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Coming 2 America is African excellence on a grand scale, says Wesley Snipes Wesley Snipes and co-star Tracy Morgan share what they hope audiences will take away from the much-anticipated sequel to Coming to America Tymon Smith Features writer, film and series reviewer 28 February 2021 - 00:01 Wesley Snipes as General Izzy in Coming 2 America. Image: Quantrell D Colbert/Amazon Studios Wesley Snipes auditioned for a role in the original Coming to America, but d...

"Coming 2 America" premieres Friday.

WHAT ITS ABOUT: Set in the lush and royal country of Zamunda, newly-crowned King Akeem (Eddie Murphy) and his trusted confidante Semmi (Arsenio Hall) embark on an all-new hilarious adventure that has them traversing the globe from their great African nation to the borough of Queens, New York – where it all began. WHAT WE THOUGHT: The 1988 comedy Coming to America was released a year before I was born, but even after watching it 30 years later, it was apparent why the movie has garnered such ...

This belated follow-up to Eddie Murphy’s 1988 romantic comedy fails to solve the problem of what comes after the happy ending.