Coming To America (DVD)

Coming to America is one of Eddie Murphy's funnier outings. Made at a time when he was actually funny, this film does him no harm whatsoever and only makes you realise how far downhill he has gone nowadays. It was made in 1988 when he was at his peak (it was made just after Beverly Hills Cop 2) Murphy plays Akeem Joffer who is a Prince in a fictional country of Zamunda. Akeem lives a very regal lifestyle and does very little for himself, including washing and wiping, but is not happy living this way. He is due to be married to a woman who has been trained to serve him and obey his commands but this for him is the final straw. Half way through his wedding day, ...  Read the complete review

Coming to America. (Film Review Only) ----------------------------- ------------------------------------- Saturday night in and the night before Bon Fire night. A nice quiet night in front of the TV where I can put my feet up and settle down to watch a film, or so I thought. Many people seem to have forgotten the fact that November 5th is Bon Fire Night, not November 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and certainly not October. Sadly my relax and watch a film had to be delayed until the continuing bombardment of loud bangs and flashes had calmed down at least, which finally happened at 10pm. Hurray get out the flags peace and quiet at last, so feet up, grab ...  Read the complete review

Technical Details: Actors : Eddie Murphy ; Arsenio Hall ; James Earl Jones ; Paul Bates ; Madge Sinclair ; Sheila Johnson ; Cuba Gooding Jr. ; Eriq La Salle ; Cynthia Finkley ; Shari Headley ; Allison Dean ; John Amos Director John Landis Certificate 15 years and over Year 1988 Duration 1 hour and 52 minutes (approx) About the Film: Now Eddie Murphy is a rich African Prince who decides to come to America to find himself a Bride (but without his parents knowing). He is accompanied by his best friend (played by Arsenio Hall) and ends up in Queens (after all where better could ...  Read the complete review

This is one of the better Eddie Murphy comedies before he was forced to resort to doing voice overs in animated greats like Shrek . He plays an African prince who lives a totally pampered life with servants at his beck and call, he even has royal wipers for when he goes to the toilet. However he is not happy with this life and the fact that he has to go through with an arranged marriage, half way through he stops the ceremony and asks permission from his father to go on a trip to America to learn more about life before he settles down, secretly he plans to meet a woman for himself and decides to go to New York with his best friend Semmi played by Arsenio ...  Read the complete review

Coming to America is a 1988 comedy film starring Eddie Murphy. It tells the story of an African prince who goes to New York to find a wife. This is a funny film, which is championed by Eddie Murphy's performance as multiple characters (the first time he had done this). A lot of the comedy comes in cultural jokes, and there's a fair bit of racial stereotyping in the film for sure. In fact, I am not sure it could be called politically correct today. There are some moments that are pretty rude. After being sat in a jacuzzi for a while, a woman surfaces and says "the royal penis is clean sir". I always remember that bit haha! The ...  Read the complete review