Review of The Golden Child (1986) by Joey H — 12 Jul 2008
Chalk up the first stumbling block in Murphy's career to unreasonably high expectations. This isn't nearly as bad a movie as people make it out to be. It's just infuriating because it misses a bunch of great chances to be entertaining.
It could be an adventure flick or an East-meets-West comedy or a child abduction tale. In the end, it's none of these things. It settles for being a run-of-the-mill action comedy that doesn't bear any imprint of its star's presence.
Despite questionable reviews, the film still grossed just under $80 million. It plays on AMC all the time, which is admittedly kind of sad. Commercial breaks between all the poorly organized inanity might actually help this thing out, though.
Then again, maybe not.
This review of The Golden Child (1986) was written by Joey H on 12 Jul 2008.
The Golden Child has generally received mixed reviews.
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