Coming 2 America

« There's a lot of surface-level "girl power" in "Coming 2 America," but it's so superficial that it's a bit of an insult to Akeem's daughters. »

« Nearly every joke from the first film gets retold or rerun in this super-safe, long-delayed follow-up. »

« In the three decades since Prince Akeem first came to America, the Eddie Murphy comedy has come to signify so much more to fans than this follow-up seems to recognize. »

« Not quite a sequel, nor a remake, the movie reunites Eddie Murphy and Arsenio Hall with the rest of the gang -- as well as fantastic new faces -- for a welcome Eighties update. »

« (...) Coming 2 America looks like it was more fun to make than to watch. »

« One thing worth mentioning - if you haven't seen Coming to America in a while, a revisit is definitely in order before checking out the sequel. »

« [T]his tepid attempt to rekindle our interest in the series limps along on a rotating cycle of "Remember this?" gags and too-serious subplots. »