A disappointing movie

By now, I have seen almost all the movie starring Eddie Murphy and it is a real shame that, nowadays, he shows up only in some very average, even very bad flicks. However, back in the 80's, he was really a superstar and his movies were highly successful. For example, this movie was a huge success at the box-office and it is considered as one of his classics. So, with this in mind, I had some rather high expectations before watching this flick. Also, it was the 2nd time Murphy was working with John Landis and their previous movie, ‘Trading Places’, was really good so I thought this movie would be a sure winner. Eventually, I thought the whole thing was seriously disappointing. Indeed, in my opinion, the whole plot was actually very average and completely predictable and I didn't find any of the jokes really hilarious. For the first time, Eddie Murphy was putting some disguises, a formula he will use more and more in the future, and I have to admit, it was a gimmick which was interesting back then but nowadays, it is just really annoying to death. Sometimes you wonder what’s the point of portraying all these characters. Anyway, basically, I didn't enjoy this movie and even though it was not really bad, it was not really funny either and it is not really worth a look in my opinion.

5/10