Rotten
Actors such as Michael Clarke Duncan, Mo'Nique, Mike Epps and Cedric the Entertainer have been persuaded by writer-director Malcolm D. Lee to do crass routines that should have gone out with minstrel shows.
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins
Roscoe Jenkins aims for the heartstrings and funny bones, a raucous helping of family soul food.
2008 · 1h 54m · PG-13
Comedy, Drama, Family
Directed by
Malcolm D. Lee
Overview
When a celebrated TV show host returns to his hometown in the South, his family is there to remind him that going home is no vacation!
Director and cast
- Malcolm D. Lee Director
- Martin Lawrence as Roscoe Jenkins
- James Earl Jones as Papa Jenkins
- Margaret Avery as Mamma Jenkins
- Joy Bryant as Bianca Kittles
- Cedric the Entertainer as Clyde Stubb
- Nicole Ari Parker as Lucinda Allen
- Michael Clarke Duncan as Sheriff Otis Jenkins
- Mike Epps as Reggie
- Mo'Nique as Betty
- Damani Roberts as Jamaal Jenkins
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
23%
Tomatometer
Rotten
This is a loud, stupid, cliche-riddled mess.
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
Rotten
A talented comedian, Lawrence has leaned all too easily on formula for his successful films. Imagine if he would test his flair against original and fresh premises, instead of the tried and trite.
Desson Thomson, Washington Post
Rotten
There's little to distinguish this oddly mean-spirited comedy.
Scott Bowles, USA Today
Rotten
Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins reinforces the sense that movies are not about real life but about other movies.
Philip Marchand, Toronto Star
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