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JUMPING THE BROOM

Director:

  Salim Akil
  

Year Released:

  2011

Jan's Rating:

Rich's Rating:

3.5 out of 5

n/a out of 5

Key Performances:

  Laz Alonso
  Angela Bassett
  Loretta Devine
  Paula Patton
  Valarie Pettiford
Movie Haiku:Broadly comedic ROMEO & JULIET served up this time with sweet potato pie. Romeo's Mama (Devine) is a working class Brooklyn widow, while Juliet's Mama (Bassett) lives in old money luxury on Martha's Vineyard. Clans congregate & cliches collide, but most of the cast is so adept that its easy to wish this couple a happily ever after. Not yet seen by Rich.

ADDITIONAL FF2 INFO ABOUT THIS FILM:

Women filmmakers?

  Yes

Jewish content?

  No

Haiku Posted:

  2011