Jumping the Broom

PG-13

Released May 6, 2011

1h 48m

Comedy

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57%

84 Reviews

Tomatometer

58%

10,000+ Ratings

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Sabrina Watson (Paula Patton) is a successful corporate lawyer who comes from an old-money family. When she meets Jason Taylor (Laz Alonso), she thinks she's found Mr. Right and eagerly accepts the Wall Street worker's marriage proposal after a whirlwind courtship. However, when Sabrina's aristocratic parents (Angela Bassett, Brian Stokes Mitchell) meet Jason's postal-worker mother (Loretta Devine) at their estate on Martha's Vineyard, the class division seems very wide indeed.

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Critics Consensus

Its heart is in the right place -- and so is its appealing cast -- but Jumping the Broom is ultimately too cliched and thinly written to recommend.

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Andrea Gronvall

Chicago Reader

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.

Dec 6, 2011

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Dwight Brown

National Newspaper Publishers Association

This film makes you want to summer in the Vineyard and visit Oak Bluffs.

Rated: 3/4

May 9, 2011

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Chris Vognar

Dallas Morning News

It shouldn't seem as novel as it does.

Rated: B+

May 6, 2011

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

All of the characters are written as believably flawed, allowing viewers to see the right and wrong on both sides of each issue being presented.

Rated: 3/4

Oct 13, 2020

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

An abundance of humor, a core center of heart, and a tremendous amount of faith in God.

Rated: 3.5/4.0

Sep 13, 2020

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Will Leitch

Deadspin

Pleasant and cheerful, and that sort of thing should be encouraged sometimes.

Rated: B-

Jun 22, 2013

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tony h

The narrative in the background for this film, just as the film itself, most certainly demands close attention. Many will be uncomfortable to have to admit the reality of what that narrative seeks to reveal, and so will turn away. For those who choose to pay attention, the effort proves to be well worth it.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Sergio C

Tasha is so funny in every movie she's in that woman is like a force of nature stunning as well

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/04/22

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Audience Member

OK, let me just start off by saying I had a really high hopes for this movie. I started watching the movie and within the first five minutes I felt like it was moving way too quickly. Prepare for that to be a theme throughout the entire movie, it moves way too quickly. There's not enough development between characters so you don't really dislike or like anybody strongly enough to understand their words or their opinions. The reason I had high hopes is because you don't see often enough black actors in the entirety of the film, meaning you don't see enough black actors in the entire film as the main cast. On average they just play the side character, the best friend or the comic relief. In this one I was hoping for a good storyline that is often portrayed in romance comedies where white actors are the main theme. It's not that the story was bad it was just that they focused on such minuscule things versus things they could've used to create a bigger plot point, more drama. Her parents not being her parents and her aunt being her mom could've been a huge plot point. But they decided to focus on the future husband‘s mom as a large issue when she could've just been a small issue throughout the film and still revealed the secret. All the small things they decided to focus on takes away from that huge reveal. I feel no sympathy towards the main female because throughout the film she seems to push back for no reason as well as the mother in law seems to push back for no reason. All in all, I would not watch the movie again but it was not unwatchable. The writing and direction of the film needs to improve but the actors were good.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/24/23

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jeff t

This movie is so good. Actors just nail their roles and it explores different people with different backgrounds so well It also reminds you to let things go.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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ron t

I liked this movie. I grew up in Brooklyn, married my wife after 4 months, we were different religions and both mothers said hurtful things to us. So I had a lot in common with this movie. It does have a lot of characters, too many to develop fully, but it was like a real wedding, lots of people you barely know. It's a comedy, not a documentary.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Audience Member

It was a lighthearted way at looking at complex family dynamics, the division of wealth and class, upward mobility in the black community and its damaging effects on relationships, and colorist. Those that gave this movie poor reviews do not and cannot comprehend the emotional complexity of the black American experience

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/03/23

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Salim Akil

Director

Angela Bassett

Mrs. Watson

Paula Patton

Sabrina Watson

Laz Alonso

Jason Taylor

Loretta Devine

Mrs. Taylor

Meagan Good

Blythe

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Jumping the Broom: Official Clip - Strike One

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Jumping the Broom: Official Clip - Surprise Proposal

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Jumping the Broom: Official Clip - Strike Two

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Jumping the Broom: Official Clip - Sexual Healing

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Jumping the Broom: Official Clip - A Family Tradition

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Jumping the Broom: Official Clip - Vow of Chastity

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Jumping the Broom: Official Clip - The Cupid Shuffle

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Jumping the Broom: Official Clip - Prayers & Traditions

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Jumping the Broom: Official Clip - So Tasty

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Jumping the Broom: Official Clip - Strike Three

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Synopsis

Sabrina Watson (Paula Patton) is a successful corporate lawyer who comes from an old-money family. When she meets Jason Taylor (Laz Alonso), she thinks she's found Mr. Right and eagerly accepts the Wall Street worker's marriage proposal after a whirlwind courtship. However, when Sabrina's aristocratic parents (Angela Bassett, Brian Stokes Mitchell) meet Jason's postal-worker mother (Loretta Devine) at their estate on Martha's Vineyard, the class division seems very wide indeed.

Director: Salim Akil
Screenwriter: Elizabeth Hunter, Arlene Gibbs
Distributor: Sony Pictures Entertainment
Production Co: T.D. Jakes Ministries, Our Stories Films LLC
Rating: PG-13 (Some Sexual Content)
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 6, 2011, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 9, 2011
Box Office (Gross USA): $37.3M
Runtime: 1h 48m

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