Kingdom Come

Starring:LL Cool J, Jada Pinkett Smith, Vivica A. Fox, Loretta Devine, Anthony Anderson, Toni Braxton, Cedric the Entertainer, Darius McCrary, Whoopi Goldberg, Richard Gant, Masasa, Dominic Hoffman, Patrice Moncell, Clifton Davis, Kellita Smith, Aloma Wright, Tamala Jones, Ellen Cleghorne, Tamela J. Mann, Natalie D. Wilson
Director: Doug McHenry
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Product Type: DVD

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Whoopi Goldberg and LL Cool J lead a strong cast in Kingdom Come, one of those the-whole-family-comes-together comedy-dramas that celebrate the transcendent power of love. When the surly patriarch of the family dies, relatives descend upon his widow (Goldberg): his recovering alcoholic son Ray (Cool J) and his wife Lucille (Vivica Fox from Independence Day), who have been unsuccessfully trying to get pregnant; the incompetent other son Junior (Anthony Anderson, Big Momma's House) and his jealous wife Charisse (Jada Pinkett Smith) and their three rambunctious boys; the over-religious sister (Loretta Devine) and her shiftless son; and assorted other eccentric characters who generally turn the reception and funeral into a series of squabbling indignities--the kids even wrap the hearse in toilet paper. The movie's script is modest at best and loaded with forced plot points--to no one's surprise, all problems are resolved in an orgy of forgiveness--but the cast handles the material with sincerity and grace. Goldberg rises to the top as the stoic Mama Rae, lacing her bland lines with a dry and biting wit. Cedric the Entertainer (The Original Kings of Comedy) and singer Toni Braxton round out the cast. --Bret Fetzer

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"Are my kids drivin' you crazy?".........."Oh, no, honey; we locked them outside.".......2007-01-25

Weddings and funerals always seem to bring out the worst in some families. The Slocum family is no exception, all together in this small Southern town named Lula all these half-cocked personalities involved, and you know you're in for a major twister. I have seen this movie numerous times and it still gets me. Director Doug McHenry (Jason's Lyric) gets up close on these people and even though doesn't break any ground in filmmaking; it is darkly funny and simple.

It starts off with Whoopi Goldberg who plays Mamma Ray, a woman whose "mean and surly" husband, Bud, drops dead at the dinner table. Her large and dysfunctional family gathers for his funeral and brings all their personal baggage with them. Eldest Son Ray Bud (LL Cool J) never liked his dad and is angry at his brother Junior (Anthony Anderson) for being a dreaming bum. Ray Bud's wife Lucille hides her unhappiness behind pills and soothing words. Junior's marriage to his childhood sweetheart, Charise (Jada Pinkett), is falling apart due to poverty, infidelity, and general unpleasantness. Bud's sister Marguerite, a bible-thumping Baptist, comes to comfort Mamma Ray (Loretta Devine) but instead fights with her own "demon" son, Royce (Darius McCrary). All problems may be predictably solved in the end but watching the destruction and salvation of the all these relationships endlessly entertained me.

What lifted this movie above the level of sitcom was the performances, particularly Whoopi Goldberg's. She is divine in this film, portraying a strong woman of few words but great strength and dignity. Anthony Anderson is also delightful and shows a greater range than he has in "Exit Wounds" or "Romeo Must Die." His scene where he explains why he cheated on his wife is a wonderful moment of understated sadness. It is such moments balanced with his usual high-energy comedy that makes his performance so strong. Loretta Devine and Darius McCrary work together extremely well as bickering mother and son and provide the biggest laughs of the film. McCrary also has some nice serious moments and manages to flush out a pretty standard bad-boy-with-a-heart role.

All the performances were strong and never flinched from honestly showing the character or situation. There are some really ugly people and circumstances in the film and they are not sugar-coated which makes them all the more funny or frightening to watch.

Kingdon Come DVD.......2007-01-18

This was a very funny movie. Not too many movies make me really laugh, but this one did. And it has a good moral ending, which you don't see very often.

Kingdom Come.......2006-04-02

This movie is another that I think you may love or hate. But it's one that is SO funny to me. One I'll watch over and over. I know full well that funerals aren't supposed to be funny, but the family and the people around them-crap you can't help but laugh! I've never seen Jada Pinkett Smith in a part quite like this, it was really quite hillarious. The cast is full of people everyone knows!

A favorite.......2006-02-22

This is one of my 13-year-old daughter's favorite movies. I found it entertaining, albeit a little over the top (Jada Pinkett Smith's character).

A gentle look at mourning.......2006-02-09

The movie begins with "death" [of actress Whoopi Goldberg's husband ] , and is its entire theme:and is about all types of situations that can happen "when chaotic clan reunite" or are confined in close spaces with one another for more time than just a "do drop by" ;it softens for the fiction at least the reason they're there "to pay their last repects"..Its fine cast lead by actor/comedian Anthony Anderson make it believable,and even in its taudy way(poignant)& a little humorous and the decision of actress Loretta Devine's son to quit being a "prodical son" and to have verses from the prophet "Isaiah" be replaced with verses from "Psalms" adds to the "subdued scenes" near the end of the movie "Kingdom Come",which concludes with an epilogue of "still life" photos with comments just before the movie credits are shown.

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"Are my kids drivin' you crazy?".........."Oh, no, honey; we locked them outside."
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Kingdom Come
Starring: LL Cool J , Jada Pinkett Smith , Vivica A. Fox , Loretta Devine , and Anthony Anderson
Director: Doug McHenry
Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox
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Release Date: 2001-09-25

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When her husband keels over from a stroke, Raynelle Slocumb (Whoopi Goldberg) calls the entire clan together to remember their dearly departed. Family tensions reach a comedic boil as the wildly dysfunctional Slocumbs reunite under one roof, including Raynelle's battling sons (LL Cool J & Anthony Anderson) and their feisty wives, played with comic brilliance by jada Pinkett Smith and Vivica A. Fox. you'll double over with laughter watching this big-hearted film filled with "inspired humor... a movie to be cherished." (Kevin Thomas, L.A. Times)

Customer Reviews:

"Are my kids drivin' you crazy?".........."Oh, no, honey; we locked them outside.".......2007-01-25

Kingdon Come DVD.......2007-01-18

This was a very funny movie. Not too many movies make me really laugh, but this one did. And it has a good moral ending, which you don't see very often.

Kingdom Come.......2006-04-02

A favorite.......2006-02-22

This is one of my 13-year-old daughter's favorite movies. I found it entertaining, albeit a little over the top (Jada Pinkett Smith's character).

A gentle look at mourning.......2006-02-09

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