DVD
REVIEW: THE FAMILY THAT PREYS
1/11/09
Academy Award® winner Kathy
Bates (Misery) and Academy Award® nominee Alfre Woodard
(Cross Creek) star as the matriarchs of two very different
families being torn apart by greed and scandal in the
contemporary drama Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys.
Hit-maker Tyler Perry (Tyler Perry’s Meet the Browns) wrote,
directed and co-starred in this deeply touching family drama
which also features a star-studded ensemble cast including
Sanaa Lathan (Brown Sugar), Rockmond Dunbar (TV’s “Prison
Break”), KaDee Strickland (TV’s “Private Practice”), Cole
Hauser (2 Fast 2 Furious), Taraji P. Henson (Smokin’ Aces)
and Robin Givens (Boomerang). A box office and critical hit,
the film was declared “…undeniably entertaining, Tyler
Perry’s The Family That Preys is a shiny, two-timing
throwback to 1950s melodramas like Giant” (Philadelphia
Inquirer) and an “engaging drama” (Newsday). Tyler Perry's
The Family That Preys, offered in a widescreen or full
screen version, contains a host of bonus features including
multiple featurettes and deleted scenes, and will be
available on January 13, 2009.
SYNOPSIS: Wealthy
socialite Charlotte Cartwright (Bates) and her dear friend
Alice Pratt (Woodard), a working class woman of high ideals,
have enjoyed a lasting friendship throughout many years.
Suddenly, their lives become mired in turmoil as their adult
children’s extramarital affairs, unethical business
practices and a dark paternity secret threaten to derail
family fortunes and unravel the lives of all involved.
Charlotte and Alice decide to take a breather from it all by
making a cross-country road trip in which they rediscover
themselves and possibly find a way to save their families
from ruin.
VIDEO:
Widescreen (1.78:1) 16x9
AUDIO:
English 5.1 and 2.0 Dolby Digital EX
Subtitles - English Spanish
SPECIAL FEATURES:
“Two Families, Two Legends”
“Preying In The Big Easy”
“Casting The Family”
“Delving Into The Diner”
Deleted Scenes
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