![]() ![]() Another arranged-marriage plot device has Coming 2 America essentially put a fresh coat of paint on the themes of the original film, as the lead characters learn to find both true love and their true selves over the course of both movies. The film flips the script of the original film by having Akeem bring his son, Lavelle (played by Superior Donuts and Crashing actor Jermaine Fowler), to Zamunda, where his American upbringing creates friction with the traditions and culture of the African nation. Akeem’s concerns are suddenly alleviated, however, when he learns that he does indeed have a son - the child of a one-night stand he had during his prior visit to America. The father of three daughters, Akeem’s rule is endangered by the absence of a male heir and the presence of the militaristic General Izzi (Wesley Snipes), who makes no secret of his plans to assassinate Akeem and absorb Zamunda into his neighboring nation of Nextdoria (pronounced “next-door-ia”). ![]() There and back againĭirected by Craig Brewer, the filmmaker responsible for 2005 Oscars darling Hustle & Flow and Murphy’s award-winning 2019 film Dolemite Is My Name, Coming 2 America returns to the fictional African nation of Zamunda as Prince Akeem Joffer (Murphy) contemplates his ascension to the throne. And because we live in an era when everything old is new again, that 1988 film now has a sequel - the cutely titled Coming 2 America - that brings Murphy back for another very funny adventure as the African prince but struggles to find the sharp wit of its predecessor. Although it was a sweet (if somewhat predictable) story at heart, Coming to America was peppered with biting humor, satirizing ’80s America’s out-of-control capitalism and greed and poking at the country’s stark social, economic, and racial divides. ![]()
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