of times I watch Acrimony, I will always love how she transitions herself from her original being into acting mood. Talking about other movies she featured in such as "Hidden Figures" and "What Men Want",she was absolutely stunning and played her parts so so well.
To me, what makes the movie more interesting is how it blends entrepreneurship with love, family and life in general. The story the movie seeks to bring forth is that of real life situations and not stories of fiction. Day in day out, simililar stories happen in reality. Those are the genre of movies I enjoy. Movies which have so many lessons to pick up to make our lives better.
THE STORY
Robert Gayle run into Melinda during a rainy day on campus. Robert brought back Melinda's papers which had fell off when they collided and this automatically establishes a rapport. Being a very bright engineering student, Robert decides to help her through her final exams . Unfortunately, on the same day Melinda's test results were released, she lost her Mom, and had also failed the exam. Fortunately too, Melinda's Mom left her a fortune and her sisters warned her not to tell Robert about it, but one way or the other, she told him.
After being together for some time, Melinda caught Robert in bed with another girl called Sandra. Melinda fought with Sandra and lost her womb in the process. Due to the love Melinda harbored for Robert, she forgave him and they got marries afterwards.
Robert had also graduated from college and had no money at the moment so they both relied on the money Melinda's Mom left for her. Despite being jobless, Robert always believed he will become rich oneday because he had developed a new way of conserving energy. He believed the battery he built will hit, and he always encouraged Melinda to also believe in him, and that things will get better one day.
Life became so so unbearable for Melinda. Robert never became rich as he promised he will be. Finally, Melinda had to divorce him and move on with her life.
Shortly after their divorce, Robert came across Sandra- the girl he cheated on Melinda with. They became close once again. The surprising part is that, Sandra is the secretary to the rich man whom Robert needs to approve his battery so that it will hit. Fast forward, Sandra helps Robert and his project paid off in Millions.
Robert being so generous, he decided to pay Melinda in many fold the amount of money her Mom left for her. This action of Robert does not still sit well with Melinda and she decides to take action. The story ends with Melinda invading Robert's yatcht when he was on a honeymoon with his newly wedded wife- Sandra. Melinda created a scene which led to the death of Robert and herself.
MY OPINION
After watching this movie, a lot of people will be in a hurry to place blame on either Robert or Melinda. My opinion on this issue is from a neutral point of view. They all took actions and had to pay the price.
Perhaps Melinda should have been a little but patient with Robert, though she failed in that regard.
Or maybe Robert should have tried to see things from Melinda's view as someone who had lost everything she had, passed down from her Mom.
CONCLUSION
Despite being a little bit of an old movie, I will definitely recommend it to anyone at all who is searching for love, entrepreneurship anf family in a single movie. Depending on who is watching it, there are diverse moral lessons that can be picked from it.
Lessons such as:
- Always be patient with your partner no matter what the situation is.
- Try to understand things from the other person's point of view.
- Always have faith in whatever you are dreaming about, it shall come to pass.
I believe you would pick up more lessons after watching the movie yourself.
ABOUT THE MOVIE
| TITLE | Acrimony |
|---|---|
| RELEASE DATE | March 30, 2018 |
| DIRECTOR | Tyler Perry |
| GENRE | Psychological Thriller |
| IMDb RATING | 5.8/10 |
| HERO | Lariq Bent |
| HEROINE | Taraji P. Henson |
Thank you so so much for reading.
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