Coming 2 America is a fun thriller packed rom com movie directed by Craig Brewer and John Landis starring Eddie murphy as crowned king and Jermaine Fowler as son of a king. The cast plays out a typically royal monarchy drama with insisting hilarious moments while Lavelle proving himself the Prince of the Zamunda kingdom.
Coming 2 America Movie Cast
- Eddie Murphy as Prince Akeem.
- Shari Headley as Lisa.
- Jermaine Fowler as Lavelle Junson.
- Arsenio Hall as Semmi.
- Wesley Snipes as General Izzi
- Leslie Junes as Mary Junson
- Tracy Morgan as Uncle Reem
- Kiki Layne as Meeka
- James Earl Jones as King Jaffe Joffer
- John Amos as Cleo McDowell
Coming 2 America Movie Plot
The movie begins with the newly crowned King Akeem learning that he has a long lost son in the United States. So he along with his trusted advisor Semmi decide to embark on a journey to America.
Coming 2 America Movie Review
A great blend of royal comedy film dependent on rom-com and royal monarchy and drama. The film uncovered the custom and custom of the old world ZAMUNDA with the exotic obstruction of new America.
Coming 2 America movie shows the flashback scenes of its prequel part COMING TO AMERICA 1988 where Prince Akeem goes in a quest for his affection without help from anyone else and in this continuation part his late established bastard child after acknowledgment of his reality as a child of King, does equivalent to his father. LIKE FATHER LIKE SON.
The character Eddie Murphy depicted as a Prince Akeem who is quiet and illustrious mitigates the film with a satire surface alongside the turmoil of discovering his jerk child Lavelle depicted by Jermaine Fowler.
The songs played all through in the film goes notoriously with the scenes climate whether it be partying theme or emotional acoustic. This sequel doesn’t shows the need to watch the initial segment, yet without a doubt it shows the network with its prequel of Eddie murphy. The cinematography incorporates exemplary parody with no blood and battle with least action scenes jabbing the AMERICA for its regular action film releases.
Coming 2 America Movie Critical Reception
Coming 2 America stands at 52% on Rotten Tomatoes with the consensus saying “Decades after its predecessor joked about the fine line between love and nausea, Coming 2 America reminds audiences that there’s an equally fine line between sequel and retread.” The Metascore is 52% with Mixed or Average reviews based on 43 critic reviews.
The Movie Culture Synopsis
Coming 2 America is a partially done sequel which has its funny little moments spread through the movie. There are a lot of parallels between the fictional country of Zamunda and America which occasionally result in chuckles. Yet it ultimately fizzles out and loses a lot of the charm that was dominant in its predecessor.
Coming 2 America is available on Amazon Prime Video to watch.