Boomerang Movie Reviews

Although Eddie Murphy is the star of "Boomerang", it's the ladies in the film who steal the show. Eddie plays Marcus, a smooth cosmetic company ad exec who is used to loving and leaving the ladies he dates. But when he meets Jaqueline (Robin Givens), who treats him as disposably as he usually treats women, the tables are turned. Givens is great playing a ballbusting ice queen, and Halle Berry is sweet and endearing as the platonic friend who Eddie eventually falls for. Grace Jones is absolutely hysterical as a crazed celebrity hired to promote a new perfume, and Eartha Kitt is also funny as the aging cosmetic company's founder. Chris Rock, Martin Lawrence, and David Alan Grier all also have supporting roles, but they all play second fiddle to the army of divas in this film.

I did not see this movie in the theatres, I rented it years ago and every time I see it, I laugh till I cry. this film is a romantic comedy that happens to have a primarily African American cast. The cinemetography is beautiful...Everyone looks great, sets, costumes, all of it...well done. And the characters are not caricatures of how Black people "act" in the corporate world , in love or just living life. Eddie's playboy character truly gets his just rewards by way of Ms. Givens well acted character, Jacqueline Boyers. She goes for what she wants, (in life and in romance) gets it and moves on if it gets too intimate. (How stereotypically male of her LOL!) I actually liked her in this, her work wasn't forced or overly smug as she usually can be. And a un glamorized and very pretty Halle Berry was a real treat.. a basic sister with what looks like her original features and a sweet acting style, very believable...I am sure if you look at her early films you will see what I am talking about...
It is a fun film, so many great cameos and characters. Grace Jone's scene in the restaurant and actually all of her scenes are hysterical. Geoffrey Holder and Eartha Kitt? absolute Gems!
Like Coming to America, I think Murphy hit on something that AFrican AMerican viewers have always looked for in Tv and film...non caricatured treatment of the kinds of stories that all lovers of film want to experience and enjoy. Ten years later, with films like Brown Sugar, Love and Basketball
etc, we have an opportunity to experience a wider range of African AMerican storytelling. I wish we could see Angela, Lynn, Denzel, Eddie, Anna, and so many other well trained performers have a chance to explore this area. Peace

I am not a big Eddie Murphy fan but Boomerang was the best film he'd ever done! I saw it in 92 with my friends in high school and while they were drooling over how good Eddie looked, I found the movie full of charm and unstoppable laughs.

Eddie is the perfect bachelor and the perfect star for the role. But not only Eddie did a good job. There were so many great cameos in this film. Some of the world's top comedians: Chris Rock, Martin Lawrence, David Allen Grier, and Tisha Campbell rocked the house and really pulled this film over the top.

Grace Jones was as gorgeous as she is charming and stole the show. Eartha Kitt was hilarious and brought her own special spark. Robin Givens could have been a little spicier for her part but she was believeable. Halle Berry I didn't too much care for because I've always found her whiny. I think someone like Vanessa Williams or Lynn Whitfield would have done wonders in that part. Halle was bland and weak. I think they should have switched her role with LeLa Rochon's. Also the gorgeous Vanity would have been super in Halle's part and more believable. The only thing this film needed was Bernie Mac ( I haven't seen the movie in years so if he was in it, I don't remember ). This movie was all that. There aren't enough stars to go around!

This is definitely one for Eddie lovers and anyone who likes intelligent black comedies instead of the ones that thrive on stereotypical stupidity. Also get that soundtrack! That Aaron Hall song is the bomb!