I loved this movie last night. I think Eddie Murphy and cast did a lot of subtle things that went right over a lot of heads that are full of rage.
Some reviews called this 'woke' or political. As a Trump voter, gonna address that first: calling it woke in any way is ridiculous. The plot with the the King changing the law so his daughter can take the throne is a very natural progression from the first movie, the king changed the law to be more progressive and allowed his son to marry who he wanted. Nothing out of line there.
Now I think there were some political elements for sure, but you dummies missed them, sorry. First, let's talk about what's present and what's absent.
Barber shop scene is crucial. King Akeem says something about congratulating them on a black president (in a very blackcentric movie), *but that's it.* No praises, no political messaging, nothing. Then, zero Trump bashing. This is the safe respectable play and I'll take it over Trump bashing any day of the week. Then the old barbershop been go on a rant about a bunch of progressive issues (Because they are old men) including transgenderism, and finish it with comic gold about how there are "Nazis everywhere now." They Benton geek squad Nazis. If you didn't notice, these old guys aren't scared of Nazis, they are just commenting on how ridiculous it is that "anyone can be a Nazi" (because everyone isn't Nazis , that's a dump political point).
The values contrast with Zamunda and Nextdoria couldn't be more obvious. Zamunda was clearly the more conservative country for the geniuses that missed it while Nextdoria was gyrating and rushing the hip hop. There was no sleight against conservatives in this movie for sure.
The issue of the daughter getting the crown is a progressive politics topic, but for the reasons we actually embrace progressivism in America: the daughter wasn't the better choice for the country because she's a woman, she was the better choice because she had trained her while life for the role and *is better qualified* them some dude from Queens. It is the law that needs to change when it forces unqualified or bad results.
I imagine the pressure from Hollywood to have some redneck or Trump bashing in this film was heavy, and Eddie Murphy did not cave, he instead delivered an entertaining film full of talent that respected everybody and delivered in the spirit of the original.
Ignore any bad reviews and go enjoy this movie.