A half-baked blend of cliches
Eddie Murphy and Pete Davidson are both from the school of Saturday Night Live, the popular sketch comedy show. However, that seems to be the only common factor between the two actors. There is a jarring tonal shift when the scene switches between the characters played by Murphy and Davidson. Murphy's character boxes him into a stoic demeanour. This choice makes sure that the veteran actor's comedic talents remain unexplored in a film that already has a scarcity of laughs. Meanwhile, Davidson continues to bring sketch comedy sensibilities to a film that does not support that brand of humour. Davidson's character, Travis, is initially labelled as a bumbling idiot; the type of person who is typically unpredictable. But this unpredictability only serves the plot, and not the humour. With even the lead characters written poorly, there is not much hope for the rest of the film.
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