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Dominican Rep. Holy Man
5,683
Comedy
Eddie Murphy stars as an over-the-top television evangelist who finds a way to turn television home shopping into a religious experience, and takes America by storm.
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"Goldblum and Murphy outdo each other in their odd roles, each minimizing his tendency toward shtick and giving a convincing dramatic performance" | POS |
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United States |
Newsweek | "It's harmless fun, but it underutilizes Murphy, who's largely reduced to doing virtuoso variations on his iconic smile." | NEU |
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United States |
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"A pleasant piece of commercial filmmaking, but as a satirical comedy, it's devoid of laughs and insight" | NEU |
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United States |
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"A poorly-focused motion picture characterized by limp satire " | NEG |
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United States |
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"Tom Schulman's script is on the sloppy side and offers few surprises; still, it's not entirely bereft of laughs." | NEU |
United Kingdom |
Empire | "The film does a good job ridiculing the home shopping phenomenon in general and the audience that supports it, but lets itself down with occasional lapses into lame slapstick" | NEU |
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United States |
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"What a waste of a great comedian. What demented casting." | NEG |
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