Boo- A Madea Halloween -

(dressed as a giant "sexy" banana) provides the slapstick. Her trying to "exorcise" the ghost by waving a KFC bucket full of fried chicken is a comedic beat that shouldn't work, but it does because of the absolute sincerity Perry brings to the performance. The Ending: Why It Actually Works Most horror comedies fumble the ending. They either get too serious or stay too silly. Boo! finds a balance. After the chaos subsides (spoiler: the "ghosts" were just the frat boys getting revenge), Madea sits down with Tiffany.

It’s a film that knows exactly what it is: a 103-minute therapy session disguised as a haunted house. Boo- A Madea Halloween

Enter Madea. Her parenting style is authoritarian, loud, and arguably abusive by modern standards ("I'll knock a weavetail off!"), but her message is conservative: Respect your elders. Clean up your mess. Don't go to parties where drugs are present. (dressed as a giant "sexy" banana) provides the slapstick

There is no long monologue. There is no hug. Madea simply says, "I did all that because I love you." They either get too serious or stay too silly