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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Jumping the Broom

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Movie Info
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Director -
Salim Akil -
Producer -
T. D. Jakes , Curtis Wallace , Tracey Edmonds , Elizabeth Hunter , Glendon Palmer , Michael Mahoney -
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