It's significant that Jumping the Broom and Tyler Perry's African-American family romp Madea's Big Happy Family came to occupy entertainment and cultural space at the same time. They're both addressed to similar themes of class and some specific matters of comic or deeply serious family dysfunction through an underlying core of spiritual messaging. Jumping the Broom manages a more polished and broadly entertaining view as it follows the princess-and-commoner wedding weekend of Jason and Sabrina on her wealthy family's fantastical Martha's Vineyard estate. Jason comes... from blue-collar Brooklyn, but has made it big on Wall Street and is a perfect catch as far as Sabrina is concerned, particularly since she's made a vow to God to stop giving away her "cookies" after a series of demoralising hook-ups. After just five months Jason and Sabrina become engaged, and rushed arrangements supervised by Sabrina's imperious mom (a steely Angela Bassett) are being made on the Vineyard. Jason's working-class family crew is wrangled by his mom (Loretta Devine, who also plays a mom in the Madea movie), a hot-tempered matriarch who won't 'llow no foolishness from anybody, especially her son and his snooty in-laws-to-be. There's so much raucous head-butting activity and interaction among all the friends, cousins, uncles, sisters, spouses, chefs, maids, wedding planners and guests that the movie almost loses its way. Everyone has a back story and business that involve everything from romantic encounters and family dynamics to ethnic stereotypes and profound, secret shames. Fortunately all the elements come around and the busy bickering recedes into resolution as the wedding comes off with plenty of spiritual uplift. The very large cast (all those crazy stories!) is also very good in fulfilling roles that are distinctive and well drawn. In addition to Bassett and Devine, Mike Epps, Tasha Smith, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Gary Dourdan, Romeo and Julie Bowen as the clueless white planner create an ensemble that deftly entertains against some classy backdrops and lots of laughs. Mega-church pastor and popular self-help author T.D. Jakes is one of the movie's producers, and he has a small but effective role that serves to define the spiritual and moralistic backbone of the movie. Like Tyler Perry's message, it's nothing but traditionalism and common sense, and in Jumping the Broom it's no impediment to the overall charm. --Ted Fry [show more]
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Sabrina Watson (Paula Patton Precious) and Jason Taylor (Laz Alonso Fast & Furious) are perfect for each other Unfortunately their families are a perfect recipe for disaster Mrs Watson (Angela Bassett Green Lantern) has an upper-crust sensibility that matches her family&39;s Martha Vineyard estate where Jason&39;s straight-out-of-Brooklyn mom (Loretta Devine Death at a Funeral) seems utterly out of place When the families gather for Jason and Sabrina&39;s wedding it becomes clear that each side has its traditions and its secrets Jumping the Broom is a revealing and inspiring hysterical romantic comedy that hits close to home Actors Angela Bassett Paula Patton Laz Alonso Loretta Devine Meagan Good Tasha Smith Julie Bowen DeRay Davis Valarie Pettiford Mike Epps Pooch Hall Romeo Brian Stokes Mitchell Gary Dourdan & TD JakesDirector Salim AkilCertificate 12 years and overYear 2011Screen 1781 AnamorphicLanguages English - Dolby Digital (51)Additional Languages German ; Spanish ; Italian ; Catalan ; English Audio DescriptionSubtitles English ; English for the hearing impaired ; Catalan ; Danish ; Finnish ; German ; HIndi ; Italian ; Norwegian ; Spanish ; Swedish ; TurkishClosed Captions YesDuration 1 hour and 48 minutes (approx)
Salim Akil directs this wedding-themed comedy. Paula Patton and Laz Alonzo star as Sabrina and Jason, a socially mismatched couple from two very different African-American families who plan to 'jump the broom' in a lavish weekend wedding on Martha's Vineyard.
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