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Kingdom Come (2001)

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Average Rating: 4.3/10
Reviews Counted: 64
Fresh: 18 | Rotten: 46

While it has its moments, Kingdom Come is marred by a script that's low on laughs and uneven in tone.

Average Rating: 4.3/10
Critic Reviews: 22
Fresh: 7 | Rotten: 15

While it has its moments, Kingdom Come is marred by a script that's low on laughs and uneven in tone.

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Based on the play Dearly Departed by David Dean Bottrell and Jessie Jones (who also penned this screenplay), this new comedy from the director of Jason's Lyric looks at a family gathering after one of their clan dies of a stroke. In the midst of a sweltering summer, the Slocumb family convenes. They include Charisse (Jada Pinkett Smith), the long-suffering, frustrated wife of philandering Junior (Anthony Anderson); there's also the Bible-spouting Marguerite (Loretta Devine), who prays to save

PG, 1 hr. 34 min.

Drama, Comedy

Directed By: Doug McHenry

Written By: David Dean Bottrell, Jessie Jones

In Theaters: Apr 11, 2001 Wide

On DVD: Sep 25, 2001

Box Office:$22.6M

Fox Searchlight Pictures

A heavyset daughter who never talks but eats a lot is named Delightful, which is supposed to be funny. That pretty much sums up the movie's comic tone.

April 13, 2001 Full Review Source: USA Today

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Mike Clark

USA Today

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While Kingdom Come follows the formula for comic combustibility, it's even more inert than Bud, who at least comes to life for a brief fantasy sequence.

April 13, 2001 Comment

Terry Lawson

Detroit Free Press

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The structure and style are a staple of many traveling black stage shows ... What slays them in the second balcony, though, flattens on the screen.

April 12, 2001 Full Review Source: Entertainment Weekly

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Lisa Schwarzbaum

Entertainment Weekly

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A mediocre sitcom writ large.

April 12, 2001 Full Review Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution

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Steve Murray

Atlanta Journal-Constitution

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Manages to be profound without being pompous.

April 11, 2001 Full Review Source: Washington Post

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Stephen Hunter

Washington Post

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Sometimes there's nothing to be done about death except laugh at it, which is exactly what the comedy Kingdom Come does, with most of the right laughs in most of the right places and some unexpected ones thrown in.

April 11, 2001 Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle

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Bob Graham

San Francisco Chronicle

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...a well-intentioned yet wholly misguided piece of work that effectively wastes its talented cast...

April 8, 2010 Full Review Source: Reel Film Reviews

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

There's nothing original about this film, but it does boast a solid anchor in Goldberg and include some pretty good acting around her.

October 21, 2002 Full Review Source: San Diego Metropolitan

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Jean Lowerison

San Diego Metropolitan

The script, like the direction by Doug McHenry, relies too heavily for comic effect on broad comic contrivances and high-volume arguments.

October 15, 2002 Full Review Source: Cincinnati Enquirer

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Margaret A. McGurk

Cincinnati Enquirer

For as simple-minded and shamelessly overacted as it is, the film is somewhat redeemed by an overall genial goodwill.

October 28, 2001 Full Review Source: Film Freak Central

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Walter Chaw

Film Freak Central

It takes this stock situation and gives it moments of discovery, as well as an emotional showiness that's sometimes hard to resist.

May 23, 2001 Full Review Source: Journal News (Westchester, NY)

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Marshall Fine

Journal News (Westchester, NY)

With its universal themes, Kingdom Come offers a great deal to enjoy, from its stellar cast to its entertaining screenplay

May 6, 2001 Full Review Source: Baseline.Hollywood.com

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Ted Murphy

Baseline.Hollywood.com

Something is amiss when gentleness is the most memorable element of the film that desperately wants to be a rollicking gutbuster.

May 3, 2001 Full Review Source: TheMovieReport.com

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Michael Dequina

TheMovieReport.com

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I absolutely LOVE this movie! Great ensemble cast; all these talented and well-known people exercising their comedic bones and bringing about great results!

May 10, 2009