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• linda said...

  Posted on Mar 08 2008 08:25 This movie was so funny, I enjoyed watching it. If you want to forget your troubles for a couple of hours or even a couple of days (smile). You need to go and see this movie. This movie could be anyone family"

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• lori said...

  Posted on Feb 10 2008 14:56 Just finished reading the reviews on Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins. I agree with a user review that I read which said “I don’t know what movie you sneaked into see but this one was hilarious. I was present at the Arlington Movie Grill in Arlington, Texas for the 8pm showing. I heard the audience laughter and reaction. The house was in stitches most of the night. This was a Martin Lawrence Film. You were supposed to be entertained. It did that. People laughed throughout most of the movie. It did its job. It was not a deeply philosophic movie. The move presented good family values. Much has been written about certain areas.
  1. The broad slap-stick comedy. This was Martin Lawrence. Did you expect hearts and flowers?
  2. Yes, there were a lot of sexual innuendos. No real skin was seen. The camera work was done skillfully. If you were offended, it was your mind filling in the blanks.
  3. There was a family some said were “obese”. Since so much is said of the obesity in America today to have all size 8’s in a family would be rather unrealistic. The statuesque Liz Mikel, the mother of that family, played her role graciously. In one of the final scenes, her husband (Michael Clark Duncan) lays his head on her ample breast as they are dancing. It is a touching scene that symbolized the family cohesivness. The gracious matriarch and patriarch of the family played their roles beautifully as the sensible and loving anchors of the family. One critic said ;”There was no way they could have raised this family.” Of course none of us know dysfunctional people who came from gracious loving parents. What planet did you say you lived on?
  4. Much was said of the dog scene. Okay let’s break this down. In the scene, a tiny dog falls in love with a big) dog. She actually initiates the mating and subsequent scenes show them cuddling and obviously in doggy love. The refused to go back to her obnoxious mistress to the glittery world of Hollywood. Now does anyone have idea why reviewers found that story line so distasteful
  5. There were complaints that there were Black stereotypes. Yes, there were. There are stereotypes of many different ethnicities in our culture. The ability to point these out, take them to the extreme, and laugh at them is what maturity and diversity is about.
  6. . A criticism was made because a pregnant character sipped at a wine spiked punch. She prefaced doing this however by saying, “My doctor said I could drink a glass of wine.” The movie was responsible enough to explain this action. And face it, folks, in the days before we knew about “fetal alcohol syndrome” expectant mothers were encouraged to have some wine to help them and the baby relax.
  I would urge you to go see this film for yourself. You might shift around in your seat a bit if your recognize yourself or family members. (And probably you will, no matter what your race is. These characters are truly universal!) Mostly expect to laugh!

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