Welcome Home, Roscoe Jenkins (2008)

User Rating:

4.3/10   

Director:

Malcolm D. Lee

Writer (WGA):

Malcolm D. Lee (written by)

Release Date:

8 February 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

Going home is no vacation.

Plot:

A successful talk show host leaves Los Angeles to reunite with his family in the Deep South. |

Plot Keywords:

Talk Show | Talk Show Host | Small Town | Obstacle Course | African American

Cast

Martin Lawrence	...	R.J.
James Earl Jones	...	Papa Jenkins
Margaret Avery	...	Mama Jenkins
Joy Bryant	...	Bianca Kittles
Cedric the Entertainer	...	Clyde (as Cedric 'The Entertainer')
Nicole Ari Parker	...	Lucinda
Michael Clarke Duncan	...	Otis
Mike Epps	...	Reggie
Mo'Nique	...	Betty
Damani Roberts	...	Jamaal
Brooke Lyons	...	Amy
Liz Mikel	...	Ruthie
Carol Sutton	...	Ms. Pearl
Deetta West	...	Ms. Addy
Louis C.K.	...	Marty

Also Known As:

The Better Man (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for crude and sexual content, language and some drug references.

Runtime:

USA:114 min | Argentina:114 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | SDDS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:PG-13 (certificate #44018) | Singapore:M18 | Netherlands:12 | South Korea:12 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Centenary College - 2911 Centenary Boulevard, Shreveport, Louisiana, USA

Company:

Universal Pictures

Goofs:

Continuity: In the baseball game scene, Reggie (Mike Epps) slides to steal third and gets Roscoe's jersey dirty. When he stands up and notices, he tries to brush the dirt off the #44 on the right side of the jersey. When the camera cuts to Roscoe and then back, the left side of his jersey is dirty and the right side completely clean.

Movie Connections:

References "Barbershop" (2005)

Soundtrack:

Smooth Dan 2

Y'all better strap yourselves in 'cause this here is going to be funny.

OK, I am not a big fan of Martin Lawrence or Cedric the Entertainer, but this looked like an interesting diversion for Saturday afternoon, and it did have Nicole Ari Parker (The Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls in Love), so what the heck.

There is nothing like those family reunions where old rivalries are never settled, and everyone is trying to one-up each other.

R.J. (Martin Lawrence) has always felt like a loser, and his rivalry with Clyde (Cedric the Entertainer) is the focus of his parents (James Earl Jones & Margaret Avery) 50th Anniversary get together. Even though he is engaged to Bianca (Joy Bryant), he is still in love with Lucinda (Parker), and that complicates matters.

There are some great characters in this film to keep the laughs coming. Yes, I know that many of the laughs are tired stereotypes, but they are real. Michael Clarke Duncan, Mike Epps, and Mo'Nique really make this film.

The fact that it stretched it's PG-13 rating to the limits didn't hurt.