Galvanized by the resounding success of Dolemite is my name, a sort of “Ed Wood blaxploitation” released in 2019, Eddy Murphy is pleased and hires his director Craig Brewer for a sequel to A Prince of New York for Amazon Prime Video.
Released in 1988, this fairy tale with the background of social satire signed John Landis saw the actor then at the height of his popularity incarnate Prince Akeem who, breaking with the tradition of his kingdom – fictitious – of Zamunnda, was going to find a wife in the United States. If she did not reach the level ofAn armchair for two or Flic de Beverly Hills, this sympathetic comedy had broken everything on the other side of the Atlantic and since then it has been the object of a tenacious cult, in particular for a remarkable fact: its distribution is entirely black without there being any question of any social affirmation or Politics.
Originally thought of as a “Christmas movie”, A prince in New York 2 It actually possesses the family spirit, positive and consensual, but also the relaxation bordering on indolence; which in the current circumstances may possibly have a not so unpleasant emollient effect.
Thus, thirty-three years later, the prince who became king and father of three daughters discovers that he has an eldest son, born from a one-night stand in New York. This stranger is in fact the heir to his throne. He will therefore go find him and prepare him for his future royal mission … And that’s about it.
The story is basically just the pretext for a family reunion – Christmas – with what that implies of nostalgia (almost all of the original cast are back), kitsch (the Zamunda is also bling-bling and digital than Wakanda), waltz (the danced passages are excellent for once) and bursts of laughter (a little forced, but when you love your family …).
In short, we may also prefer to see again Dolemite, always available from the competitor Netflix.
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