
Durell Washington and LeeJohn Jackson are best friends and bumbling petty criminals. When Durell learns that his ex-girlfriend plans to move to another state with their son Durell Jr.--unless they can get her $17,000 to pay off a debt--Durell and LeeJohn ultimately come up with a desperate scheme to rob their neighborhood church. When the duo fumbles their way through the break-in, they discover someone has beaten them to the punch. In order to get their hands on the money, D... (Full plot summary below)
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Durell Washington and LeeJohn Jackson are best friends and bumbling petty criminals. When Durell learns that his ex-girlfriend plans to move to another state with their son Durell Jr.--unless they can get her $17,000 to pay off a debt--Durell and LeeJohn ultimately come up with a desperate scheme to rob their neighborhood church. When the duo fumbles their way through the break-in, they discover someone has beaten them to the punch. In order to get their hands on the money, Durell and LeeJohn are forced to spend the night in the presence of the Lord and his followers--and end up getting a lot more than they bargained for.
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| EricDSnider.comEric D. SniderAs if Tyler Perry's own films weren't bad enough, now we have to contend with ill-begotten rip-offs of them? Heaven help us. |
| Baltimore SunChris KaltenbachThe movie is so confused about itself that it comes across as toneless, a bunch of characters wandering around in a story no one is controlling. |
| Detroit NewsTom LongYour enjoyment of this movie may depend on the Tracy Morgan factor. Rarely has there been a comic who can switch from funny to unbearably grating with such speed. |
| I.E. WeeklyAmy NicholsonTalbert's unable to pin down exactly what kind of movie he wants to make, a slapstick sermon or an urban tragicomedy? |
| E! OnlineDezhda GaubertIf there's a God, First Sunday will be the last of its kind for Ice Cube and Tracy Morgan, who deserve better than this wannabe screwball comedy about small-time crooks knocking over a church. |
| AV ClubNathan RabinA corny yet unexpectedly moving scene in which Morgan is moved to tears by Loretta Devine's simple kindness helps make the film's shift into inspirational drama far more palatable than it really has any right to be. |
| Minneapolis Star TribuneColin CovertThe film, written and directed by urban theater circuit playwright David E. Talbert, is far from polished, but it has a rambunctious energy that's hard to resist. |
| Filmcritic.comBill GibronEverything here is overly simplified for easy digestion -- dialogue, jokes, characterization, storyline, and payoff |
| FromTheBalconyBill ClarkIn addition to the faulty premise, which effortlessly lends itself to writer / director David E. Talbert's preachy agenda, the movie just plain isn't funny. |
| ReelViewsJames BerardinelliThe movie as a whole is pleasant, generally satisfying, and has a heart as big as its funny bone. For an early January movie, this is sometimes as good as it gets. |