Leaves you wondering whether there really is a God.
Holy Man (1998)
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Reviews Counted:48
Fresh:6
Rotten:42
Average Rating:3.7/10
Runtime: 1 hr 54 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: This satire features Eddie Murphy, Jeff Goldblum and Kelly Preston, all trying to boost the ratings of a home shopping channel by presenting Murphy as a televangelist. To their dismay, the viewers... This satire features Eddie Murphy, Jeff Goldblum and Kelly Preston, all trying to boost the ratings of a home shopping channel by presenting Murphy as a televangelist. To their dismay, the viewers start to tune in. Features cameos by Morgan Fairchild, Betty White, Florence Henderson, James Brown and Soupy Sales. [More]
Starring: Eddie Murphy, Jeff Goldblum, Kelly Preston, Robert Loggia
Starring: Eddie Murphy, Jeff Goldblum, Kelly Preston, Robert Loggia, Jon Cryer
Director: Stephen Herek
Director: Stephen Herek
Screenwriter: Tom Schulman
Producer: Roger Birnbaum, Stephen Herek
Composer: Alan Silvestri
Reviews for Holy Man
The script has many glaring flaws, chiefly, that it never explains why G's inspirational speeches about steering clear of materialism and useless products actually sell the things in question.
It may not be earthshaking, but this calmly competent feel-good movie shows that a little sincerity can go a long way.
What does Hollywood teach us here? Materialism BAD! Television BAD! Media BAD!
The shallowness and lack of perspective of the story keeps everyone from delivering anything more than a mundane, mildly amusing comedy.
[Murphy] is the only thing that isn't deadeningly predictable here, but it might still be worth the price of a ticket to see him continue to have such fun being a movie star.
Eddie Murphy still can't pick scripts worth a damn. It's not the worst movie he ever made, but that comes as small comfort when you're suffering through it.
Oh brother, what a preposterous package it uses to deliver its warm and fuzzy message about What Really Matters.
A clever script and great comic timing from the entire cast take the infomercial parody to a whole new hilarious level.
Holy Man saddles its star with a leaden, melodramatic script that never allows the high jinks to get rolling at Murphy's hyperkinetic pace.
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May 19, 2005:
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