Angus Wall's adulatory portrait of Eddie Murphy is little more than an excessively long puff piece. Being Eddie elevates Murphy's undeniable contributions to comedy while completely disregarding anything that might denigrate the enigmatic star. Wall's film is Murphy's fifth project with Netflix since 2019's Dolemite Is My Name , around the time that he reportedly signed a $70 million deal to deliver new stand-up for the platform for the first time since his notorious special Raw , in 1987, making it difficult to see Being Eddie as anything but extended PR.

That's not to say the film isn't of value at all, but there's a frustrating lack of complexity to the enterprise. In truly misleading fashion, the title suggests something far more intimate than what is delivered, with Mur

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