The misbegotten comedy "Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins" features Martin Lawrence as a "Trash-TV" talk show host who, against his better judgment, attends a family get-together commemorating the 50th wedding anniversary of his parents (played by James Earl Jones and Margeret Avery, who are both way too classy for this enterprise). Roscoe's return leads to a seemingly endless series of conflicts and petty competitions between the citified prodigal son and his country bumpkin relatives still living back home.The performances are fun and lively - particularly by Mo'Nique, who steals the show as Roscoe's loudmouth, up-in-everybody's-grill sister - but the threadbare script, filled as it is with predictable slapstick and cloying sentimentality, rarely makes us laugh. The movie probably would have been better had it dispensed with the family reunion concept altogether and, instead, focused on satirizing Jenkins' day job. As it is, there's really nothing in Roscoe's attitude and demeanor to suggest that he has anything in common with the Jerry Springers of the world. And without that angle to distinguish the movie from every other run-of-the-mill family comedy of recent vintage, any possible interest the film might have generated dies aborning.Well worth skipping.

I thought the movie was funny for the most part. My main problem with the movie was with Amy the dumb "white" Girlfriend. With the whole cast being black why was her role even needed? In the world today if it had been a white cast and any other race it would have been a raciest movie. Guess it is different when it is the "man" being made fun of. But other than that gripe about the movie I did find the family fighting funny in how kids are usually so competitive with in families. I also thought the main character waited a little to long to check his girlfriend. In my family the first signs of disrespect would have got her to calm down.

Successful Talk Show Host RJ (Lawrence) is besieged to come back home for his parents' 50th Wedding Anniversary.I was skeptical, I was wary, I wasn't sure, but this time the promos didn't let me down. This was good. Since the basic theme was a grand family reunion, you know the usual obligatory things will be performed, a softball game, (with other families it may be a touch football game), an obstacle course (okay, this is a new one that I've witnessed, but there you are) and other family things, etc. Nothing new here. But, what keeps this movie fresh is the quick and lively dialogue from all the cast. It didn't feel scripted. It was like eavesdropping on the goings on and the timing, by all, was excellent. And, you know you need good timing when slap-stick comedy is performed. Also, the music throughout was perfect.This was without a doubt a cast of characters, and not your usual every day family members and each character member had his or her own shtick and this helped make this a fun movie. Joy Bryant who played Bianca must have gone to the Molly Sims School of Acting because I kept seeing and hearing Ms. Sims whenever Ms Bryant was on screen. Hey, this is a good thing, not a criticism. She was good. Nicole Ari Parker who played Lucinda is absolutely beautiful. I am sure we will see more of these two women in future movies. It is indeed rare that promos deliver when it comes to comedy, but this time they did. How about that!Violence: Yes, family fighting stuff, Sex: Yes, Dog Sex: Yes, two go at it. Nudity: No, Language: Yes, some, not much

That's right this is a "family movie" Yeah right! Not for my family! What is wrong with this country today? "Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins" does offer some laughs, but how much and/or whether you find them funny will depend on your comedic tastes and standards. If anything, the film proves that you can take Martin Lawrence and put him in any comedy, but you can't take his limited comedic stylings, mannerisms and more out of him. PROFANITY At least 1 "f" word (with another 6 bleeped out, including 1 used with "mother"), 16 "s" words, 4 slang terms for sex ("banging," "hit," "jumping bones" and "boned"), 5 for breasts ("t*tty" and "t*tties"), 1 for male genitals ("business"), 34 asses, 23 damns, 20 hells, 1 S.O.B., 7 uses of "Oh my God," 2 each of "G-damn," "God" and "My God" and 1 use each of "Good God Almighty," "Lord have mercy" and "Oh Jesus."