Jan 16 2009Eddie Murphy is: 'Imagine That'
Eddie Murphy is back, and for once he isn't playing multiple roles--unless you count the dual-role of businessman and father! Which you should, because it turns out it's really difficult to balance the two. Eddie is putting so much work in at the office, he isn't making time for his seven-year-old daughter. What could turn him around? Fat suits? Small, alien Eddie Murphies? Nahhhh. How about finding out that his daughter's imaginary friend princesses can provide him with stock predictions so long as he indulges them with wacky dances?
So Eddie Murphy is willing to spend time with his daughter so long as she's a profitable asset, and the blanket functions as a conduit between the magic girl and the princess spirit world? This and Bedtime Stories have elevated the family comedy to a new, bizarrely-high concept place that borders on nightmarish.
Reader Comments
1. Rum Rogers Sr. - January 16, 2009 10:45 AM
looks like a crappy version of a crappy will smith movie.
2. Frank - January 16, 2009 10:49 AM
Isn't that Will Smith's son
playing Eddie Murphy's daughter?
This movie looks hideous.
I'll pass.
3. sven damin - January 16, 2009 10:49 AM
The last time Eddie Murphy was funny was when Charlie Murphy was telling a story about him.
I hope "Beverly Hills Cop 4" doesn't suck...
If you want to see something THAT IS FUNNY, you should check out this vid about the DUDE WHO GOT TRAMPLED AT WAL-MART:
http://blog.digitalfuntown.com/dft-blog/2009/1/13/little-billys-got-a-secret.html
4. Nick - January 16, 2009 11:13 AM
I'm pretty sure that aneurysm line was in Daddy Day Care, too. That's really sad.
It does have the kid from Role Models, though. That's a plus.
5. Stinky McPoopypants - January 16, 2009 12:10 PM
Imagine if Eddie had died tragically after Beverly Hills Cop 1.... we'd be praising him like John Belushi, wondering how awesome his career would have been long into the future....
I guess what I'm saying, Eddie is: Go back in time and kill yourself.
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6. sully - January 16, 2009 12:24 PM
This feels like a movie Jim Carrey would do if the film was greenlit six years in the future...
Also, I feel like Eddie would notice a foul smell coming from the milk carton before he poured sour milk all over his precious Cheerios.
7. bored_of_crappy_movies - January 16, 2009 1:00 PM
What a turd of a trailer. It's as if a typical hollywood hack took scenes from other better movies and grafted them together to form something unwatchable. Who is making this crap?! It's nice that the dad only likes his kid when she starts to make him money. Pass.
8. WamJAm - January 16, 2009 1:26 PM
This looks better than that crappy fast and furious trailer..
9. Moviekid - January 16, 2009 1:54 PM
This looks a lot better than his last few movies...a step in the right direction
10. Tr8cthis - January 16, 2009 1:57 PM
First off its a KIDS MOVIE! Not for grown up. Kids want to laugh and imagine as many silly and ridiculous things they can. If you were looking for a beverly hills cop movie or the second coming of RAW you missed the boat. Eddie has moved on and so should you. If not you can go back to you can unpause RAW on your DVD and continue eating your popcon
11. Brian - January 16, 2009 2:09 PM
@10
You had a good rant going for a minute.... but what the fuck happened at the end there? Did you have a seizure or something? Should we call for help?
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12. Oscar - January 16, 2009 2:44 PM
I'm more of a Delirious fan, myself.
13. Shimshoe - January 16, 2009 3:30 PM
eddie murphey needs an intervention
14. aikenhead - January 16, 2009 7:09 PM
to be fair, I did laugh at the 'GET DIS FOO!' kid..
15. Insatiable Peter - January 16, 2009 8:03 PM
It's very sad to see Eddie squander his talent. He needs to collaborate with Charlie Kaufman or something and get his shit together. I heard him say he wants to do another standup special, but I fear that we'd have to endure a Jaime Foxx/Eddie Murphy concert, first, or some other bullshit precursor.
16. sully - January 17, 2009 3:08 PM
@15... what do you mean by "talent"?
17. Insatiable Peter - January 17, 2009 3:39 PM
@16
SNL, Delirious, Raw, Beverly Hills Cop. He HAD talent, anyway.
18. Snoodle - January 17, 2009 4:11 PM
Remember in like 2004 or something when he was Oscar nominated for his role in 'Dreamgirls'?
Yeah, neither can anyone else.
19. sully - January 17, 2009 9:13 PM
@17
Yeah, I think that talent kind of ran out after Bowfinger... Man, that movie's hilarious. Thanks, Frank Oz!
20. JOANNE - April 19, 2009 6:00 PM
ITS SO SAD.
21. spacepirate555 - June 20, 2009 9:49 PM
@14
The "GET DIS FOO kid " is from that's so raven as some obnoxious kid who was EVIL and bothered the baxter family. He appeared in one episode of cory in the house ( a spin off from that's so raven). Just general info, if you or anyone cares.