| | Kingdom Come DVD (3 Customer Reviews)
| Category | Urban Comedy DVDs, Comedies Movies, Children (About) Videos, Family Interaction, Live-Action, Death, African Americans, Parents, Family Relations, Couples | | Starring | Whoopi Goldberg, LL Cool J, Jada Pinkett, Toni Braxton, Vivica A. Fox, Cedric the Entertainer, Loretta Devine, Anthony Anderson, Darius McCrary | | Director | Doug McHenry | | Composer | Tyler Bates | | Director of Photography | Francis Kenny | | Editor | Richard Halsey | | Producer | John Morrissey, Edward Bates | | Production Designer | Simon Dobbin | | Screenwriter | David Dean Bottrell, Jessie Jones | | Song Composer/Performer | Kirk Franklin |
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 squabble and fight their way to the funeral, including Raynelle's battling sons (LL Cool J, Anthony Anderson) and their long-suffering wives, played with comic brilliance by Jada Pinkett Smith and Vivica A. Fox. Whoopi Goldberg stars in KINGDOM COME as matriarch Raynelle Slocumb, whose mean-spirited husband, Ray Bud, unexpectedly falls down dead at the breakfast table in this touching and irreverent comedy based on the play DEARLY DEPARTED by David Dean Bottrell and Jessie Jones. Ray Bud's untimely death forces the dysfunctional Slocumb clan together for a long weekend where family tensions, grievances, and long-suffering silences are aired as they prepare the funeral of their patriarch. An all-star African American cast features L.L. Cool J as Ray Bud Jr., who is put in charge of the funeral despite his struggles to come to terms with unresolved feelings for his father while battling alcoholism and an unhappy marriage with his wife, Lucille (Vivica A. Fox). Bud Jr.'s brother, Junior (Anthony Anderson), is a small-time scheme-spinner who descends on the Slocumb family home in rural Lulu, California with his shrewish wife, Charisse (Jada Pinkett Smith), and their three monstrous children. Bud's sister, Marguerite (Loretta Devine), is a deeply religious bible-thumper whose son, Royce (Darius McCrary)--affectionately called Satan--dreams of starting a family of his own so he can live on welfare. And finally, wealthy cousin, Juanita (Toni Braxton), who competes with Charisse for Junior's affection as the whole family comes together for a wildly vibrant ride orchestrated by a slightly gaseous Reverend (Cedric The Entertainer). Set to a rollicking gospel soundtrack by Kirk Franklin, featuring a title song with Jill Scott, this entertaining combination of humor and family dynamics features a first-rate ensemble cast brimming over with vitality in this self-parody of African American family life. Theatrical release: April 11, 2001. Kingdom Come Reviews: "KINGDOM COME is at once uproarious and serious, and it abounds in that combination of warmth and emotion that is summed up in the word soul, a rare quality outside African American movies....A rich pleasure..."
-- Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times "...LL Cool J and Whoopi Goldberg are the pillars for both the other characters and the movie, successfully playing the straight man and the shoulder to cry on, respectively..."
-- Dwayne E. Leslie, Box Office "...The film's most sober and touching performance belongs to LL Cool J..."-- Stephen Holden, New York Times "...[An] intimate ensemble comedy-drama....[LL Cool J] brings dignity and pathos to [his role]..."
-- Lael Loewenstein, Variety "...LL Cool J impresses as an actor..."
-- Mike Clark, USA Today Kingdom Come | List Price | $14.98 (You save $5.29) | | Studio | 20th Century Fox | | Orig Year | 2001 | | DVD Encoding | Region 1 | | All Time Sales Rank |  5225  | | CD Universe Part number | 1981839 | | Catalog number | 2002397 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Sep 25, 2001 | | Rating | PG (MPAA) | | Rating Reason | For thematic elements, language, and sensuality. | | Running Time | 94 Minutes | | Additional Info | Widescreen; Subtitled | | Movie Details | Color; Widescreen; Subtitled; Sensormatic |
Kingdom Come Movie Review Average Rating: (4.7 out of 5 stars)   Great movie!
If you'd like to just sit back and enjoy a good comedy about some everyday people dealing with life, this is a great movie! :-)
Submitted by verona.howard (Decatur, GA, USA) 
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 Entertaining
A family orientated movie comedy.
Very entertaining,well casted and lots a laugh great sound tracks.
Though the production was not exceedingly high.
Worth watching
Submitted by dee (Manchester, England. UK)
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Laugh till it hurts
If you wanna laugh till it hurts, this is the movie for you. Between Loretta Devine and Cedric the Entertainer, I was falling over laughing. Funny, funny, funny!!!
Submitted by jeromeshoney (Chattanooga, TN)
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The closed captions of my copy were in Spanish which did me no good as I only speak and understand English
Submitted by floartsc (Surfside Beach, SC 29575)
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Family Matters!
This movie is very enjoyable.
All the actors are great in their roles.
No family is perfect, and the Slocums are a living proof. Watching this Gospel movie will certainly remind you of someone in your own family. That's what makes it so much fun to watch.
This movie could easily have a sequel to it. A must see!
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Kingdom Come DVD Region 1
Keep Case - Sensormatic
Full Frame -
1.33
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Dolby Surround - English, French
Subtitles - Spanish - Optional
Additional Release Material:
Deleted Scenes
Alternate Scenes: Alternate Ending
Audio Commentary: Doug McHenry - Director
Music Video: Kirk Franklin - "Thank You"
Trailers:
1. Original Theatrical Trailer
2. TV Spots (4)
Interactive Features:
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