Kingdom Come (2001/I)

User Rating:

5.2/10   

Director:

Doug McHenry

Writers (WGA):

David Dean Bottrell (play) &
Jessie Jones (play) ...

Release Date:

11 April 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

They're not perfect, but they are family.

Plot:

A group of old family members bands together when a despicable family member thankfully expires.

Plot Keywords:

Funeral | Lisp | Black Family Love | Forgiveness | Black Family

Awards:

4 nominations

Cast

LL Cool J	...	Ray Bud Slocumb
Jada Pinkett Smith	...	Charisse Slocumb
Vivica A. Fox	...	Lucille Slocumb
Loretta Devine	...	Marguerite Slocumb
Anthony Anderson	...	Junior Slocumb
Toni Braxton	...	Juanita Slocumb
Cedric the Entertainer	...	Rev. Beverly H. Hooker
Darius McCrary	...	Royce Slocumb
Whoopi Goldberg	...	Raynelle Slocumb
Richard Gant	...	Clyde Kincade
Masasa Moyo	...	Delightful Slocumb (as Masasa)
Dominic Hoffman	...	Antoine Depew
Patrice Moncell	...	Merline Depew
Clifton Davis	...	Charles Winslow
Kellita Smith	...	Bernice Talbert

MPAA:

Rated PG for thematic elements, language and sensuality.

Runtime:

94 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:PG (certificate #37945) | South Africa:10L (theatrical rating) | South Africa:PG (DVD rating) | USA:TV-14 (cable rating) | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Bates Entertainment

Trivia:

Based on the play "Dearly Departed."

Goofs:

Factual errors: When Margurite and her son are fighting over the radio in his old Volkwagen Beetle, he turns the keys and removes them from the ignition, silencing the radio. Radios in old Beetles will work without the ignition on.

Quotes:

Raynelle: [describing her husband] He was mean... and surly.

Soundtrack:

Thy Will Be Done

A really cute movie!

I hadn't really heard much about "Kindom Come" before watching it except for the fact that Whoopi Goldberg was in it (which was my main reason for seeing this movie) so I didn't have a lot of expectations. However, when seeing it I found it both a funny and touching movie with some great acting, especially from LL Cool J who plays Ray Slocumb, and from Whoopi Goldberg, though her role in the movie is just a small cameo.

What I found most interesting about this movie, though, was the way it describes the Slocumb family. In spite of the all-black cast it isn't just a great and funny movie showing a down to earth black family - it is presenting a family that could be of any color, and it does it in a really warm and touching way that also brings a laugh or two along the way.

Therefore this is certainly a cute, funny and heart warming movie worth seeing.