Acrimony (film)

Acrimony
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Tyler Perry
Produced by
  • Mark E. Smith
  • Will Areu
  • Ozzie Areu
  • Tyler Perry
Written by Tyler Perry
Starring
Music by Christopher Lennertz
Cinematography Richard J. Vialet
Edited by Larry Sexton
Production
company
Distributed by Lionsgate[1]
Release date
  • March 30, 2018 (2018-03-30)
Running time
 120 minutes[2]
Country United States
Language English
Budget $20 million[3]
Box office $46.4 million[4]

Acrimony is a 2018 American psychological thriller film produced, written, and directed by Tyler Perry. The film stars Taraji P. Henson, Lyriq Bent, Jazmyn Simon, and Crystle Stewart, and follows a loyal wife who decides to take revenge on her ex-husband. Principal photography began in October 2016 in Pittsburgh. Acrimony was released in the United States by Lionsgate on March 30, 2018.[5][6] It received generally negative reviews from critics and has grossed $46 million worldwide.

Plot

Melinda Moore is a steadfast, hardworking wife who supports her husband, Robert Gayle, an engineer trying to sell an innovative battery design. A running total/dwindling balance of the proceeds Melinda receives after her mother's death is portrayed as the couple gets in over their heads in debt, which fractures their marriage over time. The film is divided into categories based in the emotional spectrum that Melinda experiences, as follows:

Acrimony

Melinda meets mechanical engineering student Robert during college. The two grow close, with Robert comforting Melinda after her mother dies, introducing her to the music of Nina Simone, and taking her virginity. However, after Melinda catches Robert cheating on her with Diana Wells, in a rage she rams the RV he lives in with her car, seriously injuring herself on the process. Melinda is rushed to the hospital for an emergency full hysterectomy, rendering her unable to bear children. Melinda and Robert reconcile and marry, despite the objections of her sisters, June and Brenda.

Years later, Melinda supports them both, as Robert is unable to find work because he is a felon and spent two years in prison. June and Brenda are leery of Robert's intentions with Melinda's inheritance. Robert talks Melinda into mortgaging their house so he can build a prototype of a revolutionary battery he is designing, which he hopes to sell to Prescott, a venture capitalist. Diana, now working as an assistant to Prescott, arranges for Robert to have a meeting with him. After finding Diana's wallet in Robert's truck, June and Brenda tell Melinda that Robert is cheating on her. Prescott offers Robert $800,000 for the design, but Robert wants to license the technology to them instead and declines the offer. Melinda, furious at both Robert's decline of Prescott's offer and his interaction with Diana, files for divorce and moves in with Brenda. Robert moves into a shelter, but Diana finds out and insists that he stay with her.

Sunder

Prescott reconsiders and offers Robert a multimillion-dollar deal while allowing him to keep the intellectual property of the battery technology proprietary , which he accepts. Robert visits Melinda at work, although she refuses to reconcile. Robert accepts her decision but, as an apology and much to Melinda's surprise, gives her $10 million dollars and buys back her home.

Bewail

Melinda eventually regrets turning down Robert. She visits Robert in his new penthouse apartment and attempts to seduce him, but Diana comes in and introduces herself as Robert’s fiancé.

Deranged

Angry and hurt, Melinda becomes obsessed with the couple and swears to destroy them. Melinda sues Robert and Diana, claiming that the deal with Prescott happened before their divorce, but the case is dismissed. Robert and Diana file a countersuit against Melinda and obtain restraining orders. Melinda retaliates by visiting the bridal shop and destroying Diana’s wedding gown with hydrochloric acid, although she is caught and sentenced to court mandated counseling, where she tells her therapist that Robert took advantage of her. She is diagnosed with borderline personality disorder. Melinda's mental state further deteriorates after learning Diana is pregnant. On Robert's wedding day, her family and friends are forced to prevent Melinda from leaving her house and ruining the wedding.

Inexorable

Robert and Diana leave on their honeymoon cruise. Melinda sneaks onto the boat, shoots Robert, and makes the crew of the boat jump overboard. Melinda attempts to shoot Diana but is knocked overboard by Robert. As Diana goes for help, Melinda climbs back onto the boat and attempts to kill Robert with an axe. Melinda's leg is caught in the anchor chain, pulling her off the boat and drowning her.

