Congratulations to Eddie Murphy, he has successfully made a follow up to his failed Norbit with this one. You literally can feel your brain cells dying by the minute as you watch each torturous scene. MEET DAVE reminds you why you have pop corn in your hand, so you can throw ‘em onto the screen. The movie is… a poor excuse for a family film and then the whole social commentary is one of the worst ways of telling people to save earth that I’ve ever heard. I nominate MEET DAVE for Razzie Award, for years to come
Dave Ming Chang (Eddie Murphy), newly arrived in New York City, may be the ultimate fish out of water. There’s something about him that’s not quite right – for starters, he seems remarkably out of place and uncomfortable in his own body. And for good reason: “Dave” is not a man at all, but a ship made in the image of its miniature-sized captain
I can’t even begin to tell you how ancient the visual/special effects look. If this movie was released in the 80s, I’m sure it would get great buzz and popularity in the likes of Who Framed Roger Rabbit, but today’s not the 80s and watching something like this doesn’t make you feel nostalgic, it just makes you wonder why the hell would anyone think it would be cool to make a movie like this in the first place.
The bad technology could’ve been compensated with a decent storyline but it fails in that aspect too. I’m sure even 8 year olds today would think they’re too cool for plots like this. Plus, there are so many inconsistencies.
I get what the writers are trying to do with emphasizing the messages that humans are worth saving, the planet is worth saving but the messages got buried under a pile of crap that they never got the chance to actually get across to the audience. Those who watch this movie might catch the idea but if this is the best effort a movie could make to influence humans to start caring for earth, then I’m very much concerned with the fate of our planet now more than ever.
Maybe the catchphrase “Welcome to Old Navy” might be the next big cult hit tagline. But I very much doubt it.
Acting wise, I think Eddie Murphy still has what it takes as a comedy movie star. He’s still got the funny expression, he can act like a robot, he’s talented, no doubt. But I’m worried that if he keeps making movies like this, then his legacy might be in jeopardy. He would be known as the funnyman who makes lame movies.
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