Evil Matriarch: Vanessa and Lisa's mother, Victoria and how.Even Evil Has Standards: Despite justifying it to her daughter's face, Victoria's collusion with Carlos goes as far as learning that he beats her daughter and she tries to insist that he stop.Establishing Shot: A very long one at the beginning to show that it is in Atlanta.She tries to cover it up, sure enough, at her mother's behest and his Establishing Character Moment has him slapping her after a bachlorette party. Domestic Abuser: Carlos, Lisa's fiance.Disproportionate Retribution: Carlos painfully squeezes Lisa's back just for yawning while having a late evening out with friends.Dirty Old Man: Joe, Madea's brother, like usual.Don't Make Me Take My Belt Off!: When Nikki has been cutting classes and lying about it, Madea resorts to this.But near the end of the movie, when Carlos comes to Madea's home to reclaim Lisa and Madea heads out to give them privacy, she reminds Lisa of said story and motions to the pot on the stove. You think she was just exaggerating as usual. Chekhov's Gun: Madea tells Lisa a story about how she handled a person that was similar to Carlos by scalding him with a pot of hot grits and beating him while he was in pain.

He should have been on the look out for three simple words: Mabel Madea Simmons. Bully Hunter: The school bully on the bus discovers what happens if one fails to know who the foster parent when targeting Nikki.Victoria herself has been broken since her junkie and prostitute mother sold her for 'ten dollars and a fix.'.Broken Bird: Vanessa, and she is trying very hard to overcome it.Beware the Nice Ones: Lisa is friendly and calm, but at the end of the movie, she finally has had it with Carlos' abusing her, so she finally fights back with hot grits.Been There, Shaped History: Parodied when Madea tells the wedding planner 'I shot Tupac!' and then mentions she's referring to a separate incident other than the performer's death.

Madea family reunion cast