Imagine That (DVD) Reviews

I went and seen this film in the cinema recently with my boyfriend. I have gone off Eddie Murphy a bit as i dont think he is as funny as he used to be so i wasnt really looking forward to it. It was my boyfriends idea to go and see it so i thought i would go for him. If you have never seen Imagine That, it is a comedy drama film that ...  Read the complete review

Given how successful and how down right funny Eddie Murphy was in the 1980s with stand-up shows such as Raw and Delirious, and of course his timeless Beverly Hills Cop trilogy (even if the third installment is simply so-bad-it's-good), it's a shame that his recent output has been mediocre at best; Norbit in particular was awful, and Meet Dave was ...  Read the complete review

A rather silly film, Imagine That sees Eddie Murphy as he is going through a less successful part of his acting life. The star of the 80s and 90s in many ways, it's fair to say that this decade hasn't really been his best, and Imagine That follows the run of disappointing films such as Haunted Mansion and Norbit. He has had some success with the ...  Read the complete review

Eddie Murphy is one of those actors you either love or hate, I liked him in Beverly Hills Cop and Coming to America but after that he just got a bit annoying until he made use of his rather great comedy voice in the Shrek movies as the loud mouth character Donkey, he has capitalised on this success to carve out a new career in more family ...  Read the complete review

====Film only review======(released in UK cinemas on 14/08/09) I can hardly claim to have followed Eddie Murphy's career closely, but as a teenager in the eighties I remember the glory days of "Beverly Hills Cop", and know that his career has had its peaks and troughs. Most recently I know that Murphy has been the voice of ...  Read the complete review