Review of Harlem Nights (1989) by Lorenzo F — 14 Jul 2008

Probably just for Eddie fans. I laugh every time I see it. I guess I'm a fan!

This review of Harlem Nights (1989) was written by Lorenzo F on 14 Jul 2008.

Harlem Nights has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Brian B (2,161) on 25 Apr 2016

First and foremost, any critic that rates this spectacular movie with anything less than 90% is either one of two things…

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By Raymond B (74) on 14 Feb 2013

One of my all time fav's. Red, Richard, and Eddie all in one movie. Also Arsenio Hall when he was still funny…

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By Alexander C (2,448) on 05 Dec 2012

This was built up so much for me, that by the time I saw it, I was expecting something FANTASTIC. That, unfortunately, is not what I got…

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By Christina A (226) on 22 Feb 2015

Awww! You wanna hit people wit garbage cans.......now I gotta cutchu. LOL!!! Ã°??? Great movie…

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By Matthew H (1,857) on 01 Aug 2013

This movie was pretty good. Laughs were there and it had an okay story but it just the got a little stale in the last 30 minutes…

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By Christian B (433) on 09 Dec 2012

Its a CLASSIC! I have in in my personal collection…

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By Rachel C (435) on 21 Aug 2014

This gets funnier every time in watch it. I love this movie…

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The biggest problem is...it is boring. The film never gets going and wasting Richard Pryor and Eddie Murphy is a sin…

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I'll be kind because I love Eddie Murphy, but this movie sucked…

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By Sam M (1,488) on 02 Mar 2016

The first decline of Eddie Murphy, with only a handful of performances/films since Harlem Nights being watchable or actually good, and the…

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