When the Patriarch Bud keels over at the breakfast table in the middle of one of his saved, sanctified & filled with the Holy Ghost sister Marguerite (Loretta Devine) the family comes together dealing with their own baggage on top of it Jr & Sherese (Anthony Anderson and Jada Pinkett--at the time) deal with going bankrupt after Jr foolishly created a machine that cleans parking lots. He also has 3 kids who are terrors.
Ray Bud & Lucille Slocumb (LL Cool J & Vivica Fox) contend with Lucille being unable to bring a baby to term despite their best efforts, and due to the funeral he says to his wife in one of my favorite lines "When I die don't say anything Just bury me in the backyard and tell everybody I left you" Marguerite and Royce (Darius McCrary) deal with an antagonistic relationship and Royce going down the wrong path and is on the way to a cell next to his brother LeVar All of this self examination of their feelings toward the Dearly Departed (which was the play this film was based on) and each other come into the forefront.
Also featuring Cedric The Entertainer as Rev Lee Hoooker and Masasa Moyo who is a Harpo Marx character that as Daddy Bud puts it "in love with the refrigerator" 3 church ladies that act as a Greek Chorus and characters that are true to life. It is a delightful romp through a family as they deal with the day all families will contend with, the death of a patriarch So strap in for the ride and enjoy the music written and produced Kirk Franklin and delightful voices of Tamar Braxton, Tamela Mann and a nice song at the end of the movie as they say their final goodbyes
Ray Bud & Lucille Slocumb (LL Cool J & Vivica Fox) contend with Lucille being unable to bring a baby to term despite their best efforts, and due to the funeral he says to his wife in one of my favorite lines "When I die don't say anything Just bury me in the backyard and tell everybody I left you" Marguerite and Royce (Darius McCrary) deal with an antagonistic relationship and Royce going down the wrong path and is on the way to a cell next to his brother LeVar All of this self examination of their feelings toward the Dearly Departed (which was the play this film was based on) and each other come into the forefront.
Also featuring Cedric The Entertainer as Rev Lee Hoooker and Masasa Moyo who is a Harpo Marx character that as Daddy Bud puts it "in love with the refrigerator" 3 church ladies that act as a Greek Chorus and characters that are true to life. It is a delightful romp through a family as they deal with the day all families will contend with, the death of a patriarch So strap in for the ride and enjoy the music written and produced Kirk Franklin and delightful voices of Tamar Braxton, Tamela Mann and a nice song at the end of the movie as they say their final goodbyes