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Although the doc is as intimate as a 103-minute runtime allows to recap a nearly 50-year journey, \u201cBeing Eddie\u201d is still a gratifying look at how one man \u2014 a Black man in Hollywood at that \u2014 reached the upper echelons of fame and success and lived long enough to tell his own story, even if it\u2019s a truncated version.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n
The documentary begins by recalling Murphy\u2019s childhood and start in comedy before turning into a highlight reel of his iconic filmography. In between, friends and peers like Arsenio Hall, Chris Rock, Adam Sandler, Dave Chappelle, Jamie Foxx, Jerry Seinfeld, Kevin Hart, Pete Davidson, Tracy Morgan and more all appear as talking heads to fill in their own stories of the comedic legend. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n
But \u201cBeing Eddie\u201d works best when it allows Murphy just to be his raw, honest, funny self on his own (I still can\u2019t get over him saying \u201cRidiculousness\u201d is \u201cthe best show on TV\u201d), even better when he\u2019s not.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n
In one touching scene, he addresses the passing of his big brother, Charlie Murphy, and talks about his views on death and grief \u2014 \u201cI just touch little memories. I don\u2019t be going and wallowing in it.\u201d In another, he explains why he rejects labels like \u201cstand-up comedian,\u201d \u201cactor\u201d and \u201cmusician\u201d \u2014 \u201cI\u2019m an artist who can express hisself a bunch of different ways.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n