Meet Dave

2008 "There's a whole other world going on inside of him."
5.1| 1h30m| PG| en| More Info
Released: 08 July 2008 Released
Producted By: 20th Century Fox
Country: United States of America
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Official Website: http://www.meetdavemovie.com/
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A crew of miniature aliens operate a spaceship that has a human form. While trying to save their planet, the aliens encounter a new problem, as their ship becomes smitten with an Earth woman.

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shacmasta I don't get why some reviewers feel they have this duty to review every film like it's up for a best picture nomination. This is a very well done science fiction comedy that moves well (run time about 90mins) and is well acted. Loads of familiar faces in the film so that usually helps a movie find an audience on Netflix/Amz/Hulu. It has its usual comedy pratfalls but overall it's a cute flick that you will have no issues enjoying with your family....I mean Hollywood should have room for films like these too. It wasn't always about comic book franchises and animation studios.
areatw I think some of the other reviews of 'Meet Dave' are a bit harsh. This is by no means a laugh out loud comedy movie, but the concept isn't bad and it is, at least for a while, quite amusing. The problem is that this is a one joke comedy, and the joke starts to wear thin after a while. The first half an hour or so is the best part, mainly because the plot is somewhat interesting to begin with.It doesn't take long to run out of ideas though, and when it does, the film goes downhill fast. Eddie Murphy is a funny guy and he does provide the odd funny moment, but these are too few and far between and most of the attempted jokes fall flat. That said, I sat through it all the way to the end and felt like I had been entertained, so it can't have been that bad.
Madreviewer94 Meet Dave… or Don't You may find yourself faintly chuckling at the beginning of this cheesy comedy, and then quickly dozing off into a soft sleep toward the middle and through the end of the movie. Watching Meet Dave, staring Eddy Murphy, will allow you to experience Murphy's dreadful sense of humor, but the plot line gets boring immediately and the overused corny humor can annoy some to sleep. This movie is considered a combination of a comedy, fantasy, romance, and science fiction, but I would call Meet Dave a cheap comedy, too much fantasy, cliché romance, and a try hard science fiction.The 20th Century Fox movie studio released Meet Dave, directed by Brian Robbins, on July 9, 2008 in the theaters. Staring Eddie Murphy, Gabrielle Union, Elizabeth Banks, Kevin Hart, Scott Caan, and Ed Helms, I would rate this PG movie 4/10 stars. Little people, the size of dollhouse figures, create a robot that is human-like to come to Earth to retrieve their orb to save their own world. Meet Dave tries to incorporate too many genres into one movie, which creates an overwhelming plot line. Being filmed in the nice city of New York and California, this movie deserved a better plot line and more eventful purpose. By cramming 4 genres into one movie, Meet Dave does not have a chance to elaborate on one specific field. If the movie just focused on the science fiction topic, it may have had potential. But instead, however, romance was forced into the plot, which just made the love story predictable. The science fictional beginning of the movie made a grand entrance that caught my attention. After and orb comes flying through a young boys room and lands in his fish bowl, the next couple of month will be quite interesting for him. The scene then quickly changes from the bedroom to a man in a suit landing head first into a pile of dirt right by the Statue of Liberty. This man is robot-like and tries to copy other humans in their natural environment. I let out a few chuckles while watching this robot try to smile, shake hands, talk, roam around the city, and get launched across the road after being hit by a van. It was then revealed that this robot man, later named Dave, has little people inside of him that control his every move. They are here on Earth to retrieve their orb or their own civilization will come to an end and they only have 48 hours to do so. Everything Dave does seems sarcastic which adds slight humor. More funny scenarios happen at the beginning of the movie like when Dave drinks a bottle of ketchup and gets tangled in clothes in the dressing room. The minor comedy ends quickly when the real plot line comes into play. They begin the journey to find the orb and like any other movie, all of the people inside of the robot eventually turn on the captain for revenge. Dave, the robot, becomes friendly with the woman that hit him with her van. Of course, the captain (Eddy Murphy), who is controlling Dave, begins to actually fall for this woman (Elizabeth Banks). No. 3 (Gabrielle Union) and a worker inside the robot, becomes jealous that the captain has never noticed her before. Unoriginally, she tries to get his attention. She eventually succeeds and they live happily ever after together. The romance in Meet Dave was so common like in other movies; the guy falls for the girl he can't have, the other girl is jealous and sad, then the guy and the other girl eventually get together and fall in love.Meet Dave was so predictable and cliché, which made it enjoyable. The beginning and idea of the movie were unique and had potential with the people inside a robot on Earth. Once the same old romance and cheesy science fiction that they have to save the world was incorporated, it went down hill from there. Older people will find this comedy dumb and not entertaining. Younger kids, however, may get a kick out of it. Meet Dave is similar to the 2009 movie Mall Cop, which is also rated PG staring Kevin James. They both include stupid humor that mostly young kids would enjoy. I would, therefore, not recommend this movie to anyone over the age of 11 because of the corny comedy and romance.
rzajac A friend once said to me, of "Death to Smoochy", "It's not a great movie, but there's nothing wrong with enjoying it." The same can be said of "Meet Dave". It's not an extraordinary, timeless work of art, but it is undeniably enjoyable. And, occasionally, it might actually touch your heart.And, at long last, I feel like I've once again gotten a taste of the Eddie Murphy I came to know and love from when he first plied his wares on Saturday Night Live.In a nutshell, it's a boffo sci-fi comedy, with a lot of the usual premise and plot elements. It's a kind of over-the-top, glitzy, "Brother from Another Planet," and it refuses to take itself seriously.There are certainly better flicks out there, but I honestly don't feel inclined to steer you away from this one. Check it out.