Directed by: Craig Brewer
Cast: Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall, Jermaine Fowler
Upon his father King
Jaffe Joffer’s death, Prince Akeem is crowned king of Zamunda. The nation now
needs a new prince, but Akeem and his wife only have daughters, and crowning a
woman is against the rules. Akeem finds out he has a bastard son in America,
from back when he went to New York the first time, so he travels back to the US
to find his future prince.
The film is so bad, it should have never come to life. They tried to sail on nostalgia, but that boat sank fast. The attempts at humor in the script were lame and the acting was so uninspired, it is painful to watch. A few bright lights were Wesley Snipes and Leslie Jones. Snipes was a cool surprise, and Jones basically played her usual character well enough in a dose just small enough to not become too much.
The preachiness of the film was also annoying. I get wanting to be a product of your time, but there are ways to convey a message without being so blatant and unimaginative. The overdose of wokeness almost put me to sleep.
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