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Meet Dave (2008)
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Reviews Counted: 84 Fresh: 17 Rotten:67 Average Rating: 4.2/10
Consensus:
Easy gags and slack direction drag this occasionally clever alien-out-of-planet comedy down to unimaginative lows.
Rated: PG [See Full Rating]
Runtime: 90 mins
Theatrical Release: Jul 11, 2008 Wide
Box Office: $11,564,040
Synopsis: Actor-turned-director Brian Robbins (VARSITY BLUES, THE PERFECT SCORE) is at the helm of comedian Eddie Murphy's alien adventure, MEET DAVE. Murphy stars as the minuscule captain of an alien spaceship that lands on Earth in the shape of a human being that looks just like him. The tiny crew is... [More]
Genre: Comedies
Starring: Eddie Murphy, Elizabeth Banks, Gabrielle Union
Director: Brian Robbins
Screenwriter: Rob Greenberg, Bill Corbett
Producer: Jon Berg, Todd Komarnicki, David T. Friendly
Screenwriter: Rob Greenberg, Bill Corbett
Producer: Jon Berg, Todd Komarnicki, David T. Friendly
Reviews
A movie starring Eddie Murphy used to mean something good. Now it just means that you should avoid anything he does at all costs. MEET DAVE is a disaster of epic proportions.
07/21/08
Heralding a return to form for Eddie Murphy, this cleverly conceived and executed sci-fi comedy offers plenty of laughs for all ages. The considerable challenge for the filmmakers was to streamline three realities and make each one credible.
07/21/08
Unless you're a die-hard Eddie Murphy fan, there's no reason for you to 'Meet Dave,' a substandard comedy that should have gone straight to DVD.
07/19/08
Doug Cooper - There's the odd chuckle to be had, it's fast-paced and colourful ... but overall it's over-stuffed and chaotic.
07/17/08
Contrary to what its altogether hideous advertising campaign would have you think, the latest collaboration between Eddie Murphy and Norbit director Brian Robbins is not, in fact, the worst movie ever made.
07/16/08
(Murphy) never loses focus, although the one-dimensional nature of the script might provoke a few yawns among frequent moviegoers.
07/15/08
Isn't an awful film because it's Eddie Murphy, it's awful because most of the "comedy" presented is flat, lacking in any hint of timing, and is dated by about thirty years...
07/14/08
The subplot in Meet Dave is too complicated for a film of this type. It drags the entire story down with it. However, this did give the screenwriters an excuse to camp up the situation.
07/14/08
Tedious time-waster that apologizes to its family-friendly audience with, 'Sorry, Earth, sometimes No. 2 happens!'
07/14/08
I walked out of Meet Dave... I invested about 50 minutes in the film, which was more than it deserved, and then I finally gave up and left.
07/14/08
Even in C-movie junk like this, Murphy manages to wring a few laughs out of the material. But the humor is so broad it barely fits onto the screen.
07/14/08
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(2008)-MEET DAVE-Family auds reject Murphy's latest ... back to the fat suit, Eddie??
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