The laugh-out-loud Eddie Murphy movie was fast becoming an artifact, like a can of New Coke or one of Cher's old noses. But The Nutty Professor marks his return to form.
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01/01/00
The Nutty Professor (1996)
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Reviews Counted:49
Fresh:32
Rotten:17
Average Rating:5.9/10
Runtime: 1 hr 36 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: Sweet-natured, university scientist Sherman Klump is understandably insecure about his immense weight, particularly after meeting pretty grad student Carla Purty. He is conducting experiments in... [More]
Starring: Eddie Murphy, Jada Pinkett, James Coburn, Dave Chappelle
Director: Tom Shadyac
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Reviews for The Nutty Professor
The flick is sketch comedy spun out to feature length.
04/12/02
All in all, a pretty thin comedy.
06/06/09
Murphy turns the dual roles of a meek academician and his smarmy alter ego, Buddy Love, into an excoriating exercise in self-disclosure.
06/06/09
Delivers belly laughs as huge as Klump's waistline.
08/13/02
The movie offers the uplifting news bulletin that life is not about being happy with how much you weigh but with what kind of person you are. This is where the movie starts getting sloppy.
01/01/00
The Klumps is a bit like watching Ali just a couple of years before he called it quits -- occasionally still exciting to be around, but more often than not going through the motions, punching well below par.
01/01/00
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08/22/03
the beginning of the end for Eddie Murphy
12/02/05
The Nutty Professor is, of course, a vanity piece, and it does serve notice that Murphy has lost none of his talent or ability. But it also demonstrates that he needs some guidance so he won't waste it on such lousy material.
01/01/00
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02/18/03
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04/15/05
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06/06/03
This is a chance to see Murphy doing what he does best, and for that alone it's worth seeing.
06/18/02
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07/04/05
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03/11/03
This movie is a little too interested in easy jokes to bother with having a heart.
01/01/00
Top Critic
Murphy proves himself a surprisingly strong actor here, playing Sherman with sweetness and poignancy, not to mention loads of funny weight-related humor.
01/01/00
Top CriticNo review available.
05/14/03
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