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Coming to America is the hallmark of African American humor that appeals to a mainstream audience that still considers it as one the funniest movies... of all time. Who hasn't seen it? Better yet, who hasn't quoted it? The movie's intention is to use risible but outlandish humor, while not especially good in forming an original romantic comedy, this movie deserves accolades for asserting cultural motifs - most notably, the barbershop scenes and the beginning courtship dance for the prince's political marriage. These scenes can rarely be found on major motion pictures before Coming to America, and isn't re-imagined in Hollywood until much later. Coming to America is an 80's original and helped define that movie era. Don't leave it to the Washington Post or the New York Times to critique this classic, or in the words of the Jewish customer at the barbershop at the end of the movie, "Whadaya know from funny!". -Kalimah A. Priforce Full Review
June 12,2008
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It's a sweet, oft-told story, and Murphy and Hall add a number of very sharp supporting roles-hidden by makeup-to add spice to the general level of gentleness. [1 Jul 1988, p.A]Full Review
Gene Siskel
Chicago Tribune
Eddie Murphy's latest picture, Coming to America, is a harmless, fairly amusing comedy that will delight Eddie Murphy fans and keep everyone else mildly entertained. [30 Jun 1988, p.E1]Full Review
Mick LaSalle
San Francisco Chronicle
Though Coming to America is a romantic comedy the director steers the film more often toward quick, in-and-out comic situations and gags that are only mildly funny. In part this is due to the fact that Mr. Murphy plays the prince with cheerful, low-keyed innocence that is completely legitimate, but is not supported by the short attention span of the screenplay. The romance is tepid.Full Review
Vincent Canby
The New York Times
The romantic stuff is tepid. Luckily, his onscreen buddy, Hall, never strays far. Coming to America is at its best when they're playing off each other, and not just as the prince and his buddy. [29 Jun 1988, p.69]Full Review
Jay Carr
Boston Globe
The main pleasure in America comes in the romancing of prince and pauper. But the comedy is a mere handmaiden.Full Review
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