“Jumping the Broom” in a nutshell, is an entertaining urban comedy that ultimately feels a bit formulaic.

Planning a speedy wedding and uniting two very different families, Jason (Laz Alonso) and Sabrina (Paula Patton) are young lovers tasked with introducing their families to each other. 

Things don’t go as smooth as they had hoped.  Two drastically different families, one living downtown, the other uptown, clash immediately.

The film juxtaposes Sabrina’s mother, a smart, attractive, snarky and demanding woman with Jason’s mother, who carries some sort of deep resentment and feels slighted that she hasn’t met the bride prior to the wedding.

Neither woman seems willing in the long run to yield to the considerations of their children, even for the most important day of their lives.

Uncle Willie Earl (Mike Epps) steals the show, delivering laughs throughout with smart one-liners.

Sabrina’s character was a vision of beauty, showing the utmost of patience throughout the film. But often she came off as infantile and childlike.  As if she couldn’t handle the idea.

Although a beautiful film, many stale and stereotypical feelings drag down the setting and good acting.  Luckily the film does enough to save it from being completely stale.