Movie 11-The Nutty Professor

The Nutty Professor

Starring:Eddie Murphy,Jade Pinkett Smith Dir:Tom Shadyac

Released:June 1996,Running time:96 minutes

Eddie Murphy in a fat suit. It doesn't actually sound funny at all does it? Eddie Murphys films for me are hit and miss.Some are fantastic others are so boring you just want to rip your eyes and ears off your head to not suffer having to watch and listen to them. This however is one of the former.Set in America(unsuprisingly) it revolves around Sherman Klump who comes from a loving family (who are all played by Murphy except the young boy). He then meets a woman who he falls for and believes he needs to lose weigh in order to get her so comes up with a formula that helps him however this formula creates an arrogant alter ego who creates a lot of trouble however Sherman is too low on self confidence to stop taking this formula and desires not to hurt the woman he loves so continues using it.

To be honest I absolutely enjoyed this film.From start to finish it really had a story that was funny and moving. The scenes which were meant to be funny were funny and it had some of the saddest lines in a film(though this may be because at times I have felt the way the character feels so relate more). Eddie Murphy does every role brilliantly especially Grandma Klump who will have you laughing with her constant attacks on Cletus and frequent sexual references and innuendo. The script is a brilliant one and really it is a film that anybody could enjoy

9 out of 10