Review of The Golden Child (1986) by Janet Maslin for The New York Times — 23 Aug 2006
After his triumphant Beverly Hills Cop, Eddie Murphy could have done anything. Why, then, did he choose to head for the mysterious Orient to make a film as rich in mumbo jumbo as The Golden Child? Mr. Murphy's comic skepticism in the face of all this is the film's greatest asset.
But it is worn thin by the awareness that not even he seems able to take the adventure seriously, and by the preposterousness and inconsistency of what surrounds him.
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This review of The Golden Child (1986) was written by Janet Maslin and published by The New York Times on 23 Aug 2006.
The Golden Child has generally received mixed reviews.
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