The Adventures of Pluto Nash (2002)

Fantastic!

Best movie of this year hands down!

At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.

If you like to be scared, if you like to laugh, and if you like to learn a thing or two at the movies, this absolutely cannot be missed.

The Adventures of Pluto Nash (2002): Dir: Ron Underwood / Cast: Eddie Murphy, Rosario Dawson, Jay Mohr, Randy Quaid, Peter Boyle: A likeness to Blade Runner in Disney Land with a cheesy production. It is 2087 on the moon where Pluto Nash, former earthling who spent time in prison for illegal gambling, owns a nightclub and reverses his lifestyle. When he refuses the mob's offer on his nightclub they retaliate. He escapes with a young woman and his trusty robotic bodyguard. Ridiculous plot with lame situations and despite an interesting play on identities in the conclusion it is still one of the worst films of the year. Director Ron Underwood loses control early with laughable special effects. He explored different worlds from various standpoints with City Slickers and Mighty Joe Young. Eddie Murphy is obviously attempting comedy from a different viewpoint but regardless of his efforts this material is never fueled by humour. Rosario Dawson plays a singer who waits tables. So basically she the romantic tease. Randy Quaid overacts as Bruno the robot in what may be the worst role he has ever attempted to tackle. Jay Mohr is cardboard as a pathetic nightclub comedian. Peter Boyle plays a retired cop in what is about as pathetic as every other career choice in this travesty. It's candy-coated garbage that dies down like the battery in Bruno's head. Score: 1 / 10

This is a movie full of cliché and predictable twists. But it's still Eddie Murphy being funny and filled with cute little moments.I'm not sure why this film attracts so much hate, it doesn't bother doing anything so terrible that it deserves the vitriol level of criticism that seems to be thrown at it.It's at worst a movie that's easy to classify as "average", but personally I actually really enjoy this film. It's a non offensive, straight forward sci-fi comedy that doesn't require any deeper understanding or intellectual delving.There's no deeper meaning here than some funny people having an adventure on a future moon city. You could do a lot worse with your time than to sit back, turn off your brain for an hour and just enjoy the show.Honestly this is one of my go to movies for multitasking, something funny on in the background that doesn't require my 100% attention to still make me laugh while I'm doing other things. And it ends up getting watched more often than some of the "better" movies that I would rate at 10 simply because those are often a chore to watch and require actually thinking to understand them.Yes if you understood that correctly: I do enjoy a deeper movie and would rate them higher, but it's also not what I would typically grab from day to day when I just want to laugh while getting through the grind: The Adventures of Pluto Nash "is".

"Obviously, you did something stupid," says John Cleese. To the director, writer, Eddie Murphy, hell…everyone, anyone involved. (At least, I imagined that line from the movie being used more accurately.)Wait a moon minute, was The Adventures of Pluto Nash supposed to be a comedy? Or funny at all? I waited one hour of 90 minutes for one laugh, one chuckle. Not a won. Not once did I even smirk.If it was supposed to be a Sci-Fi adventure, it also had no gravity or originality. Or fun. It was just listless with poorly designed sets that looked like they were stolen from far superior films.Was it supposed to be a romantic drama? Nope. No chemistry here from any of the actors, male/female or otherwise.Finally, I guess it could've been attempting to be a futuristic, action flick. This had as much action in it and looked as futuristic as Schindler's List did.Never once, since 2002, had I ever wanted to see this movie. Had it not be for those awesome guys over at the How Did This Get Made podcast, I would have lived out the rest of my days oblivious to how horrid this picture was.Pretty much, in this failed sitcom pilot of a feature-length, (hasn't been funny in about two decades) Eddie Murray plays the title character on the moon and when his nightclub is threatened by the building of a casino – wait, stop. I know it's been a couple of weeks since I've seen this, but is there not A WHOLE LOTTA ROOM ON THE MOON to build this casino without having to do the age old "if you don't sell, I'll make your life hell so I can become rich on your land" plot?Actually, screw this movie. There is absolutely nothing here worth mentioning or thinking about. Eddie looked bored and uninterested, as did most of the other cast. I do, however recommend you listen to the How Did This Get Made podcast on this. Not only is it enormously hilarious, but they give you a bunch of fun background information that makes this project all the more worthless.* * * Final thoughts: Okay, I've never been an Eddie Murphy fan. Mostly, these days, I watch his movies to laugh AT him instead of because of him. That said, of the about a dozen movies I've seen of his, I did favor: 1996's The Nutty Professor and his turn as Donkey in the Shrek films. Yep, that's about it.

After his successful night club is blown to bits, Pluto and his companions travel across the moon looking for clues as to who is behind the arson. Along with Bruno and Dina, Pluto visits a seedy motel, his secret hide out and the casino of the most powerful man on the moon searching for the evil doer.But there are inclinations that the destruction of his club may have been his own fault...The first thing you need to know about this film is that most of the haters have just jumped on the bandwagon and slated this movie without actually seeing it. Secondly, the film isn't half bad, yes it's a flop and makes no sense whatsoever, but its fun to see such an unmitigated disaster that looks so good.Murphy is the intergalactic Axel Foley, the Chandler Jarrel of space, Prince Akeem of the moon. Basically he playing the same wisecracking character he always has done, and it still works, for some people. It works for me still because I know that he changed his views after the risible Harlem Nights and stopped being such an ego maniac, and made films that were not just for him. The cast are fine, especially Quaid and Dawson, and although there is nothing really funny to speak of, its entertaining and has a good score, and reasonable set pieces.The final act is completely bonkers, and the overall effect is like spending time with someone who is very attractive but uneducated. Nice to look at, but you wouldn't want to spend any more time with them.