Trading Places four stars out of five, classifying "Trading Places" as "Excellent" per the magazine's star rating system, stating that Murphy and Aykroyd are the show-stealers. A review of the film published by "Variety" magazine called the film "a light romp geared up by the schtick shifted by Dan Aykroyd and Eddie Murphy." The review gave further commendations to supporting actors, stating that Murphy and Aykroyd "couldn't have brought this one off without the contributions of three veterans - Ralph Bellamy, Don Ameche and the droll Englishman, Denholm Elliott" and calling the presence of Jamie Lee Curtis "enjoyable." The film received several
Eddie Murphy union". The two had planned on having a legal ceremony upon their return to the U.S. but did not, and their wedding was never official. Murphy began dating model Paige Butcher in 2012. Their daughter Izzy was born May 3, 2016. In August 2018, the couple announced they were expecting another child, a boy. The couple got engaged in September 2018. On November 30, the couple's son, Max Charles Murphy, was born. The child's middle name honor's Eddie Murphy's late brother, Charlie Murphy, who passed away from leukemia in 2017. In 1988, Art Buchwald sued Murphy and Paramount Pictures, alleging