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The Globe and Mail (Toronto) by
Trading Places, which is wildly funny at times, is Murphy's film. [10 Jun 1983]
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Director John Landis is so deficient in basic storytelling skills that he must spend hours explicating the most elementary plot points while and Murphy are sidelined.
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Christian Science Monitor by David Sterritt
Directed by John Landis with a surprising amount of class, though he lets some of his old ''Animal House'' vulgarity slip ostentatiously into the action.
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TV Guide Magazine by Ethan Alter
Although it tends to rely heavily on slapstick in the second half, the movie provides plenty of laughs and is one of director Landis's best efforts.
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Chicago Tribune by Gene Siskel
It's the funniest new movie on town. [July 22, 1983]
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It's easily the best of the movies I've seen by the various "Saturday Night Live" alumni, and part of the reason it's funny and satisfying is that it doesn't strain. [09 Jun 1983]
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[Murphy] makes Trading Places something more than a good-hearted comedy. He turns it into an event.
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Chicago Sun-Times by Roger Ebert
But what's most visible in the movie is the engaging acting. Murphy and Aykroyd are perfect foils for each other.