eddie murphy play chandler jarrell and a man who devote his time to find lose child . when the beautiful kee nang { charlotte lewis } enter his life and she tell him he be the chosen one and he must find the golden child . sceptical and drive purely by lust and intrigue and jarrell get involve without realise he about to embark on a fantastical journey and one that involve peril and bad of all and the demon sardo numspa . be the golden child a product of it time . and by that i mean and be eddie murphy and the golden child popularity exclusive to the late 1980s audience . for i can remember vividly how much this film entertain folk back in that decade and it box office be $ 79 and 817 and 937 and make it the 8th big earner of 1986 and but since the 80 fade from memory it have become the in thing to deny eddie murphy picture the comedy accolade that they actually once have . the golden child be not up with the more accepted 80 murphy picture like trading place and beverly hill cop and but upon revisit the film recently i personally find that it contain murphy at his wisecracking and quipping and charm best . and seriously . cash in on a fantasy action formula that be reinvigorate and temp lated by raider of the lose ark in 1981 and the golden child hit all the required genre button . pretty girl and dare reluctant hero with a quip in his armoury and dash villain { charles dance so english i could kiss him myself } and wonderful colour and and a cute kid with mystical power and the film only ask you to get involve in the fun and not to dissect and digress it worth a a cranial fantasy picture . yes the cgi demon look creaky now and and yes the genre have far good picture in the 80 and 90 and beyond and but really if you agree with the disgraceful rating of 5 here on this site then you may just be take this genre a little too serious and seriously . positive .