Synopsis
When a celebrated TV show host returns to his hometown in the South, his family is there to remind him that going home is no vacation!
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Cast
- Martin LawrenceRoscoe Jenkins
- James Earl JonesPapa Jenkins
- Margaret AveryMamma Jenkins
- Joy BryantBianca Kittles
- Cedric the EntertainerClyde Stubb
- Nicole Ari ParkerLucinda Allen
- Michael Clarke DuncanSheriff Otis Jenkins
- Mike EppsReggie
- Mo'NiqueBetty
- Damani RobertsJamaal Jenkins
Recommendations
- 70
Village Voice
Although the big comic setups in Lee's script feel a bit forced--the director continually sets up moments of rapid-fire, barb-filled interplay among his accomplished cast. - 67
Entertainment Weekly
Mo'Nique is similarly given little opportunity to show off her indisputable comedic chops, though her freewheeling monologue during the closing credits hints at what might have been. - 63
Chicago Tribune
Under normal circumstances, too many comics spoil the show. - 58
The A.V. Club
The film has a warmth and raucousness that's surprisingly disarming. - 50
Austin Chronicle
At its best, Roscoe Jenkins is about the crushing influence of the past and one man’s attempts to free himself – by hook, crook, or Hollywood – from underneath it. At its worst, however, the movie is content to just explore the apparently infinite comic potential of dogs having sex, people getting sprayed by skunks, and men getting beaten up by overweight women. - 50
ReelViews
It's not the unevenness of the comedy that kills Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins but the illegitimacy of the drama. - 50
Variety
An in-your-face double helping of fat jokes, crude slapstick, wacky Southern-black stereotypes and occasionally inspired improv. - 50
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Be warned that what looks to be a family comedy pushes its PG-13 rating to the edge with blatant sexual references and creatively crude sexual metaphors.
