Rating of
2.5/4
Trading Places review
Daniel Corleone - wrote on 07/19/13
"Money isn't everything." A line repeated to ensure that the viewers take note of it. Duke brothers, Randolph (Ralph Bellamy) and Mortimer (Don Ameche), are wealthy businessmen who plans on making a $1 dollar bet about two people with opposite status in society and its results. The cocky Louis Winthorpe III (Dan Aykroyd) and street conman Billy Ray Valentine (Eddie Murphy) were part of the experiment/bet. Soundtrack was apt and Kamie Lee Curtis was a fabulous support. Unfortunately, only Eddie Murphy's character was funny and the rest seem to wander around the meticulous plot. The R rating doesn't help as well in bringing the entertainment value. Had some nice lines: "One minute you're up half a million in soybeans and the next, boom, your kids don't go to college and they've repossessed your Bentley." and "Just be yourself, sir. Whatever happens, they can't take that away from you." Overall, Trading Places highlights the talents of Murphy and emphasizes on the topics of playing with human life, money, and karma/revenge.
