Boomerang 1992

Janet Maslin, New York Times: There's something paradoxical about the ease he radiates in playing a man who is supposed to be a smashing success. As an underdog, Mr. Murphy worked much harder. Read more

Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader: The general idea is to exploit a certain amount of role reversal, and Reginald Hudlin, who directed House Party, does a fairly good job of making this fun. Read more

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Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: Whatever [Murphy] was thinking during the dark days of his career slump, it seems to have paid off handsomely. Read more

Stephen Garrett, Time Out: The film is far too slick to be ineffective, but its attempts to play with the sex-war theme are often unbelievably crass. Read more

Lawrence Cohn, Variety: In Boomerang Eddie Murphy straitjackets himself in an ill-fitting comedy vehicle that's desperately in need of a reality check. Read more

Joe Brown, Washington Post: Murphy gives his most appealing performance to date, using his smug, self-satisfied, sly smile as a joke on his own well-known screen persona. Read more

Hal Hinson, Washington Post: Boomerang is the funniest, most sophisticated movie of Eddie Murphy's career. Read more