First Sunday is a
2008 American
dramedy from Screen
Gems, directed, written, and produced by David E. Talbert, and is his first feature
film.
Synopsis
The film
follows Durell (Ice Cube) and LeeJohn
(Tracy Morgan) in Baltimore,
Maryland
, who are best friends and bumbling petty
criminals. Attempting to deliver ten stolen wheelchairs
worth $1200 each, they lose the merchandise in a police chase. They
are told they have 24 hours to pay $12,000 to cover the loss or
they will be shot dead. Simultaneously, Durell's son will move to
Atlanta unless he gives his ex some money. They come up with a
desperate scheme to rob their neighborhood church. Instead, they
are forced to deal with much more than they bargained for.
When they try to steal the money they find that the money has been
already stolen. Enraged they both hold the church hostage until the
money turns up. Durell then goes to fix the broken air conditioner
while LeeJohn watches over the hostages. He expresses his sadness,
and is comforted by Sister Doris.
Meanwhile, Durell and Tianna go to fix the air conditioner. After
an awkward conversation, they finally get the air going, and Durell
orders everyone back to the lobby. Then the blind, deaf janitor
finds the missing money. Durell receives a phone call from his son,
which he is ashamed to answer. Momma T then asks for Durell's
purpose for what he is doing. Durell answers that he is doing it
for his son. Momma T then says that Durell is doing it for himself,
as he is blaming everyone but the person responsible,
himself.
He says that he will not lose his son and leaves the money.
Unfortunately, cops have surrounded the church, blocking their way
out. The pastor tells them to escape out the back, which leads to a
chase which gets the two of them caught. At the trial, which the
entire church is attending, The Deacon says that they have been
accused of stealing 64,000 dollars. Although the amount of said
money collected was half of what the Deacon claimed was stolen,
which puts the deacon at question. Since none of the people stand
when witnesses are called, the case is dropped. He goes back to
Omunique's apartment where he is confronted by the men who gave
them the wheelchairs.
After he explains his situation, the two men allow him to go and
get his son. Omunique opens the door yelling at Durell asking him
where did the money come from. The money was left at her doorstep
and Durell tells her it was a gift and to please don't take his son
away. Saying his son is all he has. she tells him that yes we will
stay. In the end, everything works out for Durell and
LeeJohn.
Cast
Critical reception
The film received mixed to negative reviews from critics. As of
February 19, 2008, the review aggregator
Rotten Tomatoes reported that the
film has received 14% positive reviews, based on 69 reviews.
Metacritic reported the film had an
average score of 41 out of 100, based on 21 reviews.
Box office
The film opened at #2 at the box office, behind
The Bucket List, with $17,714,821 with
an average of $8,004 from 2,213 theaters. When First Sunday closed
on February 24, 2008, the film has grossed $37,931,869 from the
North American box office and $844,216 in the foreign box office
adding to $38,776,085 worldwide.
Releases
It was released January 11, 2008 in the United States and Canada
and was released throughout Europe in April 2008.The film was
released on DVD May 6, 2008.
It will also be released on Blu-ray, UMD and
will have an "Exclusive Edition" with a CD at
Walmart
.
References
- Ice Cube Makes Sunday Plans -
ComingSoon.net
- First Sunday (2008) - Release dates
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