Image by Getty Images via @daylifeEddie Murphy's publicist would like you to believe the actor is back and better than ever. Starring in the Brett Ratner (of Rush Hour fame) helmed Tower Heist, in theaters today, set to host the 2012 Academy Awards, and even (gasp) doing an interview with Rolling Stone, it would appear that Murphy is preparing for a box office comeback.
And the box office is, for all intents and purposes, primed for his return. The market is wide open to a crossover black comedic actor, and with Tower Heist's all-star cast (Ben Stiller, Alan Alda, Matthew Broderick just to name a few) it is a great opportunity for Eddie Murphy to return to the style of comedy that once made him the most popular comic actor in America.
Except for one thing: he's playing the worst stereotype of a thug robber, a gross caricature of an already overdone cliche. CONTINUE....
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