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((About||the marital custom|Jumping the broom|the 2008 feature film by Patrik-Ian Polk|Noah's Arc: Jumping the Broom))
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((Long plot|date=November 2011))))
((Infobox film
| name           = Jumping the Broom
| image          = Jumping the broom poster.jpg
| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| director       = [[Salim Akil]]
| screenplay     = ((Plainlist|
* Elizabeth Hunter
* Arlene Gibbs
))
| story          = Elizabeth Hunter
| producer       = ((Plainlist|
* [[Tracey Edmonds|Tracey E. Edmonds]]
* Elizabeth Hunter
* [[T. D. Jakes]]
* Glendon Palmer
* Curtis Wallace
))
| starring       = ((Plainlist|
* [[Angela Bassett]]
* [[Paula Patton]]
* [[Laz Alonso]]
* [[Loretta Devine]]
* [[Mike Epps]]
* [[Meagan Good]]
* [[Tasha Smith]]
* [[Julie Bowen]]
* [[Romeo Miller]]
* [[DeRay Davis]]
* [[Valarie Pettiford]]
))
| music          = [[Edward Shearmur]]
| cinematography = Anastas N. Michos
| editing        = [[Terilyn A. Shropshire]]
| studio         = ((Plainlist|
* [[TriStar Pictures]]
* [[Our Stories Films]]
* [[Stage 6 Films]]
))
| runtime        = 112 minutes
| distributor    = [[Sony Pictures Releasing]]
| released       = ((Film date|2011|5|6|ref1=<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.comingsoon.net/films.php?id=66342 |title=Jumping the Broom |work=Comingsoon.net))</ref>))
| country        = United States
| language       = English
| budget         = $6.6 million<ref name="LABox">((cite news|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/entertainmentnewsbuzz/2011/05/movie-projector-thor-something-borrowed-jumping-the-broom-beaver.html|title=Movie Projector: 'Thor' to hammer competition at the box office|last=Kaufman|first=Amy|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=May 5, 2011|access-date=May 5, 2011))</ref>
| gross          =   $37.7 million<ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl2807924225/|title=Jumping the Broom|website=[[Box Office Mojo]]|access-date=26 December 2021))</ref>	  
))

'''''Jumping the Broom''''' is a 2011 [[United States|American]] [[Romance film|romantic]] [[comedy-drama film]] directed by [[Salim Akil]] and produced by  [[Tracey Edmonds|Tracey E. Edmonds]], Elizabeth Hunter, [[T. D. Jakes]], Glendon Palmer, and Curtis Wallace.<ref>((cite web|title=Jumping the Broom (2011)|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1640484/|publisher=IMDb|access-date=26 May 2012))</ref>

The title of the film is derived from the  sometimes [[Black American]] tradition of bride and groom [[Jumping the broom|jumping over a ceremonial broom]] after being married. As historian Tyler D. Parry notes in ''Jumping the Broom: The Surprising Multicultural Origins of a Black Wedding Ritual'', the film uses the broomstick wedding to explore the intersections of class, race, and culture in the United States, alongside the different conceptions that African Americans hold regarding the custom's relevance for Black matrimony in the 21st century.<ref>((cite book |last1=Parry |first1=Tyler |title=Jumping the Broom: The Surprising Multicultural Origins of a Black Wedding Ritual |date=2020 |publisher=University of North Carolina Press |location=Chapel Hill |isbn=978-1-4696-6086-8 |pages=208–210))</ref>

The film was shot in [[Blue Rocks, Nova Scotia|Blue Rocks]], [[Nova Scotia]], [[Canada]], standing in for [[Martha's Vineyard]] in [[Massachusetts]], the setting for the film.<ref>((Cite web|url=https://novascotia.ca/news/release/?id=20110505004|title=Local Feature Film Jumping the Broom Hits Theatres|date=11 May 2018|website=Novascotia.ca|access-date=26 December 2021))</ref><ref>((Cite web |url=http://www.mvtimes.com/2011/05/11/film-jumping-broom-set-marthas-vineyard-5557/ |title="Jumping the Broom" set on Martha's Vineyard : Film : The Martha's Vineyard Times |access-date=2013-01-03 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130216115726/http://www.mvtimes.com/2011/05/11/film-jumping-broom-set-marthas-vineyard-5557/ |archive-date=2013-02-16 |url-status=dead ))</ref> [[TriStar Pictures]] distributed the film in the [[United States]] on May 6, 2011. The film received mixed reviews with critics positively noting its cultural themes and well-selected cast, but criticized its tone, characterization, predictability, and screenplay.

