Review of Meet Dave (2008) by Eric L — 02 Jan 2009

This was a pretty decent movie to watch with the kids.

This review of Meet Dave (2008) was written by Eric L on 02 Jan 2009.

Meet Dave has generally received mixed reviews.

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Though mildly amusing, Murphy's two characters in Meet Dave -- a wee captain and a humanoid spaceship -- neither tax nor stretch him…

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By Ruthe Stein (335) for San Francisco Chronicle (7,630) on 14 Jun 2016

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By Bloodywhitetrap . (51) on 29 Aug 2014

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 Nathan T (396) on 14 May 2013

Funny at times BUT what a very STUPID and SILLY movie.Eddie Murphy is great but his talent is wasted…

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By Kari W (43) on 16 May 2013

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By Mateus Prado S (1) on 07 Jun 2013

EM make films to his public, not critics! Great movie…

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This was a massive pain to sit through this snooze fest…

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