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A Balasaur Score of 37 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 4.7/10, Rotten Tomatoes 14%, Metacritic 27/100. Audiences rate it 20 points higher than critics do. Most of the 1,389 1990s comedy movies in this catalog score higher. Streaming on Paramount+.
Synopsis
Detective Rita Veder is assigned to a baffling serial murder case. After examining the crime scene — a corpse-filled ship found adrift at sea — she meets Maximilian, a smooth-talking Caribbean playboy determined to romance her.
Ratings
IMDb4.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes14%
Metacritic27/100
Audiences rate it 20 points higher than critics do.
656 audience votes
Key crew
- Wes CravenDirector
- Charlie MurphyScreenplay
- Michael LuckerScreenplay
- Chris ParkerScreenplay
- J. Peter RobinsonOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Angela BassettDetective Rita Veder
- Eddie MurphyMaximillian / Pauly / Guido
- Allen PayneDetective Justice
- Kadeem HardisonJulius Jones
- John WitherspoonSilas Green
- Zakes MokaeDr. Zeko
- Joanna CassidyCapt. Dewey
- Jerry HallWoman in Park
- Simbi KhaliNikki
- Vickilyn ReynoldsMrs. Brown
- Messiri FreemanEva, Julius' Girl
- Kelly CinnantePolicewoman Photographer
