All the Queen's Men

Wasn't expecting much from a Tyler Perry production but I was pleasantly surprised. Despite the not great writing, Eva did a really good job of convincing me she didn't come to play any games. There's no words to describe the actors that danced... had me fanning myself.

This gets a 6 from me because the show has a good start and has room to grow. I appreciate the writing and Eva is believable and I like her. In spite of the bad, you root for Madam. She's ruthless and protective in the same vein. You also see her very real vulnerable spots, and that duality is refreshing. The eye candy is outstanding and the minor twist are enough to keep you going. The surprises are enough to bring you back. The beauty on the screen is breath-taking and to be one these cast members is to be one of the beautiful people.

The show carries a Tyler Perry"ishness" in tone... which is not surprising considering he directed most episodes and serves as Executive Producer. The show is a good addition to BETplus and another reason to keep my subscription.

With all of that good and interesting, the show has room to grow. The dialogue is a bit stiff, sometimes contrived as well as some of the valiant scenes, especially when Madam saves the day... And I'm awaiting the onion-reveal of the nephew's motivation. I hope the show moves away from some of the minor expected romances and hook-ups.

And a Sheri maintaining and kicking ass gets me every time!

PROS:

• It was entertaining enough to get me through a patch of boredom.

• Eva Marcille was aesthetically perfect for the lead character.

• The most well executed part of the series are the scenes announcing the dancers and Christian Keyes performance in his role.

CONS:

• Poor studio lighting and shaky camera frames. It makes the production look very low budget from a credible producer with the largest filming studio in the country. It's filmed like a daytime soap opera from the 90s.

• The scene changes and camera angles are very basic and don't have any creativity put into the editing.

• The delivery from the actors came across as practice or a rehearsal for the final taping as if they still had the script in their hands, reading aloud, rehearsing the scenes. Christian Keyes, quit naturally, was the strongest actor.

• Very weak dialogue with an excessive amount of unnecessary profanity and racial slurs. It's also very monotone and doesn't give a balanced ranges of emotions. It's very aggressive and dense in every episode.

• I don't mind the massive amount sexual expression in the plot but theirs absolutely no creativity or originality put into the portrayal.

• It comes across more as improv and as libs than it does a written series.

• The story isn't cohesive nor does it have an organic flow and it's very predictable.

• The adult rated scenes don't have any passion and don't really give you that sense of arousal that they should. It almost comes across of a parody of what a adult rated scene is suppose to look like.

• Unnecessary background music dilutes a lot of the (acting) performances in certain scenes and it's excessively used in every single scene.

• There's absolutely no character development. Just an ongoing plot drawn out plot with no foundation.

• It's unbelievably dramatic.

• The work that went into making this series relatable to a designated demographic could went into creating something next level and evolutionizing for that designated demographic.

I like the crazy, unrealistic, and sometimes stupid, storylines.

And I like Eva (Pigford) Marcille in general since Idol.

That's really it.

Also, Rashan Ali (Miss Tandy) is ok as a villain but the character is written badly. Her lines repeat one word responses like everybody else but one second she's tough, the next she runs like a coward. She should challenge Madam and do with subtlety. But she's obvious. Like most of the actors, including Marcille, the acting is wasted on the character.

But somehow the show is interesting by being stupidly dumb with sex appeal.

And I love to enjoy this enjoy this disaster by Tyler Perry.

So does it really matter?

I really tried with this show. The repeating if the same lines over and over, making the characters seem stupid is sooo hard to watch. Unfortunately this is the norm in Tyler Perry movies. Blue's character is not believable at all. The only characters and acting that regularly carry the show are the main dancers and their choreography on stage is good. I can't understand why the writer's of Tyler Perry's shows get the same feedback about the acting, the repeated lines ( like they are unaware of what normal conversations sound like) and bad acting hasn't encouraged them to improve their craft over the years... But all of these shows are the same. I just can't watch without fast forwarding to the dancers... The rest of this show is painful 😖😣