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Dr. R.J. Stevens is a talk-show host who visits his family in the Deep South. While there he reunites with his brother Otis, his sister Betty, his cousin/rival Clyde, and his childhood love ... Read allDr. R.J. Stevens is a talk-show host who visits his family in the Deep South. While there he reunites with his brother Otis, his sister Betty, his cousin/rival Clyde, and his childhood love interest Lucinda Allen.Dr. R.J. Stevens is a talk-show host who visits his family in the Deep South. While there he reunites with his brother Otis, his sister Betty, his cousin/rival Clyde, and his childhood love interest Lucinda Allen.
Cedric The Entertainer
- Clyde
- (as Cedric 'The Entertainer')
Krystal Braud
- Callie
- (as Krystal Marea Braud)
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- TriviaAccording to Louis C.K. on the DVD commentary of Louie (2010), his part in this film was originally much larger, but his performance was so bad that most of his scenes were deleted.
- GoofsNear the end of the movie, when R.J., Bianca, and Jamaal arrive at the airport, the car is very low because of the weight of the bags on the rooftop. However, when R.J. takes off the bags, the car's suspension doesn't lift. Even if the car had the trunk full, the suspension should lift up a little bit.
- Crazy creditsRoscoe interviews members of his family over the credits.
- SoundtracksThe Team of Me
Written and Performed by Chris Westlake (as Chris Westlake)
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Funny and Entertaining
I must say I wasn't too excited when my hubby said "let's go see Roscoe Jenkins". But I must also say that I am glad we did. It was very funny and entertaining. The script was not as typical as movies such as This Christmas and I actually found the plot to be defined. Yes the risks were high enough and the acting was good. The comedy was cool, forced at times, but funny most of the time. The writing was pretty cool. I did not have high expectations for this film at first and I truly do not know why because I think Martin Lawrence is very talented and funny. He always makes me laugh. I'm just tired of seeing the same script a thousand times and this script was not the same script a thousand times. The message was also good and it was a breath of fresh air to see a film about a Black Man having a meaningful relationship with their Father. It was also good to see real actors and comedians and not musicians trying to act. This made a big difference. The only thing that needed work in this movie was the cinematography. I felt as if the cinematographer was trying to sabotage the movie with extremely unnecessary shots. I could not understand how someone who has experience shooting many movies could shoot so many scenes out of FOCUS!. Overall, it is an excellent film with many funny moments. Family can definitely go and see it even though it has some riskier shots and language.
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- exoticElephant
- Feb 7, 2008
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- Also known as
- The Better Man
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- Budget
- $35,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $42,436,517
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $16,207,730
- Feb 10, 2008
- Gross worldwide
- $43,655,418
- Runtime1 hour 54 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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