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5.3 out of 10

Mixed or average reviews- based on 24 Ratings

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  2. Mixed: 5 out of 24
  3. Negative: 7 out of 24

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  1. ChadS.
    Jul 13, 2008
    4
    Most New Yorkers aren't the trusting sort. Most New York moms would be hesitant about leaving their sons home alone with a stranger they barely knew. After hitting a brother from another planet with her car, Gina Morrison(Elizabeth Banks) discerns nothing at all peculiar about his "coincidental" materialization across her apartment window, or the fact that he's injury-free, without a trace of bloody muss on his body and natty attire. "Meet Dave" is a comedy, but a comedy needs some semblance of realism in order for the farcial circumstances to provoke unstrained laughter from the audience. In Ron Howard's "Splash", the mermaid played by Daryl Hannah may act unusual, but not unusual enough to try our patience. Even when "Madison" shatters all the lobster tanks as she says her name using the aquatic parlance(right then and there, the Tom Hanks character should recognize that the girl isn't human), we permit the film some leeway, because the mermaid had seemed human enough to our satisfaction. That's why "Meet Dave" doesn't work. Dave's behavior is so erratic, the mother should either drive this odd behaving man to a hospital for a full psychiatric evaluation, or stay far, far, far away. She seems stupid. And stupid people are anathemic to comedy. An even bigger mess posited by the film's refusal to enmesh the fantastical in a lifelike milieu, are the aliens themselves, who seem suitably human before they supposedly acquire our cultural and social norms. The only flash of wit on display in "Meet Dave" is the alien's Chinese surname, in conjunction with the spoof for Nike's "I am Tiger Woods" television advert(the one where people of all colors claimed to be Eldrick). Like Dave, Woods is not completely black(he's actually 1/2 Asian, 1/4 Black, and 1/4 American Indian), even though the golfing phenom is marketed like he was a brother from another planet.… Expand
    • 1 of 1 users said yes
  2. Caleb
    Jul 1, 2008
    0
    Annoying.
    • 0 of 1 users said yes
  3. LisD.
    Jul 9, 2008
    10
    Made me laugh.
    • 0 of 1 users said yes
  4. UnknownUnknown
    Jul 11, 2008
    10
    Good comedy by my favorite actor Eddie Murphy. I found only his acting was good, but i felt the effects could have been made better. Overall i like it.
    • 0 of 1 users said yes
  5. CommandoDude
    Jul 13, 2008
    7
    Unlike these other 4 I'm going to give this movie a realistic review. It was a very good comedy, but it wasn't the best. It had good moments, with funny or sometimes unfunny stereotypes. And seeing Eddie Murphy, pilot Eddie Murphy as an alien unfamiliar in Earth Culture was hilarious. Towards the end, the movie they had the cliche 'Alien says good bye to humanity to leave' and the 'Two characters fall in love' which made me like it less. Deffinately worth seeing in theaters. Won't be your favorite though.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  6. NeilJ.
    Jul 13, 2008
    0
    It's pretty interesting how much unfunny trash people have allowed Eddie Murphy to make in the last 20+ years. Steve Martin is one of his true rivals; he hasn't done anything that wasn't violently uncomic in a few decades either, and yet he too keeps getting leading roles in superfluous gross-out 'family' pics and other similar dreck. That people are still giving Murphy what looks like vanity projects, and that people watch it, is simply mind-blowing. I guess people really are that stupid.… Expand
    • 0 of 1 users said yes
  7. EverythingIAm
    Jul 14, 2008
    0
    Horrible. Save us all and just retire Mr. Murphy, your films are crap.
    • 0 of 1 users said yes
  8. moviegrabbag
    Sep 28, 2011
    5
    This movie isn't really horrible but it's not that great either. The plot is insanely predictable and not really that interesting. Most of the jokes are bland and not that funny, there are a few that caught me off guard and did make me laugh. This is just your standard fish out of water in New York story. Overall this movie isn't anything special and you aren't missing anything if you don't see it but there are far worse movies that you can watch and you wont be to disappointed if you catch it on TV or get it as a cheap rental.… Expand
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Metascore
43 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 26 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 26
  2. Mixed: 16 out of 26
  3. Negative: 5 out of 26
  1. Chicago Tribune
    Reviewed by: Michael Phillips
    50
    The heartbreaking thing about Meet Dave...is its occasional funniness amid a sea of pablum. If it were completely rank, it'd be less frustrating.
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  2. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Michael Rechtshaffen
    50
    Eddie Murphy's amusingly out of this world in this otherwise tired vehicle.
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  3. Variety
    Reviewed by: Joe Leydon
    70
    Aimed squarely at the same family audiences that flocked to Murphy's "Doctor Dolittle" comedies, this is a lightly amusing and surprisingly sweet Fox release.
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