I'll admit it: it was the opening scenes, the first few minutes of seeing Eddy acting that hit a spot in my brain causing this movie to instantly become a classic in my mind. I can imagine many reasons for this NOT to happen to people: you can start to watch the movie with certain expectations, you can dislike Eddie Murphy (it's VERY hard to be funny in the eyes of people who dislike you), or you could be distracted at the moment this scene plays (hell, certain morons think it's OK to start a movie and then continue to talk and make "arrangements" (go to the bathroom, get snacks) and not fall silent and pay attention until well into the movie).
That being said-- to me, this happened. I thought that Eddy was being BRILLIANT and I certainly laughed out loud, in a Oh My God - I can't believe this - kind of way :).
I don't give an 'eight' very quickly (I think I give eights's by the time other people give a ten), but I have this list that dictates for me what rate I should give based on what it emotionally does to me. In this case I STILL think about the movie several days later and when I found myself wanting to see it again, if only to see those opening scenes... well, then it qualified as an 8. To me, the opening scenes had the same impact as the opening scenes of 'You don't mess with the Zohan', which also starts VERY strong in the humor department.
However, I'm not giving Zohan an eight... simply because in that case it's humor comes from the script. It isn't brilliant; it's "commercially" put together. It's funny, but I didn't get this respectful feeling for any actor, like Eddie deserves.
Is this movie for you? Well, I think you certainly shouldn't dislike Eddie Murphy for whatever reason; and you should not a problem with stories that aren't possible in real life (it is science-fiction after all, although not aiming at hardcore science fiction fans. There isn't much science at all. Don't expect to see a movie with special effects like superman or spiderman and also not a space opera like Star Wars. This movie is more in the league of sci-fi movies like "Honey I shrunk the kids". A feel-good family movie for all ages.
That being said-- to me, this happened. I thought that Eddy was being BRILLIANT and I certainly laughed out loud, in a Oh My God - I can't believe this - kind of way :).
I don't give an 'eight' very quickly (I think I give eights's by the time other people give a ten), but I have this list that dictates for me what rate I should give based on what it emotionally does to me. In this case I STILL think about the movie several days later and when I found myself wanting to see it again, if only to see those opening scenes... well, then it qualified as an 8. To me, the opening scenes had the same impact as the opening scenes of 'You don't mess with the Zohan', which also starts VERY strong in the humor department.
However, I'm not giving Zohan an eight... simply because in that case it's humor comes from the script. It isn't brilliant; it's "commercially" put together. It's funny, but I didn't get this respectful feeling for any actor, like Eddie deserves.
Is this movie for you? Well, I think you certainly shouldn't dislike Eddie Murphy for whatever reason; and you should not a problem with stories that aren't possible in real life (it is science-fiction after all, although not aiming at hardcore science fiction fans. There isn't much science at all. Don't expect to see a movie with special effects like superman or spiderman and also not a space opera like Star Wars. This movie is more in the league of sci-fi movies like "Honey I shrunk the kids". A feel-good family movie for all ages.