Interesting peak behind the curtain. Let's get the elephant in the room out of the way right now... His career was a supernova in the 80s, trailed into insignificance in the mid 90s and only brief flashes have been seen since. And it's something of a time capsule because of that. The clips they show were genuinely funny at the time. In this, with all context stripped, they're hit and miss. What the documentary really shows you is a man at peace with himself. At peace with his role as a father. Wealthy enough to not need 'ambition'. And clean-living enough to look deceptively younger than he is... Which was my takeaway from this - he's too old to expect him to shine brightly again. He doesn't need it and he clearly doesn't want it. He still thinks the whole world will recognise Bill Cosby and Richard Pryor impressions...! Ironically he mentions Stallone. A man who has never lost the ambition and hunger to stay on top of his game. That's the kind of ambition Eddie would need and he clearly doesn't care for it. I have the sneaky feeling that the recent activity (Coming 2 America, this docu) is about the most we'll get from Eddie now. I think it was just enough to slate his thirst for the old life - and enough to show him he doesn't need it.

It's rare we get to see him in this kind of intimate setting, I enjoyed this a lot!

An interesting insight into the actors life and on screen success.

It's a very upbeat documentary. That’s both the good and the bad. I appreciated his insight into growing up and the way he spoke about his father and stepfather. I also liked that Charlie Murphy was featured so much, giving their relationship real presence in the film. Eddie talked about the drug use in his industry and admitted he didn’t try weed until his 30s, which made it even more impressive that he managed to stay grounded and succeed both professionally and personally. The documentary also touches on how Black actors and comedians were often pitted against each other with the mindset that "there can only be one." Eddie’s ability to expand his career into so many genres helped break that pattern and opened the door for future actors of color to do the same. On the other hand, anything that wasn’t positive was mentioned very briefly, and Eddie didn’t offer much deeper reflection. He talks about seeing John Belushi doing drugs but never gives an opinion on it, and he doesn’t touch on Belushi’s overdose. The same thing happened when other comedians shared their own drug struggles. The documentary includes their comments, but Eddie never explains why he avoided those paths or whether he has any thoughts about seeing the struggles other comedians went through. As mentioned above, Charlie is heavily featured for the first two-thirds of the film. There is one moment where Eddie says, “I miss my brother,” but he doesn’t expand on that loss or talk about how it affected him. I assumed that might have been too sensitive for him to get into. The problem is, he doesn't seem to want to discuss anything negative about his career. He doesn’t go into how he handled his box office failures. He jokes about “never doing a movie where you turn into a spaceship,” a reference to Meet Dave, but this film doesn’t really examine that or any of his other poorly reviewed movies in any real way. This made the documentary feel more like "The Best Parts of Eddie’s Life" instead of a complete picture. Additionally he talks a bit about struggling to find an authentic romantic connection. He even mentions breaking up with a girlfriend while on tour. Then the film suddenly jumps to him being married with multiple kids, without explaining how he got from one place to the other. There’s no sense of the journey, the missteps or sadness of failed relationships, or what he learned along the way. It becomes “look, I’m happy now,” without the story that makes that ending feel earned. Bottom line, it’s a feel-good documentary about Eddie Murphy’s life that glosses over the tougher parts, but still leaves you with the message that you can succeed and avoid the pitfalls and vices around you.