Boomerang

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I LOVED this movie. The musical score was great and it was wonderful to see people of color in a positive positions/roles. There was a laugh a minute and I thought the acting was good. It is my favorite Eddie Murphy movie. I do think you have to bring something to this movie to enjoy it though...y'all who know can relate. Besides the above, it was great the way they flipped the roles of the characters and brought out the stereotypes typically portrayed in movies. I think this accentuated the comedic effect. I wish that Hollywood would bank role more movies like this. Movies that make you feel good and make you laugh without resorting to placing people of color in a box. Allow us to reflect and express ourselves and our full range of experiences.

I was 17 when this one came out and I loved it and I still do! It's not the best, but it's far from the worst. Simply put, it's well worth watching.

Boomerang is one of those Eddie Murphy Classics. It's a story about a Womanizing man (Eddie Murphy) who meets his match (Robin Givins), and gets a taste of his own medicine. I loved the idea of showing this scenario with affluent young black executives instead of the stereotypic ghetto love atmosphere white America likes to see us in. Black Executives do exist in record numbers (just had to throw that in). This movie becomes funnier every time I watch it. That Bang Bang Bang scene is the funniest thing ever but there were big laughs through out the entire movie. Eddie did a great job on this one.

Watched the movie for the first time when I was a teenager. Loved it right away. Grew up with Eddie Murphy. A funny movie with passion and heart. It might be that this movie influenced me being a women's foot fetishist today. 🤣

I can't say that I've seen this movie less than 50 times since I saw it in the theater. This is CLEARLY one of the funniest movies of all time. We'll never see a comedic ensemble of this caliber again. It's Eddie (albeit before he became unfunny), pre-coke Martin, pre-toothjob Chris Rock, Eartha Kitt(!), the dude that played Punjab in "Annie..." Forget that some of these people are now some of the biggest stars in Hollywood, this film is HILARIOUS. Eddie even shows a little acting range with the romantic scenes. From the establishment of Murphy's character as a player to the classic conversation at the Thanksgiving table, this picture delivers from beginning to end. The jokes were funny when I was a kid and they're still funny now that I'm grown. By the way, Tisha Campbell manages to be the funniest character in the film, which boggles the mind. And the soundtrack was great... and Grace Jones was funny as sh*t... and why don't the Hudlin Brothers make more movies?

Boomerang is special because of the way it infuses quick witted black comedy with high fashion, career, sex, and friendship. The film is well cast and costumed. Murphy and Givens sexual chemistry is palpable. Murphy's supporting entourage (Lawrence and Greer) are hilarious and ground the film in the sort of brotherly love. The late John Witherspoon cameo is memorable.

Typically I don't like Eddie Murphy since his range is so limited and his humor wasn't funny in 1980 and hasn't changed much since then however.... he breaks that mold and does a pretty decent job. He pulls off suave without being smarmy and except for the middle part of the script where he fails to see he's being played it works. It doesn't hurt that the movie has some gorgeous ladies (Halle, Robin Givens, Grace Jones). As a player Eddie shows some great style as not seen since the Tao of Steve. An underrated movie and worth the time to watch.

This is Eddie Murphy at his best...not to mention Martin Lawrence, Halle Berry, Grace Jones, Ertha Kitt...HELLO!?!? This is a high quality flick, no question about it, well written, HILARIOUS, and definitely able to bring back fond memories when you see some familiar faces at their best (some less familiar now), and hear the soundtrack...Toni Braxton, PM Dawn, can't do better than this movie. Period. (unless maybe you are talking about "coming to America"....there may be some competition there). And in addition to being funny, and having some great acting (say what you want about her, but nobody plays a b$@%# like Robin Givens), its a romantic comedy with an actual plot that makes sense. Amazing.

Thought it would be another cheasey dating flick with critically acclaimed actors but the story was good and intriguing. I watched the whole film through . Maybe won't watch it more than twice . Kind of like a 50 shades of gray type vibe to it . A powerful man who gets all the ladies but doesn't want to settle down and commit until the end of the film . Halle Berry OMG is all I gotta say .