The defence The Popcorn Loyalist
“It owes the canon nothing.”
The movie pursues immediacy and audience pleasure without begging institutions to certify its worth.
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Jumping the Broom
Comedy · 2011
Two very different families converge on Martha's Vineyard one weekend for a wedding.
Movie details
Jumping the Broom
“Sometimes the only way to get past family drama... is to jump right over it.”
2011 Comedy 1h 52m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
5.9 / 10
Community rating
Two very different families converge on Martha's Vineyard one weekend for a wedding.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Jumping the Broom?
For the defence
The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Big-Idea Head
“You watch with your brain, not your gut.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Salim Akil
Written by
Elizabeth Hunter · Arlene Gibbs
Paula Patton
Sabrina Watson
Laz Alonso
Jason Taylor
Angela Bassett
Mrs. Watson
Loretta Devine
Mrs. Taylor
Meagan Good
Blythe
Tasha Smith
Shonda
Julie Bowen
Amy
Court is in session
Put Jumping the Broom on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Big-Idea Head
“Easy pleasure, short half-life.”
It moves efficiently through the moment but offers little reason to keep arguing once the credits end.