Review of Meet Dave (2008) by Jake W — 14 Feb 2014

I just like Eddie Murphy films no matter how awful. This is a fun movie.

This review of Meet Dave (2008) was written by Jake W on 14 Feb 2014.

Meet Dave has generally received mixed reviews.

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