Boomerang
Film1992117 min

Boomerang

Taste attributes: comedyromancedramawholesomelightsimplelinearglossyenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshiplove conquers all

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"A Player Who's About to be Played."

Boxlist takeA moving romantic comedy that is accessible and simple. Best if you like escapism over depth.

Taste details

Quality rating

5.5 /10

TMDB · 395 votes

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What lines up

  • Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
  • Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
  • Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
  • Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy

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Synopsis

Marcus is a successful advertising executive who woos and beds women almost at will. After a company merger he finds that his new boss, the ravishing Jacqueline, is treating him in exactly the same way. Completely traumatised by this, his work goes badly downhill.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Directed by

  • Reginald Hudlin

Cast

  • Eddie Murphy
  • Robin Givens
  • Halle Berry
  • David Alan Grier
  • Grace Jones

Details

Genre
Comedy
Year
1992
Runtime
117 min
Status
Released
Studio
Paramount
Taste scores
How we score

Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.

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