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(1 - 14) of 14 OFCS Rating: 7% Rotten Page   1   D "In 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."   FromTheBalcony   Bill Clark 2.5/5 "Everything here is overly simplified for easy digestion -- dialogue, jokes, characterization, storyline, and payoff"   Filmcritic.com   Bill Gibron B- "First Sunday is harmless, church-approved optimism with just enough bawdy behavior to keep general audiences attentive to the lessons on right and wrong and urban fatherhood participation. It's medicine, but it's far more agreeable than I expected."   eFilmCritic.com   Brian Orndorf "Ice Cube's franchising of the weekdays continues with First Sunday."   PopMatters   Cynthia Fuchs 1/4 "Comedies don't have to be high in class as long as they are funny, entertaining and do not treat their audience like imbeciles. First Sunday fails all three of these qualifications."   TheMovieBoy.com   Dustin Putman D- "As 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."   EricDSnider.com   Eric D. Snider D- "The comedy about a botched robbery and hostage-taking is so bad that even The Cube's most ardent fans are going to feel they're the real victims."   One Guy's Opinion   Frank Swietek 2.5/4 "While not all of the jokes work (in fact, some of them misfire badly), there are enough low-key chuckles to retain a light tone."   ReelViews   James Berardinelli 1/4 "David E. Talbert's frenetically unfunny comedy about two losers who attempt to rob a church. Doesn't have a prayer."   Big Picture Big Sound   Joe Lozito 1.5/4 "A slack combination of faith-based inspiration and broad 'hood comedy."   TV Guide's Movie Guide   Maitland McDonagh "[S]tupid, nonsensical, incoherent, incompetent storytelling guaranteed to offend anyone who cares about the integrity of concepts such as justice, morality, and being responsible for one's own behavior..."   Flick Filosopher   MaryAnn Johanson C "It has the slapstick of a The Three Stooges short without the comic timing, the characters of "Hot Ghetto Mess" without the irony, and the stereotypes of Amos 'n' Andy without the wit."   Chicago Sun-Times   Nell Minow .5/4 "On the basis of First Sunday, it would seem writer-director David E. Talbert has been keeping close tabs on the creative recipe for success concocted by Tyler Perry."   Slant Magazine   Nick Schager "The movie is designed to be uplifting and inspirational, but everything about it is tired and listless. It doesn't so much make you feel the spirit as drain it out of you."   Salon.com   Stephanie Zacharek  (1 - 14) of 14 OFCS Rating: 7% Rotten Page   1