"Jump the broom" suggests that it might look like if Nancy Meyers directed a film of Tyler Perry.
He received all the production values on glossy paper with a film of Meyers as "Something Gotta Give" or "It's complicated": garments expensive and large houses in the elegantly high range of Martha's Vineyard setting. And the distribution of the whole, featuring Paula Patton, Laz Alonso, Meagan Good, offers plenty of eye candy.
But it also has all the lowbrow humour and high melodrama of a film of Perry, wide characters and earnest religious fervour, and the same kinds of sounded tonal shifts false between these two extremes.
The third single act will make your head spin, with the revelations about the history of the family and identity that it would probably take the person average years to sort in shock therapy. In "Jumping the broom," forgiveness comes as soon as the bomb. And then it is time to hit the dance floor.
The first feature film by Director Salim Akil, a veteran of the TV series "Girlfriends," this culture clashes occurring between two black families - an old moneyed, blue collared - when they are about to be United by marriage.
Patton plays Sabrina Watson, a lawyer of business from New York who had a privileged childhood. She meets cute with a Wall Street up-and-comer, Jason Alonso Taylor when she hits him with his car. Instantly, they hit and in short time, they are committed. But the tactics of conspiracy in the script of Elizabeth Hunter and Arlene Gibbs keep their respective families, meeting until the eve of marriage - a classic case in a tent in New England copies compound.
Angela Bassett at certain times scathing as Sabrina mother, Claudine. You know that it is cultivated because she loves to abandon French phrases throughout his speech and she placed guests peanuts coated with wasabi in the basket of gifts. Loretta Devine Gets a few laughs as mother of Jason, Pam. You know that it is on earth because it is a postal worker from Brooklyn who is appalled that they are not green serving at the rehearsal dinner. These two great actresses deserve better characterization and dialogue that they get here. It is exciting to see how they could tear the other with more intelligent material, stronger.
One of the first things they fight is the broom - a Pam wishes that his son and Sabrina to jump over their marriage to operate a proud tradition dating back to a time in America when the slaves were not allowed to marry. Claudine and her husband (Brian Stokes Mitchell) is a not jump the broom when they married. they believe that their family is too sophisticated for that to Sabrina and Jason do not need to do, either.
But because the Bishop T.D. Jakes is one of the producers (and has a small role as the Shepherd conducting the ceremony, of course), and because the film gives great weight to traditional values, you know those for broom jumping is the Gentiles who will probably win eventually. First of all, there is much flirting and quarrels between the respective parents and friends of the couple. And each from time to time, Julie Bowen of "Modern family", as the organizer of marriage and the lone white, pop character maximum and awkwardly tries to adapt by asking questions such as: "Is something sun screen that you would use?"
Bowen is sympathetic and timing strong enough to make these moments less cringe inducing they may seem. It is the rest of the film which will probably make you hérisser.
"Jump the broom" a TriStar Pictures release, is classified PG-13 for sexual content. Duration: 108 minutes. A year and a half stars out of four.
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Motion Picture Association of America rating definitions:
G - general public. All ages admitted.
PG - Parental guidance suggested. Some elements may not be suitable for children.
PG - 13 - special Parental Guidance strongly suggested for children under 13 years old. Certain types of material may be inappropriate for young children.
R - restricted. Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian.
NC - 17 - person admitted less than 17 years.
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