 The movie is the second of four in which Perry's signature character, Madea, does not make an appearance.It is also the second Perry-directed film (alongside "Daddy's Little Girls") that is not based on any of the filmmaker's stage plays.In the prologue, socialite Charlotte Cartwright (Kathy Bates) hosts the wedding of Andrea (Sanaa Lathan) -- the daughter of Charlotte's best friend, Alice Evans (Alfre Woodard) -- and Chris Bennett (Rockmond Dunbar), a construction worker.