The Nutty Professor
The Nutty Professor
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 (3)
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Sherman Klump (Eddie Murphy) is a shy, overweight chemistry professor who invents a slimming formula which transforms him into the svelte, fast-talking Buddy Love. His new-found confidence means he can now happily date his pretty colleague Carla Purty (Jada Pinkett Smith), but when Buddy starts to take over, Sherman risks jeopardising his own career and his true self being lost forever. Murphy also stars in five other roles, including most of the Klump family. (Fabulous Films)
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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 movie, I quite enjoyed it. But now Eddie Murphy just seems loud, theatrical, and boring to me. His fart jokes are no longer funny, and it can't be compared to the original version at all. Jerry Lewis may have been crazy too, but his film had meaning and depth. This one really doesn't.
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