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Best movie ever!

A Masterpiece!

Let me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.

By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

This movies deserves a much better rating than it has here. It came on after something else I was watching and it sucked me right in, even though I'm not generally a fan of romantic comedies. It has the perfectly matched Angela Bassett and Brian Mitchell Stokes (who are always worth watching) as the wealthy parents of the bride, Sabrina, and Loretta Devine (who is out to sabotage the entire endeavor) as the working class mother of the groom, Jason. It also has some deep, dark secrets, a runaway bride and enough interesting side characters to keep the whole thing spinning. Set against the backdrop of a gorgeous Martha's Vineyard, all in all, it's a pretty enjoyable way to spend a couple of hours. I give it a 7 because it is what it sets out to be: a sweet little romantic comedy.

Terrific film showing two African American families-one very wealthy (supposedly) and the other, rather poor people from Brooklyn. The son of the latter and the daughter of the former are to be married.When the families meet for the first time, fireworks immediately fly and it appears that the marriage-to-be will definitely come apart.Angela Bassett is marvelous as the upright mother of the bride. Not at all contented with her African heritage, Bassett is a snob to the hilt.Bassett is equally matched by Loretta Devine, mother of the groom and a Brooklyn postal worker. She is basically the stereotype of a typical mother-in-law.The film's comedy turns serious when Devine overhears Bassett and another woman reveal a deep dark secret. In order to break up the wedding, she is only to happy to reveal the secret to the bride-to-be.This is definitely a great film showing the different class structures among people, but how they can settle their differences and unite.

both families don't get along. The movie was OK but nothing original. Sabrina and Jason are getting married in swanky Martha's Vineyard, and they are about to meet each other's families for the first time. Sabrina's family is rich and throwing the wedding of the year. Jason's mom, Mrs. Taylor, is a tough talking postal worker, whom brings her friend, his uncle and his cousin to the wedding. Needless to say, their lifestyle is completely different from the Watson's. From the beginning, Mrs. Taylor is at odds with Sabrina and her mom and flies off the handle at the littlest of things. She finds it offensive they want her recipes, they sent a driver to pick them up, Sabrina wants her to wear a dress she bought, they don't want to jump the broom, etc... pretty much everything. And Sabrina's mom doesn't think Mrs. Taylor is sophisticated enough. The two families arguing soon leads to Sabrina and Jason arguing. Then Mrs. Taylor over hears a family secret and just has to tell the hurtful secret to Sabrina. But will they still get married? FINAL VERDICT: I say just watch it if you like wedding movies.

I read a review the other day (of a different movie), with the headline: "Why are Christian-themed films so bland?" One answer given was that such films are marketed to audiences not looking for personal or religious challenge, but merely for affirmation of their values and beliefs. No tension = bland. While watching "Jumping the Broom", a lovely, beautifully-filmed gem produced by Bishop T.D. Jakes, a second reality came to me: Most religious-themed films are marketed mainly to white people! As an Black American married to a white person, I don't say that to be mean or racist. Rather, I mean to celebrate (as this film does) the fact that Black audiences-of-faith (are there any other?) don't hold themselves or others to the same rigid set of artistic rules. (No homilies need to be laid down, since Black folks will be in church regardless -- that still being the core of the community.) While often preachy (yeah I mean you, Madea!), Black films don't really have to preach to be successful, and therefore Black faith-life can be shown with far a wider color-palette of nuance, contradiction and paradox, than white faith-life."Jumping the Broom" tells a story about two families from different backgrounds clashing together around a marriage. That simple and clichéd theme is given tremendous depth by exploring issues that are far more powerful in the Black community than among other Americans. To say that not all Polish-Americans are the same, is no big deal. To say that Black Americans are as diverse as any other group, is actually a painful truth to portray -- our dirty laundry exposed, our historic "unity" shown as overblown. (Throw in God and faith, Who and which teaches us to love one another, and the pain is magnified.) Black people are classist (both ways), selfish, insensitive, spoiled, boorish -- and also tender, faithful, supportive -- and also sexy, luscious, heartbreakingly gorgeous -- and all at the same time. Those beautiful lips, those multiple shades of brown, the curvaceous bodies -- all that carried with the dignity, wholesome allure, and danger of an original Eve.Angela Bassett and Loretta Devine shine as always, and their dueling performances ring so true (and yes, painful) on so many levels. Paula Patton is simply stunning, and good for her for not playing cheaply with it. (You have to love a beauty who's not trying to remind you of it, but simply and lovably IS.) All the supporting characters are spot-on renderings of people you knew and know -- the wise yet often lascivious uncle; the "friend" trying to undermine your success to keep you "down" with him; the girl who is so beautiful, and used to hearing it, that she doesn't actually know her true worth; the mother who can't deal with her child growing past her narrow and hearty biscuits-and-gravy life.Highly recommended. White people will enjoy this as well, though not feel it as deeply. It is regrettable that amazing Black actors too often can't find decent roles outside of "Black" movies. (Leave aside whether this is anyone's "fault.") Still the fact remains that some fascinating stories can only be told from this particular historical situation -- Black people in America. And some "universal themes" -- like faith-in-life -- are really most fruitfully told from this Black-in-America perspective, where at best they need not hit you over the head with moralizing, but instead can subtly welcome viewers to self-explore -- or not -- as they wish and at their own pace. "Jumping the Broom" if both "not-all-that- deep" and also reflective of the real-life confusions of a people slowly coming to terms with their own successes in this land "under God." Try not to judge any of the characters; just watch them and feel how real they are. And enjoy the rich look of this movie.