Coming 2 America begins with several immediate problems. The title itself is deceptive, incorporating a number when most of the story unfolds in Zamunda, and it arrives thirty years after its predecessor. The plot centers on a son that the main character didn’t know he had, the content has been toned down for broader appeal, and the actors are briefly subjected to digital de-aging. This places the film alongside titl…

It's been thirty years since the initial film, and Akeem (Eddie Murphy) finds himself needing to return to America with Semmi (Arsenio Hall). Many of the original cast members are back, along with some new faces like Jermaine Fowler, Tracy Morgan, Nomzamo Mbatha, and KiKi Layne. “Coming 2 America” (2021) isn't as strong as the first movie—which happens to be my personal favorite comedy—but it’s still enjoyable see…