Health & Fitness
Eddie Murphy's Big Comeback
The comic who ruled the 80s and ruined his career in the 90s is about to reign supreme in 2011.
It's Friday night and time to take a respite from political prognostication. Regular readers of this blog (and thanks much, by the way!) know I often like to talk movies as the weekend approaches us.
Just a few weeks ago, Tara and I were watching "Beverly Hills Cop" with our kids. It felt strange to need to explain to them that this Eddie Murphy guy--they didn't know him--was the hottest comic actor on the planet in the 1980s.
I am willing to go out on a limb based on this trailer and predict that Murphy is about to be the comeback story of the year. "Tower Heist" seems to find Murphy return to the kind of timing and delivery that made him a superstar in the 80s.
Watch and see if you agree.