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Coming to America

1988

John Landis

Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall, James Earl Jones, John Amos ...

5.2

27,986

Comedy. Romance It is the 21st birthday of Prince Akeem of Zamunda and he is to marry a woman he never saw before. Now the prince breaks with tradition and travels to America to look for the love of his life.

	Media	Author	Review
		Vincent Canby The New York Times	"[It] has a good title, 'Coming to America,' a possibly funny idea (...) and a screenplay that seems to have escaped its doctors before it was entirely well."
		Duane Byrge The Hollywood Reporter	"'Coming to America' is the filmic equivalent of using a Maserati to go to the corner grocery store"
		Nathan Rabin AV Club	"[Murphy's] shtick still felt fresh here, probably because there's an awful lot of heart hiding under all the prosthetics."
		Hal Hinson The Washington Post	"[It] has a far gentler spirit than the 'Beverly Hills Cop' films, and Murphy (...) at least tries to sustain his character throughout. But in Landis' hands, the film doesn't live up to even the meagerest of expectations"
		Gavin Bainbridge Empire	"[It] keeps you laughing not with it's originality (of which there is little) but with it's confidence to out-joke it's predecessors on this much-trodden ground (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"
		Variety	"It’s a true test for loyal fans (...) [Murphy] makes the prince sympathetic and genuine"

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