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Coming 2 America

PG-13

2021

1h 49m

Comedy

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49%

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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.

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Critics Consensus

Decades after its predecessor joked about the fine line between love and nausea, Coming 2 America reminds audiences that there's an equally fine line between sequel and retread.

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Audience Consensus

It isn't totally without laughs, but a lazy reliance on callbacks and a story that rehashes the first film make this sequel a letdown.

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Michael Blackmon

BuzzFeed News

The sequel to the 1988 hit is not without its problems, but it's still mostly fun.

Dec 17, 2021

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Kevin Maher

Times (UK)

It's lazy, barrel-scraping cinema at its worst.

Rated: 1/5

Mar 13, 2021

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Thelma Adams

AARP Movies for Grownups

Long live the king of Zamunda -- and a beat you can groove to.

Rated: 4/5

Mar 12, 2021

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M.N. Miller

Ready Steady Cut

Coming 2 America spends too much time revisiting jokes and characters from the original without establishing new ones.

Rated: 2.5/5

Sep 11, 2022

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

It ends up being an entertaining enough nostalgia trip that revisits some great comic characters from the past. Even if they aren’t as roundly funny as before, simply seeing them 30 years later is a joy in itself.

Rated: 3/5

Aug 17, 2022

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Murphy and Hall are game, but the laughs simply aren't there.

Rated: 2/4

Mar 20, 2022

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Dinos K

A great comedy with perfect comic timing (not this sh*t, the first movie)

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

04/21/24

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Chris M

This is great but not quite as great as the first movie. It has some of the same issues as the first movie. But primarily, I think the main problem is for some reason they decide to make it PG-13. It's a direct to Amazon Prime movie, so that wider audience excuse for more box office bucks doesn't fly with this one. I would love to know why they took out the f bombs and the brief nudity the first had? Because I can't think of a thing. But others might condemn it for that poor decision, I still find it funny. The new young cast works and it could have surpassed the first if they went the full R, it's still great as is.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

04/17/24

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Michael Antony A

Mikey's Movie Review: Coming 2 America Originally intended for cinematic release, Amazon reportedly paid Paramount $125 million for an exclusive premiere. Whether or not they are content with their purchase only time will tell, but it's exactly what you feared it would be. It's difficult to know who this film is aimed at. For those of us who grew up during the '80's, with Coming To America and Eddie Murphy's more adult output (Trading Places, Beverley Hills Cop, 48 Hours), this is simply a tired, PG-13 retred of a funnier R-rated original. Although those who prefer the sillier slapstick of his family friendly late '90's work (The Nutty Professor, Dr. Dolittle) will be equally disappointed. Writer Director Craig Brewer whose recent film Dolemite Is My Name (2019) gave Eddie Murphy his best role since Showgirls (2006) has basically given us a mostly laugh free, child friendly edit of the original. True, 30+ years on many of the jokes in the 1988 version might raise a PC eyebrow or two. But by repeating and censoring so many of the first film's best gags, while retelling the same story via the main protagonists kids (in doing so sidelining both Eddie Murphy & Arsenio Hall!), loses any good will we might have had to see these characters again. An incredible cast, but a missed opportunity and a true disappointment for Eddie Murphy fans. Mikey's Movie Rating: 2/5*

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

03/06/24

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Gianelle G

Waste of time, lazy plot, shoddy acting, an insult to the legacy of the first. The only good thing about this movie is that it never got shown in theatres.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

11/28/23

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TJ L

Way to much (Comedy,Dancing and Singing), very Weak Plot, CGi being used, the Movie is NOT Funny at all, the Storyline is Mad Corny, it Takes Place mostly in Zamunda instead of America in Queen's New York City, No involvement of the Characters (Daryl, Patrice, or Samuel L. Jackson), the Dude that Plays Akeem's Son is Not Convincing at all Acting Wise because He Had No Chemistry with Eddie Murphy, they should have Kept it like the First one from 1988 and should've let John Landis Direct this one . . . i'm VERY Disappointed in Eddie Murphy for Letting this Corny Stuff Go down like this, we waited 30 years for this Waste of Time, the Movie 🎥 should've been Called (Coming 2 Zamunda)

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

11/22/23

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Steve D

Not enough new here.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

11/17/23

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Craig Brewer

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Eddie Murphy

Prince Akeem

Arsenio Hall

Semmi

Jermaine Fowler

Lavelle Junson

Leslie Jones

Mary Junson

Tracy Morgan

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Synopsis

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.

Director: Craig Brewer
Producer: Brian Oliver, Bradley J. Fischer, Valerii An, Kenya Barris, Charisse M. Hewitt, Michele Imperato
Screenwriter: Kenya Barris, Barry W. Blaustein, David Sheffield
Production Co: Misher Films, Eddie Murphy Productions
Rating: PG-13 (Language|Drug Content|Crude and Sexual Content)
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 5, 2021
Runtime: 1h 49m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital

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