Comedy "I Can Do Bad All by Myself"

In the movie "I Can Do Bad All by Myself", a hard-living nightclub singer discovers the importance of family with the help of a handsome Mexican immigrant.

In the production, Tyler Perry plays a pistol-packing granny Madea. When she awakens to the sound of her home being ransacked by wayward teen Jennifer and her two younger brothers, she promptly marches the troubled kids over their Aunt April's house. But despite being the only relative the kids can turn to, April is hardly a role model. A self-destructive songbird with a serious drinking problem, she spends her nights at the club and relies on her married boyfriend Raymond to pay the bills.

Suddenly, into April's life wanders Sandino, a hard-luck immigrant in search of some honest work. Before long, Sandino has moved into April's basement and formed a solid connection with the kids. The closer April and Sandino grow, the more April begins to recognize the importance of faith and family. When the time comes to say goodbye to her old ways and start a new life, the wounded singer realizes that she may have finally found the true love that's always eluded her.

The Madea series of comedy flicks by Tyler Perry has long been a favorite in North America, especially among African-American males. At the box office, "I Can Do Bad All by Myself" outperformed "The Family That Preys" from last year, but failed to do as well as "Madea Goes to Jail", which raked in more than 40-million US dollars earlier this year.