Boomerang

film being treated as stupid comic foils. This element is brought out through the comic paranoia of Lawrence, which is funny until the lunchtime trio goes to a clothing store and the white salesman they run into proves to be even more paranoid.

The most appealing performances come from Berry and Grier, but like everyone else in this film, their characters are horribly underwritten. They just come off a little less like caricatures, due entirely to their own acting talent.

Throughout most of the film, Murphy comes off as merely smug. He does manage to get a few chuckles here and there, mostly in what appear to be improvised moments (his brief analysis of "Star Trek" is amusing), but for the most part he's as awful as everyone else here.

Every Eddie Murphy movie is a big hit initially, but "Boomerang" will really test the loyalty of his fans. If they stick with him through this one, they'll stick with him through anything.

"Boomerang" is rated R for a steady stream of vulgarity and profanity, along with sex, nudity and mild violence.