Product Description

Movie DVD

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #4846 in DVD
• Brand: LIONS GATE HOME ENT.
• Released on: 2008-02-12
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Formats: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, Full Screen, Subtitled, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Subtitled in: English, Spanish
• Dubbed in: Spanish
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .25 pounds
• Running time: 140 minutes

Amazon.com
Tyler Perry mixes melodrama, social commentary, slapstick comedy, gospel music, and public health announcements in What's Done in the Dark... The lives of nurses, doctors, and patients of a city hospital get turned upside-down: A nurse discovers the doctor she's fooling around with is married; a faithful husband is diagnosed with a sexually transmitted disease; the son of a nurse abandoned by her husband seeks desperate means to make money; and audience favorite Mr. Brown (David Mann), who's appeared in other Perry plays, comes to the hospital convinced that he's dying, dragging his long-suffering daughter Cora (Tamela Mann) along with him. What's Done in the Dark... is a production of a play, filmed before a live audience, so it doesn't have the visual dynamics of a movie, but the full-tilt, show-stopping gospel songs wouldn't have the same unbridled exuberance anywhere but on the stage. Perry's writing is rarely subtle, but What's Done in the Dark... is broader than usual--even longtime fans may find the cartoonish Nurse Trudy (D'Atra Hicks) a bit hard to take. Nonetheless, the play continues Perry's devotion to themes of love, respect, and the grace of God, as well as providing health information for the African-American community. And Mr. Brown, in his jarringly colorful clothes and silly malaprops, is a topnotch buffoon. His over-the-top theatrics are not for everyone, but fans won't be able to get enough of him. --Bret Fetzer

Customer Reviews

Wonderful Play!
My husband and I treated my parents and younger cousin to this play when they came to Huntsville, AL. We laughed so hard at times and cried at others. Brown and Cora....oh my goodness. My mom and I hi-fived at another part....ladies you'll why. Typical for Tyler Perry's plays, it had wonderful messages and we all had a lot to talk about for the week. No, Madea is not in it, but I think it's worth buying.

Must see play!!
What's Done in the Dark is very funny, I would say it is the best play Tyler Perry has ever wrote. I went to see it at the RBC Center in raleigh, north carolina it was very good. I recommend that you watch it you will definately not be disappointed.

What's done in the dark
Best stage play in the world!!!!!!!!! We love Tam & David aka Cora & Brown