Today at the streaming service Amazon Prime Video, the official premiere of the Sicvel cult comedy with Eddie Murphy "Trip to America" took place. The film received a rather mixed reception in the press. On the main aggregator of Kinoretsenzia Rotten Tomatoes at the Ribbon of Craig Bruer ("My name is a dollant") at the time of writing this note 52% of positive feedback.
Despite the fact that most of the victims noted that in spirit the picture is true to the original, many it seemed that it was more suitable for the remake, rather than for a good continuation, because the authors did too strong focus on nostalgia, practicing already familiar artistic techniques and not bringing The story is nothing fundamentally new.
Murphy is not a fan of sequels, but the second part of the "Trip to America" has always been special for him. According to the artist, the original 1988 film is its biggest career achievement, because people are still treated with tremendous warmth to him and even disguise in his hero's clothes on Halloween. That is why he decided to remove the continuation:
"We never planned to do a continuation. Of all the films in which I played over the past 40 years, only "a trip to America" has such a major cult. It is for this reason that approximately 5 or 6 years ago I had the idea of Sicvel. Then it took another four years so that everything is as needed. "
The action takes place 30 years after the events of the first film. The matured Prince of Akim (Murphy) is preparing to become a new ruler of Zamunda, but unexpectedly the future king learns that in America he has an adult son named Lovell (Germain Fowler). Therefore, along with the faithful friend Morris (Arsenio Hall), he again goes to New York to find his heir and make the future ruler of Zamunda from the usual street slacker.