Looking at the review scores for some of Netflix’s latest original movies, you might suspect that . In the last two months alone, Netflix has released (42% on Rotten Tomatoes), (18%), (20%), and (41%). With that in mind, Netflix is probably breathing a sigh of relief at the critical response to , which made its streaming debut on Wednesday.
Reviving a dormant franchise is always risky, especially when the last movie came out 30 years ago. Not only that, but was reviled by critics and made way less money than the first two entries. There was really nowhere to go but up.
At the time of writing, has a 66% on Rotten Tomatoes, which is higher than all but the original movie. Here are some quotes from the positive reviews floating around online, most of which praise Murphy’s performance in particular: As long as you don’t go in expecting The Next Great Buddy Cop Comedy, will be enough to keep you entertained for two hours. That might not sound like a very high bar to clear, but many of these reboots fall flat on their faces.
Sign up for the most interesting tech & entertainment news out there. By signing up, I agree to the and have reviewed the In fact, Eddie Murphy tried his hand at another long-awaited sequel back in 2021 with . Although the movie had a big debut on Prime Video, it wasn’t especially well received, and an even worse 38% audience score.
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