Keke Palmer and Eva Longoria also star in the latest feature from director Tim Story ('The Blackening'), about a pair of armored car guards who get ensnared in a deadly pursuit.

Murphy gets in some good zings, Davidson can play endearingly obtuse, and Keke Palmer can’t help but be charismatic. But neither the script nor Story’s direction really gives anyone much of a chance to shine.

Still, sometimes something calls the reviewer’s name, and the combination of Eddie Murphy, Pete Davidson, Eva Longoria and Keke Palmer in “The Pickup,” a heist comedy premiering Wednesday on Prime Video,