Boomerang
1992
Action / Comedy / Drama / Romance
Boomerang
1992
Action / Comedy / Drama / Romance
48%
TOMATOMETER
· 42 reviews
59%
AUDIENCE
· 25K ratings
5.6/10
32.7K
Plot summary
Marcus is a successful advertising executive who woos and beds women almost at will. After a company merger he finds that his new boss, the ravishing Jacqueline, is treating him in exactly the same way. Completely traumatised by this, his work goes badly downhill.
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One of Eddie Murphy's underrated films
Good looks aren't everything
First of all, this movie has some nice visuals. Interieurs, light, even the clothes of the cast look like they were made for each other. The appeal is so perfect, it reminds you of a commercial, which unfortunately holds true to the rest of the film as well.
The actors so much try to look swell, sophisticated and suave that it seems they forgot they not only portray the clothes and fancy apartments, but actually characters that interact with each other. This keeps them flat and it is not easy to establish a relationship to them, which also lets most of the humoristic points of the story fail.
If you really are into watching movie-length commercials an evening with "9 1/2 weeks" might be more enjoyable.