Review of Coming to America (1988) by Scott R — 20 Mar 2015

Until the final 20 minutes which are admittedly pretty good, it barely elicited a chuckle from me. Just dumb.

This review of Coming to America (1988) was written by Scott R on 20 Mar 2015.

Coming to America has generally received positive reviews.

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