Leaves you wondering whether there really is a God.
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07/21/09
Holy Man (1998)
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Reviews Counted:48
Fresh:6
Rotten:42
Average Rating:3.7/10
Runtime: 1 hr 54 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: This satire features Eddie Murphy, Jeff Goldblum and Kelly Preston, all trying to boost the ratings of a home shopping channel by presenting Murphy as a televangelist. To their dismay, the viewers... [More]
Starring: Eddie Murphy, Jeff Goldblum, Kelly Preston, Robert Loggia
Director: Stephen Herek
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Reviews for Holy Man
Good intentions abound, but we all know where they lead.
07/21/09
It may not be earthshaking, but this calmly competent feel-good movie shows that a little sincerity can go a long way.
07/21/09
Top CriticThe material lacks a biting edge.
07/01/09
Top CriticA thought-provoking but uneven comedy.
05/16/09
The kitsch on-air shopping sequences are often very funny.
06/24/06
What does Hollywood teach us here? Materialism BAD! Television BAD! Media BAD!
12/06/05
The shallowness and lack of perspective of the story keeps everyone from delivering anything more than a mundane, mildly amusing comedy.
04/09/05
It's always watchable, sometimes enjoyable, never special.
05/22/03
[Murphy] is the only thing that isn't deadeningly predictable here, but it might still be worth the price of a ticket to see him continue to have such fun being a movie star.
05/20/03
Eddie Murphy's downhill decline
02/19/03
No review available.
02/11/03
Eddie Murphy still can't pick scripts worth a damn. It's not the worst movie he ever made, but that comes as small comfort when you're suffering through it.
11/01/02
Oh brother, what a preposterous package it uses to deliver its warm and fuzzy message about What Really Matters.
10/15/02
No review available.
10/03/02
A clever script and great comic timing from the entire cast take the infomercial parody to a whole new hilarious level.
06/05/02
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04/12/02
Top CriticHoly Man saddles its star with a leaden, melodramatic script that never allows the high jinks to get rolling at Murphy's hyperkinetic pace.
03/24/02
A comedy about the crazy wisdom of a holy fool.
03/03/02
Although the film is a comedy, it can't overcome the fact that it is profoundly sad that people in this country are so spiritually starved they would seek fulfillment by watching a shopping channel.
01/01/01
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