kacarrol-772-445447 One of my favorite movies. With so many speaking negatively, I didn't think there would have been such beautiful cinematography and a funny, yet realistic story line. I think some naysayers have their own personal reasons, hang-ups, biases and insecurities as to why they strongly dislike this movie. I could understand not loving it as much as I do, but there is nothing about the movie that deserves less than a 7 on a scale of 1 to 10. Paula Patton, Laz Alonzo and Loretta Devine nailed their roles along with almost all of the remaining cast members. Overall this movie is just great fun for any moviegoer and has become a choice pick for girls- night- out movie evening at home.

Dunham16 Laz Alonso and Paula Patton fall in love in New York. Their parents have not been introduced at the time they meet for their kids' wedding. Loretta Devine takes public transportation to a modest job in New York from a modest apartment. She is a widow now relying on her friends once a man who could be her brother or brother in law and her son seem to prefer to remain distant.Angela Bassett uses inherited family money to own a manor estate on Martha's Vinyard jointly with her husband and to formally sequester the remainder of her private, personal wealth from her husband. She tries to keep her distance from her husband, a female member of the family who could be her sister or sister in law and her stepdaughter. Their personal issues will play out on the wedding weekend as well as whatever personal issues the kids have accepting their most human in laws. A brilliantly cast, written and executed film the stories play out in a way which makes the audience recall times in their lives they went through one of the issues of the fictitious storyboard.

t-juice I read a review the other day (of a different movie), with the headline: "Why are Christian-themed films so bland?" One answer given was that such films are marketed to audiences not looking for personal or religious challenge, but merely for affirmation of their values and beliefs. No tension = bland. While watching "Jumping the Broom", a lovely, beautifully-filmed gem produced by Bishop T.D. Jakes, a second reality came to me: Most religious-themed films are marketed mainly to white people! As an Black American married to a white person, I don't say that to be mean or racist. Rather, I mean to celebrate (as this film does) the fact that Black audiences-of-faith (are there any other?) don't hold themselves or others to the same rigid set of artistic rules. (No homilies need to be laid down, since Black folks will be in church regardless -- that still being the core of the community.) While often preachy (yeah I mean you, Madea!), Black films don't really have to preach to be successful, and therefore Black faith-life can be shown with far a wider color-palette of nuance, contradiction and paradox, than white faith-life."Jumping the Broom" tells a story about two families from different backgrounds clashing together around a marriage. That simple and clichéd theme is given tremendous depth by exploring issues that are far more powerful in the Black community than among other Americans. To say that not all Polish-Americans are the same, is no big deal. To say that Black Americans are as diverse as any other group, is actually a painful truth to portray -- our dirty laundry exposed, our historic "unity" shown as overblown. (Throw in God and faith, Who and which teaches us to love one another, and the pain is magnified.) Black people are classist (both ways), selfish, insensitive, spoiled, boorish -- and also tender, faithful, supportive -- and also sexy, luscious, heartbreakingly gorgeous -- and all at the same time. Those beautiful lips, those multiple shades of brown, the curvaceous bodies -- all that carried with the dignity, wholesome allure, and danger of an original Eve.Angela Bassett and Loretta Devine shine as always, and their dueling performances ring so true (and yes, painful) on so many levels. Paula Patton is simply stunning, and good for her for not playing cheaply with it. (You have to love a beauty who's not trying to remind you of it, but simply and lovably IS.) All the supporting characters are spot-on renderings of people you knew and know -- the wise yet often lascivious uncle; the "friend" trying to undermine your success to keep you "down" with him; the girl who is so beautiful, and used to hearing it, that she doesn't actually know her true worth; the mother who can't deal with her child growing past her narrow and hearty biscuits-and-gravy life.Highly recommended. White people will enjoy this as well, though not feel it as deeply. It is regrettable that amazing Black actors too often can't find decent roles outside of "Black" movies. (Leave aside whether this is anyone's "fault.") Still the fact remains that some fascinating stories can only be told from this particular historical situation -- Black people in America. And some "universal themes" -- like faith-in-life -- are really most fruitfully told from this Black-in-America perspective, where at best they need not hit you over the head with moralizing, but instead can subtly welcome viewers to self-explore -- or not -- as they wish and at their own pace. "Jumping the Broom" if both "not-all-that- deep" and also reflective of the real-life confusions of a people slowly coming to terms with their own successes in this land "under God." Try not to judge any of the characters; just watch them and feel how real they are. And enjoy the rich look of this movie.

leocharre I watched this movie because I love my gf. And she likes to watch girly movies sometimes. I struggled to keep quiet and act like everything was alright- like we were watching a regular movie. We weren't.The acting was alright- I just think these people were fed a bogus script. This movie wasn't very different than watching a novela- soap opera. Not that I do watch this- but it reminds me of that kind of thing.It's not very funny. It lasts forever. Just when you think the movie is probably coming to a close- they devise a plot appendage- and the **** just keeps going and going some more.As I mentioned, the actors, not bad. There are a couple of good ideas in it too- the thing about the broom. But that's just not enough to make a movie- and then have the audacity to release this. I'm especially shocked to see the high ratings this has on IMDb- really a shame. I can watch a 4 point o movie, but this is not that. Don't watch this. Please. I watched this so you don't have to.