While the succession subplot does its best to redress the dated gender politics of the original film, it gets lost in the parade of broad, simplistic gags that only intermittently land with any confidence.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Mar 21, 2025

It’s hard to actively dislike Coming 2 America: sometimes, you just need to have a silly time with a silly movie.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Sep 23, 2024

After the brilliant and heartwarming DOLEMITE IS MY NAME, I had higher expectations from director Craig Brewer and Murphy. They make a great team, but the material just isn’t there this time.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Jul 13, 2024

Eddie Murphy is a genius, the original is arguably the funniest movie ever made...not a bad movie, but more nostalgic than funny, a cinematic greatest hits package...surprisingly heart-felt, and the fans won't mind the films flaws...

| Original Score: 3/5 | May 23, 2024

Coming 2 America spends too much time revisiting jokes and characters from the original without establishing new ones.

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | Sep 11, 2022

It ends up being an entertaining enough nostalgia trip that revisits some great comic characters from the past. Even if they aren’t as roundly funny as before, simply seeing them 30 years later is a joy in itself.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Aug 17, 2022

Murphy and Hall are game, but the laughs simply aren't there.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Mar 20, 2022

At one point, Lavelles love interest Mirembe (Nomzamo Mbatha) derides sequels that no-one asked for if something is good, why ruin it? As the blooper filled credits roll, those hoping for another classic might be asking themselves the same thing.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Mar 1, 2022

The sequel to the 1988 hit is not without its problems, but it's still mostly fun.

| Dec 17, 2021

23 years on, the actors have ages well and both Murphy and Hall avail themselves very well, but the end product is shoddy.

| Sep 14, 2021

Even though Murphy still beams with charisma, he's stuck playing an aging, antiquated fool.

| Original Score: C | Aug 27, 2021

Depending on where you're coming from, Coming 2 America could be either exactly what you're looking for or a watered-down version of what you remember.

| Jul 13, 2021

The whole thing is effortlessly enjoyable, and while there are a few galling missteps, the humor has been updated to reflect contemporary concerns and mores.

| Jun 29, 2021

Coming 2 America doesn't quite hit the heights of its predecessor, but it does deliver genuinely heartfelt and hilarious moments when it can.

| Original Score: 7 | Jun 25, 2021

[The franchise] has been stripped of all of its texture and timely uncomfortable truths, replaced here predominantly with crummy dick jokes, cameos, and dull platitudes.

| Jun 6, 2021

While I like seeing Eddie Murphy back on screen, Coming 2 America is just so misguided it's impossible to enjoy.

| May 12, 2021

Feels a bit limp, a bit pointless - it just...exists and is easily forgettable.

| Original Score: 5.5/10 | Apr 29, 2021

The original film still rules, but... Long live Wesley Snipes!!! [Full Review in Spanish]

| Apr 23, 2021

It's nice to spend a bit of time back in the palace of Zamunda, but there's definitely still only one comedy classic that belongs on the throne.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Apr 23, 2021

Murphy is the most enthusiastic and vivacious he's been in years here

| Apr 21, 2021