From the outset, you know this is not going to change your life.
So you expect a reasonably well made family comedy which will give you 90 minutes of entertainment, a few good laughs, and that's it.
I DID laugh, especially in the first half, with Eddie Murphy delivering a sincere and funny performance. The film reminded me a lot of MIB (especially with the little alien in the artificial body) but I do admit that after the first half, I started checking how long was left, and not laughing any more.
That's because you need to end the film, you see. And the writers had a funny idea to start with, and no clue on how to close the script (did they write the script as the shooting was going on? It really looks like it).
Of course if I were 7 years old, I probably would not care much - but as a grown up paying for the seats, I do. I will watch the first half again with pleasure when it's on TV, but I would not recommend paying to see it.
So you expect a reasonably well made family comedy which will give you 90 minutes of entertainment, a few good laughs, and that's it.
I DID laugh, especially in the first half, with Eddie Murphy delivering a sincere and funny performance. The film reminded me a lot of MIB (especially with the little alien in the artificial body) but I do admit that after the first half, I started checking how long was left, and not laughing any more.
That's because you need to end the film, you see. And the writers had a funny idea to start with, and no clue on how to close the script (did they write the script as the shooting was going on? It really looks like it).
Of course if I were 7 years old, I probably would not care much - but as a grown up paying for the seats, I do. I will watch the first half again with pleasure when it's on TV, but I would not recommend paying to see it.