Why is there so much hype and discussion online about the Straw movie Tyler Perry just released on Netflix

Updated June 8, 2025 • 1-min read

Posted by Anonymous

Jun 7, 2025

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Posted by Anonymous - Jun 7, 2025

People can’t stop talking about Straw movie Tyler Perry because it’s kinda wild for a Tyler Perry film. I watched it last night and honestly, I didn’t expect it to hit so hard. Taraji P. Henson absolutely owned her role as Janiyah, and you can feel her stress and anger in every scene—that whole single mom breaking point is something a lot of folks relate to or fear. What’s got everyone buzzing is how raw and kinda messy it is, but in a good way. This isn’t your normal Tyler Perry melodrama; it’s way more serious, and even a bit dark. Like, one second it’s about her losing her job, then boom, she’s basically in a full-blown hostage situation at a bank because she needs her paycheck. And all the social stuff about cops and single motherhood gets mixed in so it feels super relevant right now. Everyone’s got opinions on whether the ending was good or not, especially since there’s that whole fake-out where you think Janiyah dies. I keep seeing posts about how real it felt but also how dramatic. People love it or hate it, but you can’t just ignore it. I totally get why it’s trending. So yeah, Straw movie Tyler Perry is just super talked about because it hits different than his older movies.

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