i think people didnt like it because...
Because of a few flaws, the style of comedy, its not a smack bang comedy rather a story with comedic elements AND the fact its an eddie murphy/richard pryor film and everyone wanted eddie/richard to play a certain character or star in a certain kind of film and this film isnt what they expected from an eddie murphy or richard pryor film.
When you go back & watch after a few years & eddie doing family films i think more people have accepted it
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