==Plot==
Sabrina Watson is the only child of the affluent Watson family; her mother Claudine and father Greg Watson live on [[Martha's Vineyard]]. The film starts off with Sabrina catching Bobby on the phone with a mistress as he is having an affair. She asks [[God]] to help her get out of this situation and promises (again) not to have another [[one-night stand]] with anyone and only have sex with her future husband. One day, she accidentally hits Jason Taylor while driving. She gets out to offer and she overreacts. Jason forgives her and they go out for dinner. Five months of dating later, Sabrina tells Jason about her job offer in [[China]] and asks him to still be with her in a [[long-distance relationship]] but Jason declines. She walks off sad and soon hears a music group singing, and Jason comes back and asks her to marry him, which she accepts.

Sabrina's mother, who is running the wedding, has her doubts but trusts her daughter's judgment. After the couple talk to Reverend James, they decide to stay while a driver picks up Jason's family and friends. Jason's group is his insecure mother Pam, his charming uncle Willie Earl, Pam's best friend Shonda and Jason's cousin Malcolm. Also appearing is Sabrina's aunt Geneva. Their first meeting is awkward as everyone seems to dislike each other and they make small rude remarks. Pam becomes annoyed by Sabrina's acts of kindness and counts three strikes already against her. Sabrina talks to her friends during the cocktail party, one of them being her maid of honor Blythe. While Blythe goes to get more wine, she meets Chef McKenna, and both instantly feel a connection. Shonda also meets Sabrina's cousin, Sebastian, who is instantly drawn to her. Shonda is attracted to him as well but she feels uncomfortable because she thinks he's too young for her. During the dinner at night, Pam gives a rude blessing and has a fight with Claudine but this is stopped by Greg. Claudine also says in [[French language|French]] that she thinks Greg is having an affair with his associate Amanda. While outside, Pam listens in on Geneva and Claudine fighting and finds out that Geneva is actually Sabrina's mother and gave Sabrina to Claudine and Greg after she was born.

During the bachelor party, Sabrina and Jason have a fight about his mother wanting them to [[jump the broom]]. Malcolm complains to Jason and asks why he isn't the best man. Jason tells him that they haven't been best friends in years and Malcolm has only been there to ask for money. When Jason leaves and tries to apologize to Sabrina, Chef McKenna is busy kissing Blythe and not noticing the food which begins to burn which sets off the alarm. Sabrina closes the door on him but they make up through text; however, they have doubts about their wedding.

In the morning, everything begins normally. The boys have a friendly game of football, though Pam tries to tell Jason about Claudine and Geneva's secret. Blythe also talks to McKenna about the relationship. McKenna tells her that he thinks she is beautiful and a relationship is still an option. Greg reveals to Claudine that he is not having an affair, but has made some bad investments and lost most of his money. While Pam is getting fitted in her dress, she tries to confront Sabrina about the secret but is interrupted when Jason gets hurt when pushed by Malcolm. Pam tells Sabrina to ask her parents who are her real parents. Claudine and Geneva tell the truth which hurts Sabrina and causes her to drive off and cancel the wedding. Jason confronts his mother and tells her he is a grown man and to stop treating him like a little boy. Jason tells everyone to look for Sabrina and also punches Malcolm for saying “Now no one can be the best man now”. Jason prays to God to help him.

Geneva is called by Sabrina who is at the docks on a boat. Geneva tells her the story of Sabrina's father. He was a man in Paris whom she loved and planned to travel the world with but she soon found out he had a wife and child and she returned home alone and pregnant. Jason meets back with Sabrina and the two reconcile. Sabrina goes back home to dress. She gets a broom and a note from Pam saying she is returning home and is sorry. She chases down Pam and asks her to stay. They forgive each other and Pam agrees to stay. Jason and Sabrina have the wedding and also jump the broom. After the wedding, Sebastian kisses Shonda, finally winning her affections, and presumably begins a relationship. Greg and Claudine reconcile and she reveals she has secret funds, and that they are still wealthy. Malcolm and Amy, the wedding planner, start sharing a moment together in which she asks if he wants to dance with her and he accepts. At the end, the whole family happily does the [[Cupid Shuffle]].

==Cast==
((Div col))
* [[Paula Patton]] as Sabrina Watson
* [[Laz Alonso]] as Jason Taylor
* [[Angela Bassett]] as Claudine Watson
* [[Loretta Devine]] as Pam Taylor
* [[Valarie Pettiford]] as Aunt Geneva
* [[Mike Epps]] as Willie Earl Taylor
* [[Brian Stokes Mitchell]] as Greg Watson
* [[Meagan Good]] as Blythe
* [[Tasha Smith]] as Shonda Peterkin
* [[DeRay Davis]] as Malcolm
* [[Romeo Miller]] as Sebastian
* [[Pooch Hall]] as Ricky
* [[Gary Dourdan]] as Chef McKenna
* [[Julie Bowen]] as Amy
* [[Vera Cudjoe]] as Mabel
* [[Tenika Davis]] as Lauren
* [[T. D. Jakes]] as Reverend James
* [[El DeBarge]] as Singer
* Laura Kohoot as Amanda
((Div col end))

