Prime Video’s new action-comedy with Eddie Murphy and Pete Davidson is an ‘Ocean’s Eleven’ clone — but there’s a big problem

(L-R) Eddie Murphy as Russell Pierce and Pete Davidson as Travis Stolly in "The Pickup".

I’ve been disappointed with Prime Video’s original movie output so far this year. But over the summer months, the situation has become pretty desperate. In fact, the Amazon-owned streaming service currently boasts a new sci-fi thriller movie with a rare 0% score on Rotten Tomatoes.

Hoping to change the platform's fortunes is “The Pickup,” a new action-comedy that pairs together former SNL cast members Eddie Murphy and Pete Davidson. Unfortunately, it’s another misfire for Prime Video playing out like a cheap imitation of better heist movies, lacking the razzmatazz of flicks like “Ocean’s Eleven” (which the movie shamelessly copies).