While Tyler Perry’s Acrimony doesn’t quite live up to its stylish trailer — that water-torture sound design promises a floodgate that will burst at any moment — it’s the kind of “women’s picture” that used to be Joan Crawford’s bread and butter, the sort that allows its star to glamorously lose her grip in a succession of great outfits.
Alonso Duralde
TheWrap
20
Mar 30, 2018
The film is so ridiculously overwrought that it makes the Madea films look subtle by comparison.
Frank Scheck
The Hollywood Reporter
63
Mar 30, 2018
Stylistically, Acrimony has moments of genius — slow camera movements that push in on Melinda, emphasizing Henson’s performance and the building pressure — but it’s also hilariously cheesy, and slightly chintzy, which adds to its schmaltzy charm.
