Review of Eddie Murphy Raw (1987) by Rick Groen for The Globe and Mail (Toronto) — 28 Jun 2017
It's impossible to deny the virtuosity of his non-stop delivery, but the relentless macho onslaught sadly lacks the saving grace of Richard Pryor's self-irony. Even if Murphy doesn't mean what he says (and he probably does), laughs are forestalled by the feeling that it's all too mechanically manipulative.
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This review of Eddie Murphy Raw (1987) was written by Rick Groen and published by The Globe and Mail (Toronto) on 28 Jun 2017.
Eddie Murphy Raw has generally received positive reviews.
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