The African monarch Akeem learns he has a long-lost son in the United States and must return to America to meet this unexpected heir and build a relationship with his son.The African monarch Akeem learns he has a long-lost son in the United States and must return to America to meet this unexpected heir and build a relationship with his son.The African monarch Akeem learns he has a long-lost son in the United States and must return to America to meet this unexpected heir and build a relationship with his son.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 6 wins & 14 nominations total
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Is this as funny or as good as the original? No, never was going to be either.
Is this as bad as the 1 star reviews? No it's not either!
It's entertaining & funny, with some good links to the original.
Apparently the story is weak, well yeah it's a comedy, it ain't written to get an Oscar or golden globe!!
It's written for laughs, to sit down, unwind, switch off the brain and smile.
A far cry from the first one. The only thing good about Coming to America 2 is Wesley Snipes. And what is up with all the songs? If I want to watch singers singing their pop songs, I would just watch them on YouTube. Skip it.
So glad I ignored all the bad reviews. Good fun movie, seeing all the characters again brought back some great memories. Don't be put off by all the negativity, give it a try for yourself.
It's a 5.7... and it's trying to be a tribute to the first film-which was epic-but not a good tribute. Some jokes are good, some characters are ok (e.g Wesley Snipes) but the story and the writing are so lazy and uninteresting that instead of a comedy, it's a sleep-athon.
I give it above 5 because I liked the music, the performances, the costumes and the fact that the original cast got together for this. And for some nice jokes here and there. But...why didn't they try a bit more? With the likes of Eddie Murphy and Arsenio Hall you can get a great comedy. However, these guys didn't seem to enjoy much being there. The pace is slow and the energy is low in about 80% of the film. Tracy Morgan is not adding anything new and Leslie Jones... was more annoying than funny. The plus points here are that it's indeed a feel good movie if you don't fall asleep... 5.7/10 They could have tried a bit more.
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- TriviaJames Earl Jones was 88 years old when he filmed his scenes. Although in reasonably good health for a man of his age, and happy to appear in this movie, James did not want to travel far to do so. His scenes were shot in one day on a rented TV soundstage nearer his home on the New York state/Connecticut border, without any of the other cast members present. It was to be Jones' final feature film role.
- GoofsThe Lion's whiskers are white. When Prince LaVelle cuts the whiskers, they are white and only a few are cut. The next scene, the whiskers are two-toned and are more than what was cut.
- Crazy creditsBefore the closing credits are almost gone, Saul is interrupting them to tell a joke, like in the first movie. In this film, Saul is reciting "The Signifying Monkey" as made popular by Dolemite aka Rudy Ray Moore, the real-life person Eddie Murphy played in his previous film, Dolemite Is My Name (2019), also directed by Craig Brewer.
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Written by Solomon Linda
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- Budget
- $60,000,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 50 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 2.00 : 1
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