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Eddie Murphy
as Jack McCall

Kerry Washington
as Caroline McCall

Cliff Curtis
as Dr. Sinja

Clark Duke
as Aaron Wiseberger

Allison Janney
as Samantha Davis

Ruby Dee
as Annie McCall

Emanuel Ragsdale
as Tyler McCall

Kayla Blake
as Emily

Winston J. Rocha
as Gaudencio

Bethany Dwyer
as Mary

Alain Chabat
as Christian Leger de la Touffe

Lennie Loftin
as Robert Gilmore

Phil Reeves
as Don Parker

Brian Gallivan
as Tony

Steven M. Gagnon
as Ira

Katheryn Cain
as Katie

Eshaya Draper
as Young Jack

Darcy Rose Byrnes
as 10 Year Old Girl

Sarah Scott Davis
as Young Annie

Justin Robbins
as Boy

Miles Robbins
as Boy

Brian Norris
as Steven

Jill Basey
as Woman in Starbucks

Greg Collins
as Construction Worker

Robert Lequang
as Starbucks Customer

Michael G. Wilkinson
as Starbucks Customer

Lyndsey Nelson
as Starbucks Customer

Brad Michael Gilbert
as Starbucks Customer

Lou Saliba
as Shrink

John Gatins
as Valet

Mitchell Fink
as Male Agent

Edi Patterson
as Young Female Agent

Emily Burton
as Crying Student

Tracy Mulholland
as Young Student

Brad Keimach
as Sinja Aide

Dilip Jha
as Sinja Aide

Jorge Álvarez
as Mariachi Band Leader

Leonard Earl Howze
as Orderly

Jack McBrayer
as Starbucks Barista

John Witherspoon
as Blind Man

Thierry Segall
as French Businessman

Noel Courteblanche
as French Businessman

Sara Holden
as Hostess

Jeff Kahn
as Waiter

Matt Winston
as Kid Space Teacher

Daniel Hepner
as Sensitive Dad #1

Eric Archibald
as Sensitive Dad #2

Philip Pavel
as Overly Enthused Dad

Raquel Bell
as Kid Space Mom

Kamala Jones
as Hotel Employee

Kharrison Sweeney
as Rotund Man

Daniel Saltos
as Gaudencio Assistant

Lauren Schuchman
as Waitress

Ted Kennedy
as Homeless Man

Jane Bartelme
as Nun

Skip Richard Crank
as Ice Cream Vendor

Floyd Levine
as Man On Pier

Bunny Levine
as Woman On Pier

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• Oct 09, 2014

  Another free library rental that I wouldn't have paid full price (actually, anything) for. Wasn't expecting a great deal, but this was okay to watch once. Ending is enough to make you vomit, but leading up to it is okay with some amusing situations and characters. In particular I liked Jack Mcbrayer as the barista. Quite an original idea for this genre. Sounds ridiculous on paper, but actually it does work. I do agree with the comments that Eddie does not have the facial expressions to pull off silence.
  Nicki M Super Reviewer
• Apr 05, 2013

  Eddie Murphy. What happened to your taste in movie roles? This was the stupidest movie..not funny at all. Just stupid.
  Cynthia S Super Reviewer
• Feb 08, 2013

  Its amazing how far and low Eddie Murphy has fallen, this guy used to be an action/comedy star, now he churns out straight to DVD rubbish. This film was made in 2008 yet due to major studio issues it wasn't released until last year 2012! now that's unlucky. To be honest the film isn't all that bad, there is a nice spiritual Buddist/Hindu flow through the plot which is simple yet effective. Its an easy going 'Scrooge' type affair really, Murphy is a fast talking slick literacy agent ('Jack') who stretches the truth to make his deals. He gets his comeuppance when he tries his usual spiel on an Indian Guru and ends up getting cursed. The curse being a Bodhi tree appearing in his garden, from there on every word 'Jack' utters a leaf drops from the tree, the tree dies as the leaves drop...and so does 'Jack'. Once 'Jack' realises his situation the tree only has 1000 leafs left, thus he must try not to speak anymore and hilarity prevails. Seen something like this before you say? yep you would be right, the plot is very much like Jim Carrey vehicles 'Liar Liar' and 'Yes Man'. In fact this film could have easily been a Jim Carrey vehicle, the plot is perfect for him, its virtually 'Liar Liar' all over again, to a degree. Murphy is wasted here as his best asset is his loud mouth, without it he's rather dull. The problem is Murphy doesn't have the rubber faced skills of Carrey (who would have fitted this much better) to fall back on. The laughs are very predictable as you can imagine but as said Murphy can't really pull them off very well, he's not that kind of visual comedian. The plot is sweet but again incredibly predictable and ends up being very very mushy towards the end, in fact I still don't quite know what Murphy's character really achieves to reverse his curse. Cliff Curtis as 'Dr. Sinja' is a nice cast choice but you almost feel the role could be given to Morgan Freeman as the character is pretty much the same as his 'Bruce Almighty' role. Lets be honest the whole cast of 'Bruce Almighty' or even 'The Truman Show' could replace the cast for this film and it probably would have done much better. Its nice to see some Hindu/Buddist imagery and religious culture in this film but that can't really save it. A bad choice in casting lets the film down hugely, on one hand it could have been a sensible emotional drama, on the other a great comedy. In the end its neither and simple below average, its annoying as there is a nice story in here too.
  Phil H Super Reviewer
• Dec 08, 2012

  The film was so so. They had a good idea for a film, but they didn't execute it correctly. They needed a rewrite. The tone was off too. Some scenes were stupid. However, there was a bunch of scenes that were funny. Clark Duke reminded me a lot of Jonah Hill.
  Sol C Super Reviewer

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