Cast

  • Taraji P. Henson as Melinda Gayle
  • Ajiona Alexus as Young Melinda
  • Lyriq Bent as Robert Gayle
  • Antonio Madison as Young Robert
  • Crystle Stewart as Diana Wells
  • Danielle Nicolet as Sara
  • Jay Hunter as Devon
  • Terayle Hill as Young Devon
  • Jazmyn Simon as June
  • Jason Vail
  • Ptosha Storey as Brenda[5]
  • Douglas Dickerman as Mr. Prescott
  • Bresha Webb as Young Brenda
  • Raquel Bianca John as Young June
  • Nelson Estevez as Casey
  • Kendrick Cross as Kalvin

Production

Filming took place around Pittsburgh and Atlanta in fall 2016.[7][8]

Release

The film was released in the United States on March 30, 2018.[9] It was originally titled She's Living My Life.[10]

Box office

Acrimony has grossed $43.5 million in the United States and Canada, and $2.8 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $46.3 million.[4]

In the United States and Canada, Acrimony was released alongside God's Not Dead: A Light in Darkness and Ready Player One, and was projected to gross $10–15 million from 2,006 theaters in its opening weekend.[11] It made $7.6 million on its first day, including $1 million from Thursday night previews. It went on to debut to $17.2 million, finishing second, behind Ready Player One, and besting both projections and the $10 million opening of Henson's Proud Mary two months earlier.[12] It fell 51.2% in its second weekend to $8.4 million, finishing fifth.[13][14]

Critical response

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 21%, based on 28 reviews, and an average rating of 3/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Tyler Perry's Acrimony might be of interest to hardcore Tyler Perry fans, but all other viewers are advised to make time for another Fatal Attraction screening instead."[15] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 32 out of 100, based on 14 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews."[16] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A–" on an A+ to F scale.[12]

Monica Castillo of RogerEbert.com gave the film a negative review, writing that "Taraji P. Henson deserves better."[17]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Tyler Perry's Acrimony". Lionsgate. Lions Gate Entertainment. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Tyler Perry's Acrimony". AMC Theatres. Retrieved February 21, 2018.
  3. ↑ Fuster, Jeremy (March 27, 2018). "Can 'Ready Player One' Save Box Office From Post-'Black Panther' Slump?". TheWrap. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
  4. 1 2 "Tyler Perry's Acrimony (2018)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved July 13, 2018.
  5. 1 2 Gallagher, Brian (October 19, 2017). "Tyler Perry's Acrimony Trailer Sends Taraji P. Henson Into a Rampage". MovieWeb. Watchr Media. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Upcoming Movies in Theaters and on DVD". Box Office Mojo. October 6, 2017. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
  7. ↑ Tribune-Review (October 23, 2017). "Trailer debuts for Pittsburgh-shot Tyler Perry movie 'Acrimony'". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Trib Total Media. Retrieved April 13, 2018.
  8. ↑ Project Casting (October 3, 2016). "Tyler Perry's New Movie 'Acrimony' Open Casting Call". Project Casting. Retrieved April 13, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Tyler Perry's Acrimony". Acrimony official website. Lions Gate Entertainment. Retrieved April 13, 2018.
  10. ↑ "Two Tyler Perry Movies Get 2018 Release Dates". Variety. Penske Business Media. June 22, 2017. Retrieved April 13, 2018.
  11. ↑ D'Alessandro, Anthony; Tartaglione, Nancy (March 27, 2018). "Steven Spielberg's 'Ready Player One' To Get Its Game On With $140M+ Global Start". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
  12. 1 2 D'Alessandro, Anthony (April 1, 2018). "Audiences Plug Into 'Ready Player One': Steven Spielberg Movie Looking At $53M+ 4-Day Score". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 2, 2018.
  13. ↑ D'Alessandro, Anthony (April 8, 2018). "'A Quiet Place' Screams To $50M+ Opening; 'Blockers' Breaks Through To $21M+ – Early Sunday Update". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 8, 2018.
  14. ↑ "Weekend Box Office: April 6-8, 2018". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved April 13, 2018.
  15. ↑ "Tyler Perry's Acrimony (2018)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
  16. ↑ "Tyler Perry's Acrimony Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
  17. ↑ Castillo, Monica (March 30, 2018). "Acrimony". RogerEbert.com. Ebert Digital LLC. Retrieved April 13, 2018.
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