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I must've missed the beauty and message of this film along with my family who found this movie to be absolutely dull and uninteresting (people fell asleep on it). There was no real plot and it felt more like watching a nearly two hour reality show or documentary about a day in the life of a warden more than anything else. I wasn't sure who to empathize with the most or where to place any emotional or mental energy among the characters, except those who were given the death sentence. The most important questions we asked were the ones that didn't have any answers or very little answers. I'd hope to like this because the exceptional Alfre Woodard was the lead I enjoy watching her work. But despite the fact that she carried it well (along with the supporting actors) with what she was given, unfortunately it wasn't enough to save this film from its utter lack of appeal.

I accidentally came across the show, but gave it a chance to see if it was any good, especially for children. Maybe some people will like it. I didn't. It had a couple of jokes worth a chuckle or two, but overall as usual, the dialogue is nearly repetitive and leaves little room for any dynamic between the characters. Young Dylan needs some acting lessons because he comes off too unreal and obnoxious. But this isn't his fault. It's really Tyler Perry's fault because he doesn't know what to do with his actors except make them overact to compensate for emotional appeal and range. He doesn't know how to allow them to flow more naturally. Everything he does is overly dramatic. And I get it. He comes from stage plays. And exaggeration has its place in theater. But there's a different method for television that he hasn't mastered yet. Maybe one day he'll allow people to help him again so he can produce better quality. Or get more training in his craft.

This show is absolutely ridiculous! The aesthetic is very cheesy and looks like a lifetime special. The acting is dramatic beyond belief. The lines are repetitive and shallow adding no true depth to the characters. Too many storylines happening at once for one episode. So you know in TP fashion it's going to take 2 seasons just to resolve an issue, because his favorite thing to do is drag them out unnecessarily. There isn't one likable character with an iota of sense. The only apparent protagonist aren't even front and center they just act as secondary characters. And even their actions are silly. Like the young man who's baby's mother is a crackhead turned cult member. After she shows up to his mother's house uninvited, where he and his new girlfriend or wife are living with their daughter, he tells her to stay away from the house and away from the child. His mother tries to help and after disobeying her son's orders, invites the baby's mother over anyway to visit the child, to which by the end of the episode the child is kidnapped by her mother and other cult members. Who in God's green earth would be that stupid to allow that to happen knowing this woman's history of mental illness? And you bring her into your home? Why not let her see the child in a public place, if you were going to let her see the child after your son told you not to? Aside from that ridiculousness, the main characters are just as bad. The opening fight scene between the First Lady and President is one the worst things I've ever seen in my entire life! I laughed the whole time because it was that terrible! If you can't take a domestic violence scene serious when it's being unraveled in front of your eyes, it's time to go back to the drawing board and try again. I wouldn't recommend this show to my worst enemy. In all fairness I only tried it out because I wanted to support the actress who's playing the first daughter. But I won't be watching again.