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Nutty Professor II: The Klumps (2000)

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Reviews Counted:82

Fresh:21

Rotten:61

Average Rating:4.4/10

Consensus: While Eddie Murphy is still hilarious as the entire Klump family, the movie falls apart because of uneven pacing, a poor script, and skits that rely on being gross rather than funny.

Runtime: 1 hr 49 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: Lovable Sherman Klump (Eddie Murphy) thought he had seen the last of his alter-ego, but Buddy Love is back, and trying to make it on his own in Universal Pictures' and Imagine Entertainment's Nutty... Lovable Sherman Klump (Eddie Murphy) thought he had seen the last of his alter-ego, but Buddy Love is back, and trying to make it on his own in Universal Pictures' and Imagine Entertainment's Nutty Professor II: The Klumps. Having done his best to keep Buddy buried in his subconscious, the portly and painfully shy professor is horrified to find him resurfacing in untimely outbursts, and threatening his marriage plans to colleague Denise Gains (Janet Jackson). Utilizing Denise's cutting-edge DNA research, Sherman decides to rid himself of his monstrous nemesis -- and his disruptive outbursts -- once and for all by extracting Buddy's DNA from his system.

But Buddy will not go quietly. He bursts full-bodied into Sherman's world and lays claim to the professor's astounding invention -- a revolutionary youth serum. The serum can turn back time temporarily, shave decades off one's appearance and restore vitality, making it a hugely lucrative property that everyone's clamoring for. Desperate to keep it from Buddy, Sherman hides the serum in the Klump family home, thinking it will be safe. But Buddy finally locates the lucrative "youth juice," and steals away. And so begins a race against time, as Sherman battles to reclaim his formula, restore order to his family, and marry the woman he loves -- before all hell breaks loose. [More]

Starring: Eddie Murphy, Janet Jackson, Larry Miller, John Ales

Starring: Eddie Murphy, Janet Jackson, Larry Miller, John Ales, Anna Maria Horsford, Gabriel Williams, Melinda McGraw, Jamal Mixon

Director: Peter Segal

Director: Peter Segal
Screenwriter: Chris Weitz, Paul Weitz, Barry W. Blaustein, David Sheffield
Producer: Brian Grazer
Composer: David Newman
Studio: Universal Pictures

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Reviews for Nutty Professor II: The Klumps

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Max Messier
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Michael Dequina
Michael Dequina
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There aren't many unique feats remaining to pull off in the movies, but surely this is a first.

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Mike Clark
Mike Clark
USA Today

It squanders the talent of some of Hollywood's most gifted filmmakers.

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Mike Kerrigan
Mike Kerrigan
Boxoffice Magazine

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Nell Minow
Nell Minow
Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies

Sherman is no longer a fresh creation.

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Owen Gleiberman
Owen Gleiberman
Entertainment Weekly

Nutty Professor II: The Klumps is a waste of a brilliant actor

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Paul Tatara
Paul Tatara
CNN.com
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Builds on the potential of its predecessor yet simultaneously leaves us wanting more

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Philip Booth
Philip Booth
Orlando Weekly

The audience gave Nutty Professor 2 a B+.

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Ramin Setoodeh
Ramin Setoodeh
Fresno Bee

Insultingly formulaic sequel proves beyond question that fat + frisky + flatulent does not equal funny.

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Rob Blackwelder
Rob Blackwelder
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Robert Denerstein
Robert Denerstein
Denver Rocky Mountain News

Despite the shameless laughs, it's still a disappointment.

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Robert Horton
Robert Horton
Film.com

It's depressing that films like The Klumps pass for seasoned comedy in the beginning of the 21st century.

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Robert Payne
Robert Payne
Reel.com

The Klumps are relegated to the sidelines, gross caricatures meant to distract us from the movie's disjointed, inane plot line.

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Robert Wilonsky
Robert Wilonsky
New Times

[Murphy] seems to be in a new flowering of his career.

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Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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Lacks the heart of the first.

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Ross Anthony
Ross Anthony
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Scott A. Mantz
Scott A. Mantz
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Flatulence humor hits an all time low.

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Scott Von Doviak
Scott Von Doviak
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Jokes that are funny the first time are repeated over and over, well past the point where they stop being funny, and far into the realm of annoyance.

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