First Sunday (2008)

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Studio: Screen Gems

Rating: PG-13

Release Date: Jan 11, 2008

Running Time: 98 mins.

Country Of Origin: United States

starring: Ice Cube, Regina Hall, P.J. Byrne, Katt Williams, Malinda Williams, Tracy Morgan, Nick Turturro, Chi McBride, Loretta Devine, Clifton Powell

director: David E Talbert

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Durell and LeeJohn are best friends and bumbling petty criminals. When Durell learns that his ex-girlfriend plans to move to another state with their son--unless they can get her $17,000 to pay off a debt--they come up with a desperate scheme to rob their neighborhood church. But 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.

Apart from a few admittedly uproarious moments, First Sunday is somewhat blasphemous--to the church and to comedy. That said, we've been subjected to a lot worse in Januarys past.

Story

Meet Durell (Ice Cube) and LeeJohn (Tracy Morgan), lifelong friends who aren't exactly the churchgoing type. But with each strapped for cash due to their respective financial crises--Durell's "baby mama" (Regina Hall) is threatening to move their son (C.J. Sanders) to Atlanta unless he starts chipping in; LeeJohn…