Review of Meet Dave (2008) by Jon W — 24 Jun 2009

Not one of Eddie's best...by far...but it was somewhat humorous.

This review of Meet Dave (2008) was written by Jon W on 24 Jun 2009.

Meet Dave has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Michael Sragow (1,413) for Baltimore Sun (1,823) on 11 Mar 2013

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I love Eddie Murphy but not like this. It's ok, I'm theaters it was good but when I got it on iTunes it wasn't good…

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By Wesley W (297) on 24 May 2018

I actually enjoyed the film more than I thought I would and didn't think it was as bad as people made it out to be…

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By Juliushappy (2) on 06 Jul 2013

What an embarrassing movie. What a waste of talent. Perhaps it's American humour of some sort, that I don't understand…

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