this unfairly maligned sci-fi comedy testifies that Eddie Murphy still has the gift of surprise.Read Full Review »
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Philadelphia Inquirer: Carrie Rickey
Meet Dave isn't great, but it's good enough. And it proves once again that Murphy can do anything - even a PG comedy in which he isn't a donkey.Read Full Review »
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Salon.com: Stephanie Zacharek
It's a good-natured if flimsy comedy that, at the very least, suggests that Murphy hasn't completely lost whatever made him funny in the first place.Read Full Review »
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ReelViews: James Berardinelli
This is made-for-TV material dressed up by Eddie Murphy's participation into a theatrical release.Read Full Review »
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The New York Times: Manohla Dargis
Though mildly amusing, Murphy's two characters in Meet Dave -- a wee captain and a humanoid spaceship -- neither tax nor stretch him.Read Full Review »
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LOS ANGELES TIMES: Sam Adams
Pays lip service to the joys of exploring new worlds, but it never steps off the tour bus.Read Full Review »
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Washington Post: Ann Hornaday
The kind of bland, generic, high-concept midsummer comedy that drives a critic to the thesaurus in search of new ways to say "vapid."Read Full Review »
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USA Today: Claudia Puig
If only the movie had heeded its own advice and tried to be different from the standard formula.Read Full Review »
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Boston Globe: Wesley Morris
On just about every occasion in Meet Dave, Murphy appears to be on the verge of cracking himself up. This is good news. At least someone found him funny.Read Full Review »
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ROLLING STONE: Peter Travers
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. Prove him wrong, people, please.Read Full Review »
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