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The Nutty Professor

1996

Tom Shadyac

Eddie Murphy, Jada Pinkett Smith, James Coburn, Larry Miller ...

4.1

23,937

Comedy. Fantasy Professor Sherman Klump (Eddie Murphy) is a pleasant but hugely corpulent university professor doing genetic research into metabolism and weight loss. Rather incompetent in daily life, he is at least an expert in his field of science and his experimental formula shows great promise. However, when he meets the woman of his dreams, his colleague Professor Carla Purty (Jada Pinkett), he becomes fed up with his bulk and wants to impress ... [+]

	Media	Author	Review
		Janet Maslin The New York Times	"It's an amazing transformation, and Mr. Murphy handles it with real skill. Instead of merely clowning, he becomes a warm, fully formed character"
		Peter Travers Rolling Stone	"Murphy is funny again. Sadly, he lacks the guts to follow through on the cathartic self-satire that gives the film its distinction."
		Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"Murphy's talent for comedy has been in eclipse during these lean recent years (...) But in 'The Nutty Professor' he's back with exuberance and energy (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"
		Marc Savlov Austin Chronicle	"Arguably better than the last five Eddie Murphy films taken together, 'The Nutty Professor' still seems to be playing down to its audience much of the time (…) Rating: ★★½ (out of 5)"
		Owen Gleiberman Entertainment Weekly	"A canny and exuberant update of the 1963 Jerry Lewis comedy"
		Angie Errigo Empire	"Occasionally irritating farce but inventive and boasting an endearing as well as laugh-out-loud performance from Murphy"
		James Berardinelli ReelViews	"[It] should have been funnier than it is, but, by concentrating on bodily function humor, the film makers have limited Murphy's effectiveness (…) Rating: ★★½ (out of 4)"
		Joanna Berry Radio Times	"This isn't quite as daft as the mad 60s original, but it is a thoroughly enjoyable and well-played laughfest.

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