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Director: Stephen Herek
Actors: Eddie Murphy, Jeff Goldblum, Kelly Preston, Robert Loggia, Jon Cryer
Studio: Walt Disney Video
Category: DVD

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Avg. Customer Rating: 3.0 out of 5 stars

44 reviews
Sales Rank: 35578

Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dvd-video, Letterboxed, Widescreen, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 114
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Picture Format: Letterbox
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.1 x 0.6

MPN: DISD16536D
ISBN: 0788814907
UPC: 717951001627
EAN: 9780788814907
ASIN: 0788814907

Theatrical Release Date: October 9, 1998
Release Date: May 18, 1999
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days

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How did I miss seeing this before!! May 2, 2006
3 out of 3 found this review helpful

Absolutely one of the funniest movies ever, with a great message to boot! I want to thank Eddie Murphy, Jeff Goldblum, and Kelly Preston for a great movie! Superb! This movie should have done much better in the theaters. I had never heard about it until it played on digital cable. I will be buying this to free up some space on the DVR.

5 out of 5 stars

Stop Comparing it to Other Movies! October 16, 2005
5 out of 6 found this review helpful

Look, the biggest complaint I have with the people that have reviewed this movie is they keep comparing it to other Eddie Murphy movies and it's just not. That would be like comparing The Majestic to The Mask and saying it wasn't Jim Carry's finest... It's a good movie but it is a very special movie. The jokes aren't a laugh a second but the good messages are. I don't think it should have recieved the Oscar or anything like that but it's none the less enjoyable, smart humor. Quit watching it with a running track of Nutty Professor in your head and just take it for what it is. A quality movie that really does have some good comentary on american ethics. I'm giving it five stars not because I think it's the best movie ever made but because it dares to be different than a lot of things that are already out there. Yes it could have been just another Daddy Daycare... but then there would just be two kinda average comedies instead of two feel good movies.

4 out of 5 stars

Clever, Funny, & Deep September 26, 2005
6 out of 6 found this review helpful

There's no way to put into words how it feels to come from a film having taking something special away. After having read many reviews on Holy Man, both here and elsewhere, I've come to the conclusion that this is one of those movies most people just don't get. This is indeed the age of crudity, where shock value is held in higher regard than genuinely good storytelling and uplifting characters. This film succeeds on all fronts by offering itself not just as a hilarious comedy(which it certainly is), but also as a means to convey a message that's too often ingnored and scoffed at. Let's face it, most people today are master cynics, unwilling to accept any positivity but always ready to rebuke something. It seems to me, that's why this film was not a comercial success.

Eddie Murphy has created a phenomenal character in G and plays him with enough love and abandon I found myself smiling all the way through. Forget wondering exactly who G is. If you're really spending time on that, you've failed to see the point of the story. Besides, some things are best left to the imagination. Ambiguity doesn't have to be a scary concept.

The love story between Goldblum and Preston isn't perfect, but their performances-particuarly Goldblum's-are worth seeing. All in all, my only complaint is that their aren't any special features to speak of and letterbox format stinks. Otherwise, let go of yourself and rent this wonderful film. Watch it with a close friend or a loved one. You'll be glad you did!

5 out of 5 stars

A great Sci-Fi Movie July 13, 2005
4 out of 4 found this review helpful

I know it isn't exactly what you might expect from Eddie Murphy. And of course it is not classic Sci-Fi. Nevertheless, it deals with subjects that have been present in SF since the very beginning. Alienation of man, consumism, manipulation from the media.

I find some similarities between this movie and Truman Show, which I consider to be SF too. Not all Jim Carrey fans seem to like TS, because it's different from the kind of comedy he is known by. The same goes here to Eddie Murphy. He is not wildly funny, he is a spiritual character who gets the best from people around him.

And the character who really makes this movie, for me anyway, is Jeff Goldblum's character. It is he who goes through a transformation, and makes us think if we are going in the right direction.

I actually loved this movie, and recommend it to everybody, although you shouldn't expect an average comedy, but a deep thought-provoking movie instead.

4 out of 5 stars

Not What You Expect June 25, 2005
1 out of 2 found this review helpful

I have to add my thoughts to the mix here. I'd say: don't expect this to be like other Eddie Murphy movies and you'll be less likely to be disappointed. There's comedy in the movie, but don't expect most of it to come from him. It's more about heart than it's about the funny. Taking it as it is, I find that I like the movie just fine--also, Eddie Murphy works well for me as a spiritual character. I think he does a good job.

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