==Critical reception==
''Jumping the Broom'' received mixed reviews from critics. [[Review aggregator]] [[Rotten Tomatoes]] gives the film an approval rating of 58%, based on 85 reviews, with an average rating of 6.07/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Its heart is in the right place – and so is its appealing cast – but ''Jumping the Broom'' is ultimately too cliched and thinly written to recommend".<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/jumping_the_broom|title=Jumping the Broom (2011)|website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Fandango (company)|Fandango]]|access-date=October 23, 2020))</ref> On [[Metacritic]] the film has a score of 56 out of 100 based on 26 reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews".<ref name = "metacritic">((cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/jumping-the-broom|title=Jumping the Broom|access-date=28 May 2020|via=www.metacritic.com))</ref>

Positive reviews include Kevin Thomas of ''[[The Los Angeles Times]]'' who said that the film "...is proof that it is still possible for a major studio release to be fun, smart and heart-tugging and devoid of numbskull violence and equally numbing special effects."<ref name="LAT">
((cite web
   | url = https://articles.latimes.com/2011/may/06/entertainment/la-et-jumping-the-broom-20110506
   | title = Movie review: 'Jumping the Broom'
   | first = Kevin
   | last = Thomas
   | work = [[Los Angeles Times|The Los Angeles Times]]
   | date = 2010-05-06
   | access-date = 2011-11-22
))</ref> [[Roger Ebert]] of ''[[Chicago Sun-Times|The Chicago Sun-Times]]'' said that, "...the cast is large, well chosen and diverting."<ref name = "ebert">((cite web
   | url = http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20110504%2FREVIEWS%2F110509996
   | title = Jumping the Broom (PG-13)
   | first = Roger
   | last = Ebert
   | author-link = Roger Ebert
   | work = rogerebert.com
   | publisher = [[Chicago Sun-Times|The Chicago Sun-Times]]
   | date = 2010-05-04
   | access-date = 2011-11-13
   | archive-date = 2011-09-02
   | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110902045310/http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20110504%2FREVIEWS%2F110509996
   | url-status = dead
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Negative reviews include Stephanie Merry of ''[[The Washington Post]]'' who criticized the characters of the mothers saying, "Any light moments are quickly nullified by the oppressive women vying for the title of world’s meanest mom."<ref name = "merry">
((cite news
   | url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/gog/movies/jumping-the-broom,1165823/critic-review.html#reviewNum1
   | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110821062107/http://www.washingtonpost.com/gog/movies/jumping-the-broom,1165823/critic-review.html#reviewNum1
   | url-status = dead
   | archive-date = 2011-08-21
   | title = Jumping the Broom
   | first = Stephanie
   | last = Merry
   | newspaper = [[The Washington Post]]
   | date = 2010-05-06
   | access-date = 2011-11-13
))</ref> John Anderson of ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' also commented on the film's "nasty tone".<ref name = "anderson">
((cite web
   | url = https://www.variety.com/review/VE1117945112?refcatid=31
   | title = Jumping the Broom
   | first = John
   | last = Anderson
   | work = [[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]
   | date = 2010-04-28
   | access-date = 2011-11-13
))</ref>

==Awards and nominations==
*[[Black Reel Awards]]<ref>((Cite web|url=https://blackreelawards.wordpress.com/|title=The Black Reel Awards|website=Blackreelawards.wordpress.com|access-date=26 December 2021))</ref>
** Best Picture, nominated
** Best Actor (Laz Alonso), nominated
** Best Supporting Actress (Angela Bassett), nominated
** Best Ensemble, nominated
** Best Director (Salim Akil), nominated
** Best Screenaplay (Elizabeth Hunter & Arlene Gibbs), nominated
*[[NAACP Image Awards]]<ref>((Cite web|url=http://unlimitedwhispers.com/2012/01/19/2012-43rd-naacp-image-awards-nominations-announced/|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20120716080346/http://unlimitedwhispers.com/2012/01/19/2012-43rd-naacp-image-awards-nominations-announced/|url-status=dead|title=2012, 43rd NAACP Image Awards Nominations Announced|website=Archive.today|archive-date=16 July 2012|access-date=26 December 2021))</ref>
**Outstanding Motion Picture, nominated
**Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture (Laz Alonso), Won
**Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture (Paula Patton), nominated
**Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture (Mike Epps), Won
*[[BET Awards]]
**Best Movie, nominated

==Home media==
It was released on DVD and Blu-ray on August 9, 2011.

==See also==
*[[List of black films of the 2010s]]

==References==
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==External links==
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* ((IMDb title|1640484|Jumping the Broom))
* [http://www.metacritic.com/movie/jumping-the-broom ''Jumping the Broom''] at [[Metacritic]]
* ((rotten-tomatoes|jumping_the_broom|Jumping the Broom))

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