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23 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 70Village VoiceVillage VoiceAlthough the big comic setups in Lee's script feel a bit forced--the director continually sets up moments of rapid-fire, barb-filled interplay among his accomplished cast.
- 67Entertainment WeeklyEntertainment WeeklyMo'Nique is similarly given little opportunity to show off her indisputable comedic chops, though her freewheeling monologue during the closing credits hints at what might have been.
- Under normal circumstances, too many comics spoil the show.
- 58The A.V. ClubScott TobiasThe A.V. ClubScott TobiasThe film has a warmth and raucousness that's surprisingly disarming.
- At its best, Roscoe Jenkins is about the crushing influence of the past and one man’s attempts to free himself – by hook, crook, or Hollywood – from underneath it. At its worst, however, the movie is content to just explore the apparently infinite comic potential of dogs having sex, people getting sprayed by skunks, and men getting beaten up by overweight women.
- 50ReelViewsJames BerardinelliReelViewsJames BerardinelliIt's not the unevenness of the comedy that kills Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins but the illegitimacy of the drama.
- 50VarietyJustin ChangVarietyJustin ChangAn in-your-face double helping of fat jokes, crude slapstick, wacky Southern-black stereotypes and occasionally inspired improv.
- 50Seattle Post-IntelligencerSean AxmakerSeattle Post-IntelligencerSean AxmakerBe warned that what looks to be a family comedy pushes its PG-13 rating to the edge with blatant sexual references and creatively crude sexual metaphors.
- 38USA TodayUSA TodayGive this to Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins: The dogs can act.
- 25TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghTV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghIt's not that you can't go home again. It's that you SHOULDN'T, at least not in a lowbrow Hollywood comedy, because your family will inevitably be lewd, crude, loud and obnoxious.