Pete Davidson, Keke Palmer and Eva Longoria co-star alongside Eddie Murphy in Tim Story's occasionally diverting heist caper "The Pickup"

The Pickup stars Murphy and Davidson as a pair of armored truck guards who get blackmailed by a sleek thief, played by Keke Palmer, to conspire on a complicated heist. Action and comedy collide as this odd couple of co-workers is thrown way out of their comfort zone,

The Pickup is officially Forgettable Streaming Action-Comedy No. 466, after junk like Back in Action, Red Notice and about a half-dozen Kevin Hart and/or Mark Wahlberg vehicles including, but not limited to,

Almost everything you need to know about The Pickup is that it has Eddie Murphy, one of comedy’s all-time icons, play the straight man to Pete Davidson. And I like Pete Davidson! But let’s be real here.

With his first feature films, Eddie Murphy defined what it meant to bring comedy to live action comedy. Now he’s returning to what he does best in Amazon MGM Studios’ latest film, The Pickup. Murphy hand-selected fellow Saturday Night Live hosts Keke Palmer and Pete Davidson for his latest project,

The Pickup, a new heist comedy starring Eddie Murphy, Pete Davidson and Keke Palmer will be available to stream with an Amazon Prime Video subscription starting August 6, but critics seem to think its cast’s comedic talents — especially Murphy’s — are wasted.