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The Adventures of Pluto Nash
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12 out of 100

Overwhelming dislike - based on 12 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 12
  3. Negative: 12 out of 12
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  1. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: Jack Mathews
    38
    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.
  2. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Ken Fox
    30
    There are worse movies, but that's no excuse. Rarely has so much money delivered so little entertainment.
  3. The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
    Reviewed by: Kevin Courrier
    25
    A limp Eddie Murphy vehicle that even he seems embarrassed to be part of.
  4. Austin Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Marjorie Baumgarten
    20
    In terms of execution this movie is careless and unfocused.
  5. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Jan Stuart
    20
    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.
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  6. Variety
    Reviewed by: Robert Koehler
    20
    The proper mix is never found. Ill-conceived and expensive project that winds up looking like a bunch of talented thesps slumming it.
  7. New Times (L.A.)
    Reviewed by: Luke Y. Thompson
    20
    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.
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  8. Boston Globe
    Reviewed by: Wesley Morris
    12
    Cosmic slop.
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  9. L.A. Weekly
    Reviewed by: Paul Malcolm
    10
    Murphy slogs his way through this dismally dull sci-fi comedy.
  10. The A.V. Club
    Reviewed by: Nathan Rabin
    10
    A headache-inducing mess without direction or purpose.
  11. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: A.O. Scott
    10
    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.
  12. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Lou Lumenick
    0
    So unremittingly awful that labeling it a dog probably constitutes cruelty to canines.
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4.8 out of 10

Mixed or average reviews- based on 45 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 24
  3. Negative: 16 out of 24
  1. Carla
    10
    This is one of my most FAVORITE movies. I had heard so amny negative things I was scared to watch it. But when I did, I laughed all the way through. Randy Quaid was hilarious! He was my favorite. The music was also fantastic. The movie was fun when you didn't take it too seriously and expect any hidden meaning.… Full Review »
  2. TomE.
    10
    I love this movie! Funny as all get out...just watch it more than once.
  3. ThatPerson
    0
    Forget bombs and guns and gas chambers, use this to create a mass genocide!
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