Holy Man | | Cast : | Eddie Murphy, Jeff Goldblum | | Director : | Stephen Herek | | Studio : | Touchstone Video | | Format : | Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen, Dolby | | Released Date : | October 09, 1998 | | DVD Released Date : | July 06, 2004 | | Language : | English (Dubbed), English (Original Language) | | Audience Rating : | PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
Customer Reviews
| Rating |  | | Date | July 13, 2005 | | Summary | A great Sci-Fi Movie | Content
 | I know it isn't exactly what you might expect from Eddie Murphy. And of course it is not classic Sci-Fi. Nevertheless, it deals with subjects that have been present in SF since the very beginning. Alienation of man, consumism, manipulation from the media.
I find some similarities between this movie and Truman Show, which I consider to be SF too. Not all Jim Carrey fans seem to like TS, because it's different from the kind of comedy he is known by. The same goes here to Eddie Murphy. He is not wildly funny, he is a spiritual character who gets the best from people around him.
And the character who really makes this movie, for me anyway, is Jeff Goldblum's character. It is he who goes through a transformation, and makes us think if we are going in the right direction.
I actually loved this movie, and recommend it to everybody, although you shouldn't expect an average comedy, but a deep thought-provoking movie instead. |
| Rating | | | Date | June 24, 2005 | | Summary | Not What You Expect | Content
| I have to add my thoughts to the mix here. I'd say: don't expect this to be like other Eddie Murphy movies and you'll be less likely to be disappointed. There's comedy in the movie, but don't expect most of it to come from him. It's more about heart than it's about the funny. Taking it as it is, I find that I like the movie just fine--also, Eddie Murphy works well for me as a spiritual character. I think he does a good job. |
| Rating | | | Date | July 20, 2004 | | Summary | Two hours of my life ... lost forever | Content
| I saw this movie at a free advance screening. Not walking out was one of the biggest regrets of my life. I look back on the two hours I spent in the theater that night as some kind of delirious and miserable fever dream. Anyone who likes this movie is either brain damaged, Ned Flanders, or a little bit of both. |
| Rating | | | Date | February 09, 2004 | | Summary | 1 star is too much | Content
| I made the assumption that Eddie Murphys films are bound to be funny and worth watching. This film proved me wrong. |
| Rating | | | Date | November 06, 2003 | | Summary | terrible | Content
| this movie was so boring. It was just horrible, I was thinking this was going to funny but no this is eddie murphy's worst movie ever. Just simply terrible if i could give it 0 stars i would |
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