The Nutty Professor
Directed by:
Tom ShadyacCinematography:
Julio MacatComposer:
David NewmanCast:
Eddie Murphy, Jada Pinkett Smith, James Coburn, Larry Miller, Dave Chappelle, David Ramsey, Roy Werner, Lisa Boyle, Athena Massey, Jamal Mixon, John Ales (more)VOD (1)
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Eddie Murphy playing no less than seven roles in this uproarious Jekyll-and-Hyde comedy from Imagine Entertainment. Murphy stars as Dr. Sherman Klump, a kind, 'calorically challenged' genetics professor who longs to shed his 400-pound frame in order to win the heart of beautiful Jada Pinkett. So, with one swig of his experimental fat-reducing serum, Sherman becomes Buddy Love, a fast-talking, pumped-up, plumped-down Don Juan. Can Sherman stop his buff alter ego before it's too late, or will Buddy have the last laugh? (Shock Entertainment)
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A shitty, below-average comedy whose rating rises only after watching its even worse sequel, in comparison to which it is above-average intellectual entertainment.
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Not too bad a plot... Eddie Murphy passable, humor quite madcap but quite sleazy in places. Average.
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When I first saw this film a while back, I quite enjoyed it. But now I just find Eddie Murphy loud, theatrical, and boring. His fart jokes really aren't funny anymore, and it doesn't even compare to the original version. Jerry Lewis was also a nutcase, but his film had meaning and depth. This really doesn't have that.
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