![]() The film is slated for a global premiere on March 5, on Amazon Prime Video. The newcomer portrays the middle daughter of Prince Akeem (played by Eddie Murphy) and Queen Lisa (played by Shari Headley) in the sequel. It was fun to do it all wit" him," she said. I`m really passionate about pursuing acting, so when my dad told me about this part, I was excited about auditioning and also, training for the role. "I remember it being really funny to watch. Eddie Murphy tame is no substitute for Eddie Murphy raw.Bella saw the original film when she was jus" 11. "Coming 2 America" slides by on nostalgia (Soul Glow - yes!), but never risks updating its defiant spirit to speak to a new era of Black Lives Matter. The sequel is a pale, PG-13-rated shadow of its raucous R-rated predecessor, not to mention an also-ran in mythic creation when compared to "Black Panther." Zumunda Forever? Wakanda has nothing to worry about. What fun there is comes in seeing a paunchy Murphy, now pushing 60 and the father of 10, play his own age in a comedy whose heart remains resolutely in the right place. Though it's still a blast to watch pals Murphy and Hall play broad comic characters to offset the blandness of Akeem and Semmi, nothing can top Murphy's acting genius with makeup in 1996's "The Nutty Professor" (still his best performance in a photo finish with "Dreamgirls"). For the sequel, the job went to Craig Brewer whose sympatico work with Murphy on 2019's "Dolemite Is My Name" resulted in the star's late-career triumph.ĭownload the all new "Popcorn With Peter Travers" podcasts on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Tunein, Google Play Music and Stitcher. ![]() Murphy's feud with director John Landis reportedly made for a contentious set on the first film. ![]() Expect goodwill for these beloved characters to go a long way. Will audiences reject a sequel that repackages ancient jokes to diminishing returns? Maybe not. Will Lavelle see that true love is preferable to a marriage of convenience? Come on. Will Akeem learn that women are his equal? Check. Colbert/Paramount Pictures via APĬomplications ensue, all of them obvious enough to induce cliché fatigue. He found her in Lisa (Shari Headley), the headstrong daughter of Cleo McDowell (John Amos), the owner of a chain of McDonald's rip-offs. To nudge your memory, the first movie showcased Murphy - hot off a trail of boffo movies ("48 Hrs.," "Trading Places," "Beverly Hills Cop I and II") that followed his firecracker run on "Saturday Night Live" - as Akeem Joffer, the sweet prince of the fictional African nation of Zamunda, who took the royal jet to Queens, New York, with his bestie Semmi (Arsenio Hall) to find a bride who would talk back to him. It was also quietly revolutionary in featuring a mainly Black cast, many playing Black royalty. ![]() The 1988 original, which became one of Murphy's most lasting hits despite tepid reviews, had charm to spare. More than three decades after the first "Coming to America," Eddie Murphy returns with most of the original cast to star in "Coming 2 America," a predictable and played-out sequel available March 5 in theaters and on Amazon Prime. ![]()
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