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Jumping the Broom
Directed by
Salim Akil
PG-13
2011
1h 52m
[Comedy](/on-demand/category/comedy), [Drama](/on-demand/category/drama)
5.7
56%
58%
5.9
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Two very different families converge on Martha's Vineyard one weekend for a wedding.
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Jumping the Broom Ratings & Reviews
Chicago Reader
Andrea Gronvall
Class differences and family resentments add to the hubbub surrounding an African-American wedding on Martha's Vineyard in this perceptive, faith-based romantic comedy.
National Newspaper Publishers Association
Dwight Brown
This film makes you want to summer in the Vineyard and visit Oak Bluffs.
Dallas Morning News
Chris Vognar
It shouldn't seem as novel as it does.
Austin Chronicle
Marc Savlov
Even minor characters get their due in well-written, nonhysterical scenes that, even if they don't render you helpless with laughter, elicit more than occasional chuckles.
New York Magazine/Vulture
Logan Hill
"The comedy is as familiar as the ceremony at a cookie-cutter wedding factory: Much feels old or borrowed; nothing feels new."
Denver Post
Lisa Kennedy
"Jumping the Broom" combines tried-and-true oil-water class tensions with the challenges of modern romance and family, then adds some African-American flavors.
Detroit News
Adam Graham
It's fun at times, if a bit over-dramatic and a lot over-the-top. But by the end, you're ready for it to be over.
Houston Chronicle
Amy Biancolli
True, the script overreaches, crammed with too many characters, subplots and stereotypes. But at least it's trying. And at least there isn't a phony in the bunch.
Philadelphia Inquirer
Carrie Rickey
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.
New York Daily News
Elizabeth Weitzman
"Broom" doesn't take any risks or offer many surprises. But then, do most weddings?
New York Times
A.O. Scott
Instead of being a wild mixture of tones, it has very little tone at all, and moments of dramatic or comic intensity erupt awkwardly and then fizzle out.
Washington Post
Stephanie Merry
No matter how crazy you think your mother is, it can't get much worse than this.
New York Post
Kyle Smith
It's the snobs against the slobs at a Martha's Vineyard wedding in "Jumping the Broom." Mostly, it's a tie: Both sides are equally irritating.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Kevin C. Johnson
The film's main thread, the class clashes, simply aren't enough to make this unnecessary movie worthwhile.
Beliefnet
Nell Minow
Patton is as effervescent and refreshing as a chilled glass of champagne and Alonso is endearingly open-hearted and gallant.
USA Today
Claudia Puig
The humor arises naturally from situations, but the story teeters into melodrama. Still, watching impressive actors like Bassett and Devine face off is a highlight.
NPR
Ian Buckwalter
Every wedding comedy hinges on creating threats to the union, of course, but Hunter and Gibbs pile on half a dozen potentially ruinous scenarios and subplots where one or two would have been sufficient.
Chicago Tribune
Michael Phillips
A picture that gave me considerable satisfaction, partly because it wears its themes of trust and belief and faith lightly and easily, while taking them seriously.
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert
The bride and groom are in love, but their families are not. That was good enough for "Romeo and Juliet," and it still sorta works with "Jumping the Broom."
Los Angeles Times
Kevin Thomas
Clashes of class within the African American community are not often depicted on the screen, but "Jumping the Broom" tackles them head-on with humor, compassion and plenty of wisdom.
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