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Every family has its share of crazies, kooks and weirdoes, all of whom, for some reason, always seem to be on their worst behavior during family reunions and gatherings. However, if you thought your family was a contender for Most Sources of Embarrassment, think again. In Kingdom Come, directed by Doug McHenry, the Slocumb family comes out in full force to mourn the death of one of their members, leaving the audience not with tears in their eyes, but smiles on their faces...
...obvious frustration with his role as he tells his wife Lucille, played by Vivica A. Fox (Idle Hands, Independence Day), “When I die, don’t tell anyone. Just bury me in the backyard, and tell them I left you!” In Kingdom Come, such funny one-liners are often followed by even more amusing scenes. In one particularly memorable moment, Aunt Marguerite and her son Royce are traveling in a beat-up Volkswagen beetle on their way to Mama Slocumb’s (Whoopi Goldberg) house when they run out of gas. While...
...While Kingdom Come is no contender for next year's Oscar race, the audience often cannot help but give in to uncontrollable laughter. The Slocumbs constantly poke fun at the stereotypical Southern Baptist, each focusing on one facet of the stereotype, be it unemployment, religious zealousness or the southern accent. Furthermore, in light of all the arguments, secrets and exaggerated emotions, the film often even resembles a bad day-time soap opera that even the excellent cast (including Jada Pinkett Smith, Toni Braxton and Cedric the Entertainer) cannot salvage. However, although the primary goal of this film is humor, there...
Despite its many pitfalls, there are enough hilarious quips, sight gags andbathroom humor jokes to provide relief from the movie’s more maudlin moments. If you are looking for a film that does not require deep concentration and will provide a few good laughs, Kingdom Come...
...awkward and uncertain those first two days of the Hainan standoff. He talked tough, or tough-ish, but that appeared to only ratchet up the rhetoric from Beijing. He'd previously signaled his intention to play hardball with China, and had hoped to downgrade the central role the Middle Kingdom had played in the Clinton administration's Asia policy. Suddenly, here were the Chinese in his face, testing his resolve. And with the immediate fate of 24 U.S. personnel - and a relationship of profound geopolitical and economic consequence - at stake, there was precious little he could do. By last Wednesday...