Eddie Murphy and Arsenio Hall revive their Coming to America characters for this lovingly made exercise in nostalgia.
(“Sexual chocolate!")
(That’s all the more impressive given its predominantly Black cast,a true rarityfor the time.)
Wesley Snipes in ‘Coming 2 America’.Quantrell D. Colbert/Amazon Studios
Naturally, this makes the prospect of a sequel especially after 33 years!
all the more worrisome.
But Akeem never stepped out on Lisa MacDowell!
That’s not canon!There, there, reader,Coming 2 Americahears your concerns.
The celebrity cameos are judicious including an especially clever nod toTrading PlacesfeaturingColin Jostas a casually racist hiring manager.
Snipes is hilarious as General Izzi, an imperious blowhard who peacocks into every room with jubilantly exaggerated swagger.
the MY-T-SHARP barbershop crew.
(“I want a woman so Black, when you make love you need a flashlight!")
The script is a little drag-and-drop at times, echoing story points and dialogue from the original too closely.
Still, the inevitable third-act wobbliness gives way to a boisterous final blowout that will leave fans giddy.
WillComing 2 Americahave the legacy of the first film?
