Review of Meet Dave (2008) by Leticia Agora S — 20 Dec 2008

It's okaay. There's better though.

This review of Meet Dave (2008) was written by Leticia Agora S on 20 Dec 2008.

Meet Dave has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Andrea Gronvall (422) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 14 Apr 2016

The insipid gags fail to exploit Murphy's gift for physical humor, Elizabeth Banks and Gabrielle Union are merely decorative, and Ed Helms…

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By Lou Lumenick (2,103) for New York Post (6,650) on 17 Mar 2013

Murphy has fallen back into the comfortable rut of sloppy family comedies that are low on laughs and high on toilet jokes…

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