for anyone wondering where the well-made, expertly-acted comedy went to, Roscoe Jenkins is a "welcome" return for the cinematic form.
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02/07/08
Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins (2008)
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Reviews Counted:78
Fresh:19
Rotten:59
Average Rating:4.4/10
Consensus: Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins has moments of comic inspiration -- and long stretches of overdone slapstick.
Theatrical Release:30-05-2008
Synopsis: Actor-comedian Martin Lawrence (BAD BOYS, BIG MOMMA'S HOUSE) aims for the heartstrings and funny bones in WELCOME HOME ROSCOE JENKINS, a raucous helping of family soul food. Lawrence plays R.J.... [More]
Starring: Martin Lawrence, Margaret Avery, Joy Bryant, Louis C.K.
Director: Malcolm D. Lee
Reviews for Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins
Roscoe Jenkins works best when it aims lowest.
02/07/08
I prefer my Martin Lawrence humiliated, emasculated, and speechless...a slightly ludicrous, slightly bloated, but overwhelmingly good-natured comedy of the broadest kind.
02/08/08
It's not bad (but if you wait and spend a couple of bucks to rent the DVD, it'll probably seem even better).
02/08/08
It's impressive, actually, that Lawrence lets this film's supporting players steal so much of his show -- as movie stars go, he must be a pretty secure guy.
02/07/08
If you thought National Lampoon's Vacation films were at least okay, then Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins is a decent enough way to spend two hours.
02/06/08
Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins is a happy surprise of a movie, a heartfelt comedy that probably shouldn't work, but does. (Would it have hurt to add a comma to the title?)
02/07/08
Even when the movie's overplayed or undercooked, its roughhousing energy grows on you.
02/07/08
Lawrence [has] rarely been more appealing. That's partly because this latest incarnation of his usual persona is more vulnerable and likeable, but mostly it's a relief not to see him strain so hard to Bogart all the jokes.
02/08/08
Great laughs with a great cast
02/10/08
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.
02/08/08
A few laughs and a lot of hyperbolic shtick make this a little better than formulaic before the standard-issue resolution.
02/07/08
An in-your-face double helping of fat jokes, crude slapstick, wacky Southern-black stereotypes and occasionally inspired improv.
02/07/08
Top CriticWriter/director Malcolm D. Lee delivers a relatable comedy that drops viewers off in this family that just happens to be African-American.
02/07/08
Possible signs of the apocalypse: a rain of fire, return of the Messiah, my enjoy ing a Martin Lawrence comedy.
02/08/08
It's a cut above other films of its type because every scene is packed with...touches that suggest that the film’s writer and director, Malcolm D. Lee, is working overtime to smuggle life into formula.
02/08/08
Top CriticIt's not half bad, largely because it places an absolute premium on brash, bawdy humor.
02/06/08
You find yourself reliving many of your family reunions while watching this comedy, many of us having suffered through the same troubles.
02/06/08
A large, talented cast is mostly wasted in Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins, one of those movies Hollywood cranks out to celebrate the down-home charms of small town life by exposing the vapidity of showbiz and celebrity.
02/08/08
Easily Lawrence's best starring role. But keep in mind that's only compared to his other movies.
07/22/08
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