Rotten
Grafting moral uplift on to a slapstick caper with mixed results, this nevertheless captures some of the giddy eccentricity of the Ealing comedies it haphazardly resembles.
Mark Holcomb, Time Out
First Sunday
Keep the faith. Steal the rest.
2008 · 1h 36m · PG-13
Action, Comedy
Directed by
David E. Talbert
Overview
Durell and LeeJohn are best friends and bumbling petty criminals. When told they have one week to pay a $17,000 debt or Durell will lose his son, they come up with a desperate scheme to rob their neighborhood church. Instead, they end up spending the night in the presence of the Lord and are forced to deal with much more than they bargained for.
Director and cast
- David E. Talbert Director
- Ice Cube as Durell
- Katt Williams as Rickey
- Tracy Morgan as LeeJohn
- Loretta Devine as Sister Doris
- Michael Beach as Deacon
- Keith David as Judge B. Bennet Galloway
- Regina Hall as Omunique
- Malinda Williams as Tianna
- Chi McBride as Pastor Arthur Mitchell
- Clifton Powell as Officer Eddie King
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
Rotten
If Tyler Perry ever wanted to turn Dog Day Afternoon into a treacly after-school special, it would probably end up looking a lot like this.
Chris Nashawaty, Entertainment Weekly
Rotten
The movie is designed to be uplifting and inspirational, but everything about it is tired and listless. It doesn't so much make you feel the spirit as drain it out of you.
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com
Rotten
The movie's total lack of focus and its unimpressive script should render it totally unwatchable. Weirdly, that doesn't quite happen.
Jessica Reaves, Chicago Tribune
Rotten
Your enjoyment of this movie may depend on the Tracy Morgan factor. Rarely has there been a comic who can switch from funny to unbearably grating with such speed.
Tom Long, Detroit News
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