Eddie Murphy: The action star
I thought he was kinda kick ass in this movie when he played it straight. Maybe he should have tried more roles that involved that kind of acting.
share"Acting" is the keyword here....
Beginning with "Coming to America" he more or less stopped acting and started hiding behind makeup + prosthetics, and playing most (if not all) of the parts himself....
The only exception to this IMHO is The Distinguished Gentleman (1992)....
RIP Ian....
Playing roles wearing makeup and prosthetics IS a traditional part of acting.
Are you kidding? Boomerang is a great adult movie. But since it's an all-black cast, it never gets any due. Amazing how that happens. Eddie was good as a lead in that movie, deserved the Academy Award as Jimmy Early in Dreamgirls, and was surprisingly good in Life. He's made more than his fair of bombs, but the guy is still Eddie Murphy.
shareAgree with you about the under-rated 'Boomerang' which showed Eddie's range as an actor but I do have to admit that over his career he has been somewhat lazy in his roles. He should have done a straight drama years before 'Dreamgirls' because it's evident in movies like 'The Nutty Professor' and 'Life' that he is a tremendous talent. Sadly, though too often he's been content to play the clown and since he's getting into his 50's now I doubt he'll be changing anytime soon.
Waste.
'Cause I'm Black you think I did it?