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Storyline
Two very different families converge on Martha's Vineyard one weekend for a wedding.
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The Watsons Are Uptown
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Release Date:
6 May 2011 (USA)
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Box Office
Budget:
$6,600,000
(estimated)
Opening Weekend:
$15,215,487
(USA)
(6 May 2011)
Gross:
$37,295,394
(USA)
(24 June 2011)
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Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1
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Angela Bassett and Loretta Devine previously starred together in Waiting to Exhale (1995).
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The inspection sticker on the "Vineyard Cab" is on the left side of the windshield. Massachusetts' stickers are on the right.
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Mrs. Watson:
Well, if the sofa hasn't been repossessed, please find yourself on it, tonight.
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Connections
Referenced in
Think Like a Man (2012)
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Mambo Atomico
Written by Jerker Kluge
Performed by The Hi-Fly Orchestra
Courtesy of Ajabu! Records
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These type of African-American comedy movies that make their way to the market are among the few. Jumping the broom is a type of movie that avoids many of the typical and overused stuff of the genre yet provoke a fair degree of an enjoyable experience. It's not a perfect movie but hey, c'Mon who needs that tension, we are going for fun. The movie has enough entertaining and funny moments that will provide satisfaction to your movie watching experience thanks to the award-winning cast for their great performances.
This takes us to the movie theme and plot. In a simple style and scale the director Salim Akil presents a family and culture clashing comedy that is well filmed with progressive shots with a bright tinch of melodrama. As in many romantic movies, the story is about two lovebirds, but here the story is all about class and status. The film features two love-birds Sabrina Watson (Paula Patton) and Jason Taylor (Laz Alonso) planning to marry each other. However the main setup of the film is that these two love each other but their families don't.
Apart from the storyline the film works only because the script is a juggling stuff with a dozen of jokes and gags. Another coup for the film is it's amusing supporting characters which prevents a hard collision and bloodbath when these two entirely different families meet each other. This film also has other shining moments such as it's elegant wedding feel and well coordinated cinematography. The casting is well chosen and diverse. Overall, by most standards it's not enough for a movie to be a hit but will attract the audience as a funny and an interesting flick.