Throughout 80s and 90s there wasn’t a bigger star than Eddie Murphy. He was churning out hit after hit with flicks like Beverly Hills Cop, 48 Hrs., and Nutty Professor. In 1992 he teamed up with House Party director Reginald Hudlin for the romantic comedy Boomerang. The film features an awesome cast including Robin Givens, Halle Berry, David Alan Grier, Martin Lawrence, Grace Jones, Geoffrey Holder, Eartha Kitt, Chris Rock, John Witherspoon, Tisha Campbell, and Melvin Van Peebles. Now the film is celebrating its 30th Anniversary, but does it hold up and bring the laughs or will it fail to find the love it’s looking for?

 

Boomerang follows Marcus Graham who may be a success in his industry, but he’s also an insatiable womanizer who’s completely unprepared for his new boss, Jacqueline, a female version of Marcus in terms of all things romantic.

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This is one of the few Eddie Murphy films that I never really revisited all that much. I’m not sure why because I remember enjoying it, but for whatever reason it just dropped off my radar. This made returning to check out this new release all the more enjoyable since it almost felt like I was seeing it for the first time again.

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I really had fun with this flick as it perfectly blends the comedy, romance and over the top nature of it all together. Murphy is vintage swag here, but toned down more than in some of his bigger flicks which is why it works. All the supporting cast are great with them all getting their moments to shine. It’s these elements that really flesh out this flick as it is obviously about the womanizing of Marcus, but the stories the others have bring all the depth and laughs.

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