I'm just in from the world premiere of Welcome Home, Roscoe Jenkins . WHRJ is the new comedy starring Martin Lawrence, directed by Malcolm Lee ( Roll Bounce ; Undercover Brother both underrated and well-worth your time) . It's the story of a Hollywood hotshot who takes his new fiancee and his son to his parents' 50 th wedding anniversary/family reunion. Mr. Lawrence as usual shows off his comedic genius. He has steadily become a sure bet in Hollywood. This time Lawrence is flanked by a cast of stars that at times threaten to steal the movie. Mike Epps (Reggie, a straight-up fool) and Mo'Nique (Betty) in particular shine in their roles as cousins to Lawrence's talk show king, RJ Stevens aka Roscoe Jenkins. The gift of gab runs deep in this family. Michael Clarke Duncan has never made me laugh so hard as Otis, Roscoe's unlikely little brother. Anytime the three of them were on screen the audience's laughter drowned out the dialogue. Watch for the softba...
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Excuse Me?
Bugs?
What?
Are you here for bugs?
No... What are you here for?
Bugs.
Why don't you stick a thumb up your butt?
21 years ahead of its time, Jennifer Grey and Charlie Sheen have the perfect dialogue to describe last evening. Go Indians! Beat those Damn Yankees! (We'll deal with the fact that I'm a Sox fan later.)
Here are the Indians' Joba rules... Wait for Joba to come in. Turn up the swarm. Wait for the wild pitch.
Robots and sneakers? Like hot butter on... Say what? The popcorn.