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First Sunday (2008)

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User Rating: 2.9/10 (3,391 votes)
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Overview

Director:
David E. Talbert
Writer (WGA):
David E. Talbert (written by)
Release Date:
11 January 2008 (USA) more view trailer
Genre:
Comedy | Crime more
Tagline:
Keep the faith. Steal the rest.
Plot:
Durell and LeeJohn are best friends and bumbling petty criminals. When told they have one week to pay a $17,000 debt or Durell will lose his son, they come up with a desperate scheme to rob their neighborhood church. Instead, they end up spending the night in the presence of the Lord and are forced to deal with much more than they bargained for. full summary | add synopsis
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Cast

 (Cast overview, first billed only)

Ice Cube ... Durell

Katt Williams ... Rickey
Tracy Morgan ... LeeJohn

Loretta Devine ... Sister Doris

Michael Beach ... Deacon

Keith David ... Judge B. Bennet Galloway

Regina Hall ... Omunique

Malinda Williams ... Tianna

Chi McBride ... Pastor Arthur Mitchell
Clifton Powell ... Officer Eddie King
Nicholas Turturro ... Officer D'Agostino
Olivia Cole ... Momma T
Red Grant ... Harold

C.J. Sanders ... Durell Jr.
Rickey Smiley ... Bernice Jenkins
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for language, some sexual humor, and brief drug references.
Runtime:
USA:96 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Colour:
Colour
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS | SDDS | Dolby Digital
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Company:
Cube Vision more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Film prints were delivered to theaters under the codename "Bad to Worse". more
Goofs:
Errors in geography: When the Baltimore Police are chasing Durell and LeeJohn's van, we can see a large billboard for DJ BIG BOY, a DJ for Los Angeles radio station Power 106, in the background. more
Quotes:
LeeJohn: [sees pictures of JFK and Dr. King] Yo, Durell! They starin at me too!
[LeeJohn clearly uneasy, keeps looking at picture of Dr. King]
LeeJohn: [yelling defensively] I didn't kill the dream!
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Movie Connections:
References The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) more
Soundtrack:
LLT more

FAQ

Is this a sequel to Ice Cube's Friday movies?
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15 out of 27 people found the following comment useful:-
Review - First Sunday (2008), 14 January 2008
4/10
Author: Sploich from United States

It's hard to decide whether to praise or crucify director David E. Talbert for making "First Sunday," but because it wasn't complete blasphemy, I think I he can be forgiven.

Now that I've got those puns out of the way, "First Sunday" is a movie about two friends, Durell (Ice Cube) and LeeJohn (Tracy Morgan), who also happen to be bumbling criminals. In order to pay a $17,000 debt so Durell can keep his son, the two decide to hold up a church for its large sum of donation money. As that plan starts to fall apart, they both learn a lot about themselves that they didn't expect.

Being a fan of "30 Rock," I was looking forward to seeing Morgan take on a film role, and I think he pulled it off just as well as he does on TV. He's pretty much the same sort of character though, so it's not that huge of a leap. His part also would have probably been better if the writing had been the same.

I don't want to go off on a rant, but Ice Cube really showed me with this movie that he is a one-trick pony. He's not a bad actor, but when it comes to comedy he's always the same. I'm pretty sure he only got the job in this because of his character in the "Are We There Yet?" movies. It's just the same thing and I'd like to see him do something else. Seeing as I haven't seen much of his work, I guess I could always start there.

Like I said earlier, the writing isn't the best. There were some funny moments, but every character was generic and every plot was cliché. I thought the actual idea of the movie was interesting at first, but it could have been pulled off better.

In the end, "First Sunday" is not as horrible as it sounds from the trailers and such, and I actually did enjoy it. I just don't think it'll be joining my DVD shelf any time soon. I'll probably buy Juno later this year instead.

Acting: 6/10 Writing: 4/10 Video/Editing: 4/10 Audio/Music: 2/10 Entertainment: 4/10

Final Score: 4/10

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