Leaves you wondering whether there really is a God.
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07/21/09
Holy Man (1998)
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Reviews Counted:7
Fresh:1
Rotten:6
Average Rating:4.1/10
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... [More]
Starring: Eddie Murphy, Jeff Goldblum, Kelly Preston, Robert Loggia
Director: Stephen Herek
Reviews for Holy Man
1 - 7 (sorted by date; UK critics are listed first)
Top CriticThe kitsch on-air shopping sequences are often very funny.
06/24/06
Top CriticThe 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.
01/01/00
Top CriticThe material lacks a biting edge.
07/01/09
Top CriticThe film never really explains where G came from or where he's going.
01/01/00
Top CriticGod only knows what was going through the filmmakers' minds when they came up with this one.
01/01/00
Top CriticThis screenplay was in no shape to be filmed; perhaps the filmmakers assumed that the mere presence of Eddie Murphy would repair its wrongs and give them a big opening weekend.
01/01/00
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