Jumping the Broom

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Jumping the Broom

by cmread

This movie was excellent! All of the actors were great! Laz Alonzo is such a handsome man and Paula Patton is full of beauty. I did appreciate the twist in this movie that I did not see coming. ...

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Jumping the Broom

by ask19

I was pleasantly proven wrong after only a few minutes into the film. Great movie and very entertaining...

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Jumping The Broom

by sky2blue

I enjoyed this movie very much, it was classy, funny, surprising here and there it was just all around great. Bless you T.D. Jakes for putting this movie together bring on more. All of the actors...

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Entertainment Weekly
| Owen Gleiberman

You'll laugh - a lot - but you'll also shed tears of recognition at this funny, salty, strife-torn look at the agony and ecstasy of family. Read full review

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San Francisco Chronicle
| Amy Biancolli

In style and structure, it mimics an old-style studio effort, a culture-clashing comedy of manners that's tinged with melodrama and filmed in a smart progression of medium shots. Read full review

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Chicago Sun-Times
| Roger Ebert

The cast is large, well chosen and diverting. The ceremony is delightful. Read full review

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Philadelphia Inquirer
| Carrie Rickey

This buoyant, multigenerational comedy that takes its title from the African American wedding ritual has other distinctions as well. It's relatively raunch-free, it has a sparkling cast that reunites "Waiting to Exhale" stars Angela Bassett and Loretta Devine as combative matriarchs, and it likes its characters well enough to forgive them their faults. Read full review

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Angela Bassett, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Paula Patton, Laz Alonso, T.D. Jakes and Loretta Devine in "Jumping the Broom."