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Director: Brian Robbins
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From Time Out Film Guide
Eddie Murphy’s latest ‘comedy’ sees him horribly miscast in dual roles as the eponymous man-sized spacecraft and its diminutive, logic-driven Captain. The only pleasure to be derived from watching Murphy these days comes from those rare moments when he gets the opportunity to let rip, to give us a glimpse of the old, untamed Hollywood rebel. But here, such opportunities are absent: as the ship, he’s robotic; as the Captain, he’s clipped and saddled with what might be a British accent.Supporting players fare no better, particularly the hideous Pat Kilbane as an increasingly objectionable gay stereotype. The plot is near absent, the effects cheap – the filmmakers clearly fancy this as a successor to ‘Men in Black’, but it completely lacks that film’s charm or invention. Even for a high-concept, lowbrow summer release ‘Meet Dave’ is drab, shoddy work.
Author: Tom Huddleston
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- H3ZZ@ said...
- Posted on Aug 27 2009 11:30 right now i am doing a project on it for school i saw it a week ago it was funny and entertaining but deffinetly not eddie murphy's best film
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- tremolo said...
- Posted on Jan 31 2009 19:10 A childish film that appealed to the child in me. Freud said that what we laugh at reflects the tensions we carry. I guess those who didn't laugh were either totally liberated from urban anxieties or are totally in their heads. Childish for sure. A nice if simple break from being adult, and an utterly inventive concept.
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- Eddie Murphy said...
- Posted on Dec 05 2008 13:46 Good flim kids really enjoyed it
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- emma jane said...
- Posted on Aug 30 2008 18:49 this film was fantastic ive watched it 5 times now i think eddies fab and i may watch it again
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- cutie said...
- Posted on Aug 12 2008 13:22 looks good i might watch it next wednesday
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- chris said...
- Posted on Aug 06 2008 12:51 worst film i've ever seen. CHEESE!!! eddie murphy is better than this, i couldnt work out if he was doing an english accent, or just being posh! i had my head in my hands near the end of the film, cus it was so bad.
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- granny said...
- Posted on Aug 01 2008 20:44 it is the best film i have heard in my 85 years even though i haven't seen it
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- shenay said...
- Posted on Jul 30 2008 15:05 was brill by remiah
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- ashton. said...
- Posted on Jul 27 2008 20:22 I went to see this on the day it came out with my friend and its brillant.
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- Stind said...
- Posted on Jul 27 2008 16:19 Why do people leave rating to films they have not seen? Unhelpful.
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- Hani said...
- Posted on Jul 23 2008 16:22 I can't wait 2 c it it looks really funny!! I luv all movies with eddie murphy in it he's so funny!!
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- joshstar said...
- Posted on Jul 23 2008 15:11 this looks reALLY good am going 2 see it tonight < *_* >
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- ted said...
- Posted on Jul 22 2008 21:06 i am seeeing this film tomorrow can't wait it looks incredibly funny
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- sultan stevenson (aged 7) said...
- Posted on Jul 19 2008 21:28 That movie was both funny as well as interesting. I liked the part when dave pinched the gun belonging to the robbers.
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- becky said...
- Posted on Jul 19 2008 11:48 it looks class and it is class lol the best
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Cast & crew
Director: Brian Robbins
Cast: Eddie Murphy, Elizabeth Banks, Gabrielle Union, Scott Caan, Ed Helms, Judah Friedlander full cast
Genre(s): Comedy
Rated: PG
Duration: 90 mins
UK Release: Jul 18 2008
US Release: Jul 11 2008
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