Acrimony (film)
Acrimony (film)
Acrimony is a 2018 American psychological thriller film written, produced and directed by Tyler Perry. The film stars Taraji P. Henson, Lyriq Bent, and Crystle Stewart. It follows a psychotic wife who stalks and nearly kills her ex-husband when he becomes successful after she spent her whole life supporting him.
Acrimony (film)
Originally titled She's Living My Life, development began sometime before 2015. Principal photography began in October 2016 in Pittsburgh, while post-production took place sometime in 2017. Acrimony was released in the United States by Lionsgate on March 30, 2018. It received negative reviews from critics but a positive reception from audiences. However, it was a box office success, grossing $46.4 million on a production budget of $20 million.
Plot
Melinda Moore bumps into engineering student Robert during college, goes into a rage and assaults him physically and verbally, revealing her abnormal tendencies. Later that day, he visits her dorm room to return papers that got mixed up in the previous altercation. On the day of her mother's funeral, Melinda and Robert have sex in his RV and start dating. Melinda later discovers Robert cheating on her with Diana Wells. Enraged, Melinda rams Robert's RV with her car. She passes out from injury and is rushed to the hospital for an emergency full hysterectomy, rendering her infertile. Melinda and Robert reconcile and marry, despite the objections of her sisters, June and Brenda.