Review of Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins (2008) by Stephanie L. H — 21 Jul 2008

This was absolutely the best black comedy I've seen in a while.

This review of Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins (2008) was written by Stephanie L. H on 21 Jul 2008.

Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Jonathan Rosenbaum (1,657) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 09 Dec 2016

A few laughs and a lot of hyperbolic shtick make this a little better than formulaic before the standard-issue resolution…

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By Rick D (302) on 03 Jan 2013

THIS MOVIE WAS AWESOME, I LOVE MARTIN. THE CAST WAS GREAT, EVERYONE DID A GOOD JOB…

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By Jordan R (884) on 02 Dec 2012

It was pretty funny. I give most of the credit to Mike Epps. He kinda made the movie. Good moral lesson…

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