Diary of a Mad Black Woman is a 2005 American romantic comedy drama[2] film directed by Darren Grant and written by Tyler Perry.

On the evening of their eighteenth wedding anniversary, Helen arrives home to find all her belongings in a U-Haul and that Charles is divorcing her and planning to marry Brenda, his young mistress and the mother of his two sons.

Joe's attorney son Brian defends Madea and Helen after Charles and Brenda catch the pair breaking into and vandalizing the marital home.

Judge Mablean Ephriam places Madea, a repeat offender, under house arrest and sets a $5,000 property or cash bond for Helen.

Brian kicks his addict wife Debrah out of their home, causing him to have a strained relationship with their daughter Tiffany, who wants to join the church choir.

Meanwhile, career criminal Jamison Milton Jackson asks Charles to defend him in his trial for shooting an undercover cop during a drug deal.

She physically assaults him and discloses that Brenda revealed her true colors by opting to let Charles die, emptying his bank account and leaving with their sons during his hospitalization.

The site's consensus reads "Tyler Perry's successful play can't make the move to the screen; this mix of slapstick, melodrama and spirituality lacks a consistent tone.