‘Coming 2 America’ Film Review: Eddie Murphy Plays the Hits in Rote Sequel
Nearly every joke from the first film gets retold or rerun in this super-safe, long-delayed follow-upAlonso Duralde | March 4, 2021 @ 12:00 PM
Last Updated: March 5, 2021 @ 9:21 AM
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Every so often, we get sequels that move a story forward, that enrich beloved characters and the world they inhabit, or that upends and deconstructs the first movie entirely. But most of the time, we get safe, stodgy, repetitive follow-ups like “Coming 2 America,” which goes out of its way to make sure that every joke from the first movie comes out to take another bow.