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Kingdom Come – Edited

When the Slocumb family patriarch dies suddenly of a stroke, the entire clan comes together for his funeral in the little town of Lula. But as in many families, when everyone gathers, there’s plenty of family friction and even more with the summer heat. The old man’s responsible son, Ray Bud (LL Cool J), isn’t perfect but he holds down a job and supports his wife. In contrast, his younger brother Junior (Anthony Anderson), recently blew his entire savings on an invention gone bad. Junior also has a vocally mean-spirited wife, Charisse (Jada Pinkett Smith), and what the family calls ‘demon-possessed kids.’ It’s easy to see why Ray Bud isn’t excited to see him. All the while, family matriarch Raynelle (Whoopi Goldberg) watches over the scenario and dispenses occasional words of wisdom. KINGDOM COME is a movie with great heart. Unfortunately, the film just doesn’t succeed as a moving drama or an outrageous comedy, even though it seems to attempt both. The box office may be as dysfunctional as the family in KINGDOM COME.
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Dove Review

This story based around the family patriarch passing away. The dysfunctional family gets together, with all their problems, for the funeral. I give this movie a 12+ because of some of the content in the story, one brother is having an affair, cousin who drinks and smokes, the feelings of the mom, and the other brother who had a drinking problem. But at the funeral they realize that the important thing is the family needs to be together no matter the problems they have.

Dove Rating Details

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Faith

None

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Integrity

a gun is pulled on wife, person is hit with the bible,

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Sex

Jr. is having an affair nothing show on screen but is talked about. Original version contained - man comments about adultery with large breasted woman, couple kissing on bed, woman known to sleep around, woman accuses husband of adultery, man grabs woman’s rear)

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Language

none.In the original version there were many obscene and profane words that have all been edited out of this version. s_word, 7 (G, Swear to G 2, G Awful 4); Exclamatory 3 (Good G, OMG)

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Violence

a gun is pulled on wife, person is hit with the bible,

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Drugs

drinking and smoking

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Nudity

none

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Other

none

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