Review of Harlem Nights (1989) by Augustus C — 03 Jan 2008

This might be one of the funniest if not the funniest, having great comedians (Murphy , Foxx and Pryor) funny as hell and if "SUNSHINE" is still around girl call me up.

This review of Harlem Nights (1989) was written by Augustus C on 03 Jan 2008.

Harlem Nights has generally received mixed reviews.

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This movie is a primary example of white people not understanding something so they shit all over it and then point at it and call it shit…

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