It’s hard to decide whether to praise or crucify director David E. Talbert for making “First Sunday,” but because it wasn’t complete blasphemy, I think I he can be forgiven.
Now that I’ve got those puns out of the way, “First Sunday” is a movie about two friends, Durell (Ice Cube) and LeeJohn (Tracy Morgan), who also happen to be bumbling criminals. In order to pay a $17,000 debt so Durell can keep his son, the two decide to hold up a church for its large sum of donation money. As that plan starts to fall apart, they both learn a lot about themselves that they didn’t expect.
Being a fan of “30 Rock,” I was looking forward to seeing Morgan take on a film role, and I think he pulled it off just as well as he does on TV. He’s pretty much the same sort of character though, so it’s not t... |
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