You know, being stupid, making funny faces, flailing his arms, big grins – just when we thought Samuel Jackson, Denzel Washington and others had gotten us rid of that century old portrayal of black people as silly jesters .

Eddy Murphy was like that, but at least he had his stand-up comedy to somewhat balance his carreer , and it was different times in a way .

It’s also a bad movie for other reasons, like poor screenwriting, mediocre camera work and editing, and a budget as meagre as the competence of its creators .