A Madea Homecoming Fixes Tyler Perry's Madea Funeral Ending Mistake
Netflix's A Madea Homecoming finally fixes Tyler Perry's A Madea Family Funeral franchise ending mistake. First released on February 25th, 2022, A Madea Homecoming follows Tyler Perry's irrepressible Madea as she prepares to welcome her family to celebrate her great-grandson’s graduation from college before hidden secrets threaten to destroy their reunion. A Madea Homecoming is the 12th movie in the Madea cinematic universe, acting as the current coda for the Madea franchise in place of A Madea Family Funeral.
Both A Madea Family Funeral and Madea's Farewell Play were originally designed as a fitting send-off for the feisty Mabel Simmons in 2019, with Tyler Perry stating he was done with the role at the time. Yet despite being planned as a poignant farewell for the franchise, A Madea Family Funeral received a dour reception, with critics lambasting it as one of the worst Madea movie entries. These scathing reviews, plus Perry's desire to revive his beloved character following a turbulent 2020 and 2021, ensured the birth of A Madea Homecoming on Netflix's platform.
As a result, A Madea Homecoming Fixes Tyler Perry's A Madea Family Funeral franchise ending, which acted as an underwhelming finale for the long-running movie series. While A Madea Family Funeral exists as one of the weakest movies in the Madea franchise to date, A Madea Homecoming has conversely been critically received as one of the best, reversing the disappointment of its predecessor. Although it is currently unclear whether A Madea Homecoming will be Perry's last Madea movie, it acts as a far better high for the franchise regardless and a worthy ending for Madea's narrative.
A Madea Family Funeral was a lackluster ending for the Madea franchise in 2019, with the movie's overwhelmingly crass humor largely missing the mark in the context of its somber setting. This issue was compounded by the fact that A Madea Family Funeral killed the wrong character in Anthony, with many audiences instead expecting to say goodbye to Mabel herself in a fitting tribute to her legacy. As a result, A Madea Family Funeral ensured the Madea franchise went out with a whimper, making Tyler Perry's decision to un-retire Madea in 2021 all the more exciting.
In this way, A Madea Homecoming is everything A Madea Family Funeral should have been, with the Netflix movie packing ample heart and touching moments amidst the usual Madea slapstick comedy. A Madea Homecoming succeeds by bringing the franchise's focus back to family values instead of the debauched infidelity subplots of Funeral - an approach that is further strengthened by a surprise Mrs. Brown's Boys crossover from Perry and Brendan O'Carroll. While Perry remains coy on whether A Madea Homecoming will be the last Madea entry, the 12th movie in the franchise acts as a far more fitting goodbye to Mabel Simmons' character. As a result, A Madea Homecoming not only acts as a triumphant return to form for the Madea franchise, but it also fixes Tyler Perry's A Madea Family Funeral mistakes from 2019.