The Nutty Professor Reviews

By now, I have seen almost all the movies starring Eddie Murphy (they all show up sooner on later on the diverse Dutch channels I have) and his career can be split basically in 3 parts. First, you had the 80's during which his movies were some massive box-office success, often critically heralded, making Murphy a superstar in the process. Then, you had the 90's during which Eddie Murphy was still pretty successful, even though the movies were not really that good. Finally, you have the part which started at the beginning of the 00's and which is still ongoing nowadays, a period during which Murphy has been making one terrible movie after the other, movies which always flop at the box-office. This flick was definitely a typical effort from the 90's. Indeed, it was pretty popular and generated a sequel. Personally, I don't think it was really good though. I mean, once again Murphy wears a fat suit (one of his trademarks) and it could have been interesting if he would have remained like this during the whole thing but, of course, Eddie Murphy had to show up as Buddy Love, one of the most annoying characters ever created. The way Murphy played the whole family Krump was also pretty neat but it was not enough to make this flick really entertaining to me. To conclude, even though he has done way worse later on in his career, it still remain a rather weak effort for Eddie Murphy and I don't think it is really worth a look.

I'm not sure quite how to say it.

I mean, I can't quite remember what I was thinking along the lines of--let's get goofy! and I can't quite figure out what I want to say along the lines of-- this is still 1996 and you can't be Buddy Love.... (and why? because of your nervous girlfriend and your annoying research buddy?).... and it's also kinda funny that it kinda is more of a sci-fi comedy than a general-fiction one....

{And it's funny, sci-fi is so *franchised*, that "independent" sci-fi basically means, a smaller franchise, but, you know.... And if it's really *not* franchised, *at all*, the Trekkies won't even think of it as being sci-fi at all.... And especially if it's a comedy. After all, isn't the whole point of sci-fi--and science!-- to make it so that, we never have to deal, with the noises of the proles, eh....}

But I'm starting to think that I like Eddie Murphy better than Morgan Freeman.... Or Ben Kingsley, or Patrick Stewart.... Or even Robin Williams.

.... Because I may have forgotten how to say 'this movie is fun', or however I would have, you know, but at least Eddie Murphy got a few scenes without the fat suit, (like fucking Rammstein in that crazy music video-- 'I am cold, so cold.... I, am.... *duh-na-na-na-na.*' Fucking Germans, lol.), and even if Buddy Love needs a little work, I think that he's worth it, and what is it, really, that a little dancing might not fix.... Yeah, he might benefit from a little ballet, and a little Jane Austen.... And at least he's not a cold-blooded brute, like The Lizard....

And neither is Mr Klump, but.... he's more like that girl's father, than anything else, really.

So.... let's get goofy, okay.

.....

P.S. I had no idea that "The Nutty Professor" was like "Jack and Jill"; Eddie Murphy is a veritable master of disguise.

Oh, and his smile is rather epic. Did you ever see the movie poster for "Meet Dave"? You have to admire a sci-fi movie with a name like, "Meet Dave"....

So I guess that I'll just have to allow my sheer credulousness to overcome my difficulties with the concept.

Let's turn into wierdos, lol.

(8/10)