But plot contrivances in the script from Elizabeth Hunter and Arlene Gibbs keep their respective families from meeting until the day before the wedding _ a classy affair beneath a tent at the Watsons' New England compound.Īngela Bassett has some withering moments as Sabrina's mother, Claudine. Instantly, they're smitten and in no time, they're engaged. She meets cute with a Wall Street up-and-comer, Alonso's Jason Taylor, when she hits him with her car. Patton plays Sabrina Watson, a New York corporate lawyer who's enjoyed a privileged upbringing.
JUMPING THE BROOM CAST SERIES
The first feature from director Salim Akil, a veteran of the TV series ``Girlfriends,'' presents the culture clashes that occur between two black families _ one old-moneyed, the other blue-collared _ when they're about to be united through marriage. And then it's time to hit the dance floor. In ``Jumping the Broom,'' the forgiveness comes as quickly as the bombshell. The third act alone will make your head spin, with shocking revelations about family history and identity that it would probably take the average person years to sort through in therapy.
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And the ensemble cast, featuring Paula Patton, Laz Alonso and Meagan Good, offers plenty of eye candy.īut it also has all the lowbrow humor and high melodrama of a Perry movie, the broad characters and earnest religious fervor, and the same sorts of jarring tonal shifts between those two extremes. It's got all the glossy production values of a Meyers film like ``Something's Gotta Give'' or ``It's Complicated'': expensive clothes and expansive houses in the elegantly upscale setting of Martha's Vineyard. "Jumping the Broom" suggests what it might look like if Nancy Meyers directed a Tyler Perry movie. Cast: Paula Patton, Laz Alonso and Angela Bassett