Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins reinforces the sense that movies are not about real life but about other movies.
– Philip Marchand,
Toronto Star,
8 Feb 2008
rotten:
There's little to distinguish this oddly mean-spirited comedy.
– Scott Bowles,
USA Today,
8 Feb 2008
rotten:
A talented comedian, Lawrence has leaned all too easily on formula for his successful films. Imagine if he would test his flair against original and fresh premises, instead of the tried and trite.
– Desson Thomson,
Washington Post,
8 Feb 2008
rotten:
This is a loud, stupid, cliche-riddled mess.
– Richard Roeper,
Ebert & Roeper,
11 Feb 2008
rotten:
Actors such as Michael Clarke Duncan, Mo'Nique, Mike Epps and Cedric the Entertainer have been persuaded by writer-director Malcolm D. Lee to do crass routines that should have gone out with minstrel shows.