Coming 2 America amiable but overstuffed sequel that treats its predecessor with royal reverence. But despite some charming newcomers, it needs more Murphy.
WHAT IT S ABOUT:
Set in the lush and royal country of Zamunda, newly-crowned King Akeem (Eddie Murphy) and his trusted confidante Semmi (Arsenio Hall) embark on an all-new hilarious adventure that has them traversing the globe from their great African nation to the borough of Queens, New York – where it all began.
WHAT WE THOUGHT:
The 1988 comedy
Coming to America was released a year before I was born, but even after watching it 30 years later, it was apparent why the movie has garnered such a cult following decades after its release.
Notable for its majority all-black cast and challenging people s perception of Africa,
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Review: Coming 2 America
Terminator 2,
Caddyshack II,
Van Wilder: The Rise of Taj. Most sequels are high risk and low reward.
Coming 2 America is the latest Hollywood classic to go through the sequel machine. 30+ years after the
Coming to America, Akeem (Eddie Murphy) and Semmi (Arsenio Hall) are back in Queens in search of Akeem’s son Lavelle (Jermaine Fowler).
A lot of the original cast has returned – John Amos, Louis Anderson, Shari Headley, and James Earl Jones. The newcomers include Leslie Jones as Mary (Lavelle’s mother), Tracy Morgan (Lavelle’s uncle), Wesley Snipes as General Izzi (leader of Nextdoria), Teyana Taylor (Izzi’s daughter), Nomzamo Mbatha (the royal groomer),and Kiki Layne as Princess Meeka (Akeem’s daughter who wants to be heir to the throne).
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Disappointing sequel has its moments
by Veronica LeeFriday, 05 March 2021
Arsenio Hall (left) and Eddie Murphy have great chemistry on screen
Eddie Murphy – one of the biggest stars of the 1980s – has taken his time in making a sequel to the enormously successful
Coming to America, which was released in 1988.
Eddie Murphy – one of the biggest stars of the 1980s – has taken his time in making a sequel to the enormously successful