Review of Meet Dave (2008) by James M — 09 Dec 2008

The kids liked it alot ... not too bad to watch.

This review of Meet Dave (2008) was written by James M on 09 Dec 2008.

Meet Dave has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Peter Travers (3,602) for Rolling Stone (4,035) on 29 Dec 2014

Murphy, teaming again with his Norbit director Brian Robbins, is assuming we'll all line up for lazyass toilet jokes and pay for the privilege…

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La película en sí misma es horrorosa, Eddie Murphy malísimo, efectos horribles, humor chorra, pero a los niños les ha hecho mucha gracia…

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

More palatable than Norbit but equally uninspired, Murphy's benign, pedestrian Meet Dave mostly gives us Mr. Ed, with a bit of Crazy Eddie mixed in…

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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 Joe S (1,170) on 10 Dec 2016

I can't believe this movie only has a 20% rating. It has a great premise, is very funny and has great performances from everyone involved…

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By Mike B (1,929) on 20 Jun 2013

Really dumb- I dont see how the people in this movie ever evolved…

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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 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 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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By Don S (1,504) on 04 Apr 2013

Eddie Murphy makes me laugh, plain and simple. Families are the intended audience, and I think this can be enjoyed by any age…

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