Nutty Professor II: The Klumps
Universal Pictures | Release Date: July 28, 2000 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
38
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 34 Critic Reviews
Positive:
8
Mixed:
12
Negative:
14
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
75
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
Eight different characters, all played by Murphy, all convincing, each with its own personality. This is not just a stunt. It is some kind of brilliance. Read full review
75
San Francisco ExaminerWesley Morris
It's a half-life better than Martin Lawrence treading similar, simpler water in "Big Momma's House." Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleBob Graham
Frequently hilarious. Read full review
75
USA TodayMike Clark
When have we seen the same performer playing both parts in a sexual situation? It happens here, not once but twice. Read full review
70
TNT RoughCutJ. Rentilly
Murphy still knows how to please a crowd. Read full review
70
Film.comGemma Files
Nothing less than stunning: a slapstick ballet of choreographed buffoonery. Read full review
67
Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman
Messy and scattershot, with a plot that's little more than a dirty version of ''Flubber.'' Read full review
63
Chicago TribuneMichael Wilmington
Despite greater resources and high-tech whiz bang than the first movie, has a lot more turkey than dinner. Read full review
60
SalonAndrew O'Hehir
This is a parlor trick, but it's a hell of a good one. Read full review
60
Mr. ShowbizKevin Maynard
Too often, the movie is more forced and frantic than actually funny. Read full review
58
Seattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam Arnold
Murphy is remarkably convincing -- even endearing -- as each of the characters. Read full review
50
New York Daily NewsJami Bernard
It's just like Paul McCartney's first solo album after the Beatles broke up; he played all the instruments himself -- because he could. Read full review
50
The New York TimesA.O. Scott
Half a movie at best. The broad humor at times derails Mr. Murphy's performances, but the movie provides a vehicle for him to display his reach. Read full review
50
Boston GlobeJay Carr
There's a whole lotta latex goin' on. The trouble is that not enough else is going on. Read full review
50
Baltimore SunAnn Hornaday
Character-rich, but plot-poor. Read full review
50
Miami HeraldCharles Savage
Has some very funny moments, it is weighed down by gooey sentimentality. Read full review
50
L.A. WeeklyElla Taylor
The bloom is off the rose due to cynical rehash. Read full review
50
Philadelphia InquirerSteven Rea
Yes, bestiality in a PG-13 movie. It's the end of life as we know it. Read full review
50
Washington PostRita Kempley
Defiantly sophomoric, often hilarious and crude as all get-out. Read full review
40
Rolling StonePeter Travers
The "Citizen Kane" of flatulence.
38
New York PostJonathan Foreman
This inferior sequel is doomed by a lousy - and extremely vulgar - script. Read full review
38
Charlotte ObserverLawrence Toppman
He (Murphy) can't make chicken a la king from the chicken manure supplied by the writers. Read full review
30
Austin ChronicleMarc Savlov
Sporadically funny, the film seems weighted down, literally, with bulging, bulbous Murphys flatulating endlessly. Read full review
30
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
An amazing technical accomplishment that never becomes a coherent movie. Read full review
30
VarietyJoe Leydon
Be prepared to laugh less at a lot more of the same thing in this overbearing but underwhelming sequel. Read full review
30
Film.comRobert Horton
Half vulgar and funny, half tedious and cloying; despite the shameless laughs, it's still a disappointment. Read full review
25
Portland OregonianKim Morgan
An annoying, unclever, unlikable movie. Read full review
25
Christian Science MonitorDavid Sterritt
The star's over-the-top energy isn't enough to make this hopelessly vulgar, numbingly repetitious farce worth watching. Read full review
20
Chicago ReaderLisa Alspector
Wastes most of its 110 minutes making impotent jokes about male sexual behavior and the repugnance of old women. Read full review
20
NewsweekDavid Ansen
What was a ragged but often hilarious charmer has been genetically altered into a deafening and desperate mutant. Read full review
20
Village VoiceBrian Parks
Suffers from a serious case of sophomore slump. Read full review
10
Dallas ObserverRobert Wilonsky
It will linger like a foul odor or the taste of tinfoil between the teeth. Read full review
10
Los Angeles TimesKenneth Turan
The thrill is definitely gone, leaving a disappointing and unpleasant mess in its place. Read full review
10
Film.comJohn Hartl
Utterly unnecessary sequel. Read full review
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