Review of Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins (2008) by Teena D — 17 Jan 2009

Not a great movie at all.

Martin Lawrence can only play one character.

The dogs were cute, though :).

This review of Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins (2008) was written by Teena D on 17 Jan 2009.

Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins has generally received mixed reviews.

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Totalmente previsivel, mas divertido. Bom filme para a familia…

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