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Adventures of Pluto Nash, The
Warner Bros.

Adventures of Pluto Nash, The reviews
Critic Score
Metascore: 12 Metascore out of 100
User Score  
4.7 out of 10
based on 12 reviews
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based on 34 votes
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MPAA RATING: PG-13 for violence, sexual humor and language

Starring Eddie Murphy, Randy Quaid, Rosario Dawson, Joe Pantoliano, Jay Mohr, Luis Guzmán, Peter Boyle, and John Cleese

Set on the moon in the year 2087, this comedy stars Eddie Murphy as Pluto Nash, the audacious, successful owner of the hottest nightclub in town who finds himself in trouble with lunar gangsters. (Warner Bros.)


GENRE(S): Sci-fi  
WRITTEN BY: Neil Cuthbert  
DIRECTED BY: Ron Underwood  
RELEASE DATE: DVD: December 24, 2002 
Video: December 24, 2002 
Theatrical: August 16, 2002 
RUNNING TIME: 96 minutes, Color 
ORIGIN: USA 

What The Critics Said

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38
New York Daily News Jack Mathews
Eddie Murphy's latest comedy, The Adventures of Pluto Nash, takes place in the year 2087, which is about the earliest he can hope to be forgiven.
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30
TV Guide Ken Fox
There are worse movies, but that's no excuse. Rarely has so much money delivered so little entertainment.
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25
The Globe and Mail (Toronto) Kevin Courrier
A limp Eddie Murphy vehicle that even he seems embarrassed to be part of.
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20
Variety Robert Koehler
The proper mix is never found. Ill-conceived and expensive project that winds up looking like a bunch of talented thesps slumming it.
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20
New Times (L.A.) Luke Y. Thompson
Only Quaid, as a semiretarded horny robot, and Cleese as a fussy chauffeur hologram seem to get it. Even Murphy, as the titular nightclub big shot in outer space, forgets to be actually funny until the climax.
20
Austin Chronicle Marjorie Baumgarten
In terms of execution this movie is careless and unfocused.
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20
Los Angeles Times Jan Stuart
It's not awful, but the high cost of a movie ticket these days seems like a steep price to pay for 90 minutes of air conditioning and production design.
12
Boston Globe Wesley Morris
Cosmic slop.
10
The New York Times A.O. Scott
Strands one of the most gifted casts assembled in some time. Sadly, though many of the actors throw off a spark or two when they first appear, they can't generate enough heat in this cold vacuum of a comedy to start a reaction.
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10
LA Weekly Paul Malcolm
Murphy slogs his way through this dismally dull sci-fi comedy.
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10
The Onion (A.V. Club) Nathan Rabin
A headache-inducing mess without direction or purpose.
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0
New York Post Lou Lumenick
So unremittingly awful that labeling it a dog probably constitutes cruelty to canines.
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What Our Users Said

Vote Now!The average user rating for this movie is 4.7 (out of 10) based on 34 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Sam D. gave it a1:
Can someone tell me if they can remember what the point of this movie was? Maybe then I'll at least be able to laugh at how stupid it was.

Jman J. gave it a1:
Simply awful. This mush should be fed to the Taliban and other Islamo-fascists until they are dead (which shouldn't take too long).

Mike G. gave it a1:
It's pretty lousy. Most of the actors have kind of a "what the hell am I doing here?" look on my face. The jokes fall flat, and I'm assuming they didn't make this movie for the plot.

[Anonymous] gave it a 10:
Wonderful movie!

[Anonymous] gave it a 10:
Great movie!

Pat C. gave it a 3:
I found it moderately watchable on TV. I can only imagine the suffering it causes when viewed on the big screen.

Bastardized gave it a 0:
This makes a marathon of Barney positively entertaining.

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