10 Reasons Why Tyler Perry Is the Worst

Something to chew on before you buy tickets for "Tyler Perry's Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor."

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Tyler Perry is to moviemaking what Adele is to the twerk team, what Nicki Minaj is to operatic singing, and what our beloved Beyoncé is to the Queen’s English.

Yes, he is a shrewd businessman and the manner in which he built champagne dreams off of Chitlin Circuit theater is the stuff of legend, but he is not a great filmmaker. So, even though we readily acknowledge that that Madea reign just won’t let up, if you’re expecting greatness from his latest movie, Tyler Perry’s Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor, you need a refresher on his work. Because Tyler Perry is the worst.

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Written by Michael Arceneaux (@youngsinick)

(For Starrene Rhett Rocque's defense of TP, please see 10 Reasons Why Tyler Perry Alarmists Need to Chill.)

Beefing With Educated Women

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Consistent Copycat

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For Colored Girls Who Deserve A Do Over Because That Man Messed Up

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Crackheads Don't Have Perfect Teeth

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He Doesn't Know When To Leave Well Enough Alone

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He Won't Break Up With Melodrama

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He Doesn't Collaborate

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He Made Vanessa Williams Go Full Ja-Fake-An

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He Hired Kim Kardashian to Act

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Temptation Looks Hilarious

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