Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins (2008)

2.5/4

Easily Lawrence's best starring role. But keep in mind that's only compared to his other movies.

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07/22/08

N/A

All this said, there's a not bad movie inside of Welcome Home, visible in the quiet center provided by Margaret Avery.

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03/21/08

2/10

For all the comedians, there just aren't enough jokes unless you are shooting for the revolting variety.

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03/04/08

1.5/4

Uneven, tasteless and just not all that funny, 'Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins' is another non-stellar vehicle for Martin Lawrence.

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02/24/08

1/5

If Lee had actually directed his performers ... Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins probably would have been a better movie. But frantic flailing isn't consistent forward motion.

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02/23/08

1/4

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02/22/08

2/4

Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins feels like a rudimentary retread of previously outrageous "black attack" farces... needlessly cluttered, unfocused and pointless...

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02/19/08

2.5/4

a cast full of talented comedians and a director who obviously doesn't mind watching his cast go way over the top in search of raucous and randy laughs

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02/13/08

1/5

Crosses the worst of Tyler Perry's 'old-fashioned values' preachiness (minus the religious stuff) with the leering crudity of the standard Martin Lawrence vehicle.

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02/13/08

N/A

This is a loud, stupid, cliché-riddled mess.

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02/11/08

2/4

I laughed harder watching Norbit.

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02/11/08

4/5

Great laughs with a great cast

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02/10/08

0.5/4

Ugh. Just ugh.

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02/09/08

1/4

Not even a soulful soliloquy before the closing credits about the importance of family could undo the damage already inflicted by this impressively pointless minstrel show.

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02/09/08

N/A

Seriously, do you have to laugh at rib jokes? Do you really? All right, if that's what you want, don't worry. Hollywood will keep making these movies as long as you continue to support them.

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02/08/08

N/A

The internecine clash depicted between coastal elites and down-home folk goes beyond race to address universal themes about culture and family, so it’s more than a guilty pleasure like sweet tea.

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02/08/08

C

... recycles so much material it's a wonder the film stock didn't turn green during filming.

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02/08/08

N/A

A talented comedian, Lawrence has leaned all too easily on formula for his successful films. Imagine if he would test his flair against original and fresh premises, instead of the tried and trite.

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02/08/08

1.5/4

There's little to distinguish this oddly mean-spirited comedy.

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02/08/08

1.5/4

Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins reinforces the sense that movies are not about real life but about other movies.

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02/08/08