
Boomerang
Taste attributes: comedyromancedramawholesomelightsimplelinearglossyenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshiplove conquers all
"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
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: wholesome · Weight: light · Realism: balanced · Story: simple · Structure: linear · Look: glossy · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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
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Where this title sits on each taste spectrum
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
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.











