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By Alex V (837) on 06 May 2011

Tastefully done. A good balance of comedy and drama as well as a careful treatment of racial and class stereotypes and sentiments…

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By Patrick G (451) on 06 May 2011

Though this movie had plenty of likable characters, it fell woefully short in terms of substance…

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By Myrna H (4) on 06 May 2011

Jumping the Broom has all the familial melodrama of a Tyler Perry production without Madeaâ(TM)s tonal aggression…

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By Renaldo M (1) on 06 May 2011

Really enjoyed it. Had humor, beautifully shot, acting and casting were good…

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By Traci Y (1) on 06 May 2011

I thought this movie was great it was nice to see a clean movie with african american actors...it adresses real issues in all families…

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By Liz T (91) on 06 May 2011

Good storyline but the acting wasn't good at all. They needed a new leading lady, Paula Patton just didn't deliver to me…

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By Stacks A (29) on 06 May 2011

Good freaking movie with alot of sexy women in it…

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By Gary Wolcott (857) for Tri-City Herald (818) on 06 May 2011

A plot line worthy of a deeper discussion than the TV sitcom push of writer/director Salim Akil and his two screenwriters…

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By Fred Topel (1,193) for Screen Junkies (147) on 06 May 2011

It comes as no surprise that Jumping the Broom is not a good movie…

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By Barbara Vancheri (51) for Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (258) on 05 May 2011

Jumping is generally worth the leap and not the brush-off…

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By Amy Biancolli (582) for Houston Chronicle (970) on 05 May 2011

In style and structure, it mimics an old-style studio effort, a culture-clashing comedy of manners that's tinged with melodrama and filmed…

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By Carrie Rickey (1,198) for Philadelphia Inquirer (3,920) on 05 May 2011

This buoyant, multigenerational comedy that takes its title from the African American wedding ritual has other distinctions as well…

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By Stephen Cole (251) for The Globe and Mail (Toronto) (4,018) on 05 May 2011

Jumping the Broom also benefits from a great soundtrack (Al Green, Aretha, El DeBarge, Curtis Mayfield)…

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By Elizabeth Weitzman (1,905) for New York Daily News (5,623) on 05 May 2011

Director Salim Akil has found actors skillful enough to enhance Elizabeth Hunter and Arlene Gibbs' conventional screenplay…

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By Kevin C. Johnson (66) for St. Louis Post-Dispatch (1,715) on 05 May 2011

Amid other wedding movies crowding screens these days, not to mention Perry's Madea's Big Happy Family, Jumping the Broom feels instantly familiar…

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By Kyle Smith (1,916) for New York Post (6,650) on 05 May 2011

It's the snobs against the slobs at a Martha's Vine yard wedding in Jumping the Broom. Mostly, it's a tie: Both sides are equally irritating…

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By A.o. Scott (2,100) for New York Times (5,786) on 05 May 2011

Instead of being a wild mixture of tones, it has very little tone at all, and moments of dramatic or comic intensity erupt awkwardly and then…

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By Todd Gilchrist (762) for Boxoffice Magazine (2,896) on 05 May 2011

Smarter than expected, even if it's too ragged to truly resonate…

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By Marc Savlov (2,019) for Austin Chronicle (7,653) on 05 May 2011

The actors, particularly the icy Bassett and the fiery Devine, excel in their roles and drive home the film's multifaceted messages…

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By Stephanie Merry (410) for Washington Post (9,851) on 05 May 2011

Thank goodness for Tasha Smith's character, Shonda. She supplies the only reliable laughs as Pam's fun-loving best friend…

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