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Boomerang (1992)
Something Strangé
A few things seems weird about the IMDb reviews of this movie, to bring it down to a 5.4 ratings.
1. It's funny how a lot of reviewers remember walking out of the theaters, when they wrote their reviews 12...15...17 years after the movie was released. Like it was a personal vendetta against Eddie Murphy and the Hudlin brothers.
2. The movie, in 1992, was actually quite popular and didn't get panned by critics. So, it's funny to see so many 1 ratings, and people reviewing it as if it were the worst movie ever made.
3. I've always heard the rumors (and witnessed it myself) that IMDb reviewers don't seem to like popular black movies or TV shows. Seems like trolls, from entities other than those that make black productions, want to discourage potential viewers from seeing something other than their own creations.
My review: A very good rom-com with a great cast of old favorites and legends.
Christmas with the Kranks (2004)
This movie N. Reeks !!!
I can't believe some of the comments I've read on this site. The critics, for once, are all right. This is one of the worst of 2004, and one of the worst holiday movies of all time. It should have been called "A John Ashcroft Christmas".
The Kranks want to take a cruise at Christmas to forget that their daughter won't be home for Christmas; and the neighbors(led by a Stalin-like Dan Akroyd character) won't allow them to go in peace. Why ? Because, it would break neighborhood tradition. The Kranks are shaken down by the police, the boy scouts, his employees, etc. Everyone gives them a hard time. Where exactly is the Christmasy feeling.
After spending weeks trying to "escape" to their cruise, the daughter, who was gone to the peace corps., all of 4 weeks, decides she is coming home on Christmas Eve. The audience is expected to feel all warm and cuddly now that the Kranks have come to their senses and will get in line with neighborhood policy.
There isn't one likable character in this movie. Don't waste your money !