Movie Review: Acrimony 

Tyler Perry's Acrimony is a 2018 American psychological thriller film produced, written, and directed by Tyler Perry. The film follows a loyal wife who decides to take revenge on her unfaithful husband.

Cast: Taraji P. Henson (Melinda), Lyriq Bent (Robert), Jazmyn Simon (June) & Crystle Stewart (Diana)

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 have seen a lot of films but this particular movie is something else. Melinda, a young college attending girl brought up in a middle-class family, falls in love with a poor fellow student whose father happens to be a prisoner. The young man named Robert suffered a tragedy as a result of his mom dying when he was very young, which has resulted in him living all alone in a recreational vehicle (RV).

During the course of the movie, Melinda’s mom passes away and Robert is there for her. She falls deeply in love with him and loses her virginity to the young man. Melinda inherits a home and receives money left behind by her late mother. She informs Robert about the inheritance, which does not go down well with her sisters, they are not very fond of her boyfriend. Robert sees this as a ticket to a better life and demands niceties from his girlfriend. Melinda buys him a car, takes him out on expensive dates and pays for his tuition.

After everything she has done him, Robert cheats on Melinda with Diana. Melinda catches them red-handed having sex in his RV. Guess what she does next? She drives her car into Robert’s RV and in the event, she unfortunately hurts herself and is admitted to the emergency room at the hospital where it is ascertained that she has sustained injuries that will prevent her from having children.

You know guys will always be guys, right? Especially when they know that they have something to benefit. Robert apologizes and the two reconcile. He proposes to Melinda with a plastic ring, imagine and they are soon married. On their wedding day, Melinda’s sisters do not pitch because they are not happy about their relationship, they could see Robert was only with Melinda for her inheritance and the cheating hasn’t earned him any brownie points.

When Robert finally graduates from college, Melinda is happy believing life will improve because he will find a job and will contribute financially. Melinda has two jobs she is not very fond of but carries out her duties because she does not have a choice. It is not easy for Robert to get a job because of his shoplifting conviction at age 15 which resulted in him obtaining a criminal record. The worst part is that he only informs Melinda after their marriage.

Robert decides he is going to invent a rechargeable battery and spends Melinda’s money designing it. He convinces her to mortgage her mother’s house in order to continue funding his work. It is not easy for Melinda so she agrees. It’s also not easy for Robert to make his invention a success, years go by without him getting any offers but he doesn’t give up and his patience costs them a lot of money.

For the sake of saving Melinda’s house from going under the hammer, Robert’s in-laws try to get him to work with them at a delivery service, something he is not very keen on. After much persuasion, he reluctantly takes up the offer.

Robert later reconnects with Diana, who offers to set up a meeting between him and her boss Prescott in hope of selling his battery design.

This movie will get you sucked in from the very first scene and triggers your emotions. I would recommend everyone to go see it. I also believe this is the best Tyler Perry movie with Taraji P. Henson is the best person to play Melinda character.