Eddie Murphy vanishes into multiple characters in a romantic comedy built around cruelty and broad caricature. The makeup is accomplished, but much of the humour depends on humiliation; this belongs on the endurance shelf rather than the easy party shortlist.
Nominated by @flabbergasted_jones
The club’s verdict
Acting
7/10
Plot
6/10
Effects
2/10
Dialogue
6/10
Rewatchability
3/10
“Excellent makeup. An exhausting evening underneath it.”
@flabbergasted_jones, scored it 48
Synopsis and movie facts
A mild-mannered guy who is engaged to a monstrous woman meets the woman of his dreams, and schemes to find a way to be with her.
