Comedy

In The Nutty Professor comedian Eddie Murphy (yes, he USE to be funny) stars as professor Sherman Klump. Klump is a 400-pound man who quickly becomes infatuated with a new professor named Carly Purty (Jada Pinkett Smith). When he asks her out on a date, she accepts and they go to a local club named ‘The Scream’. Once there, the evening is progressing fine until comic Reggie jumps up on stage and quickly dissects poor old Sherman. Sherman, having recently performed a genetic experience on his hamster that saw i...s body weight drop 20%, decides to do the same to himself. Enter Buddy Love, Klump’s alter ego. The rest of the film follows Klump and Love as they fight to control one another and decide which will win the heart of Miss Purty.

Eddie Murphy is absolutely hilarious in this film. When you consider the type of crap that Murphy involves himself in, it has become such a sad note that Murphy has basically collapsed into this family actor instead of making hilarious films like this. Murphy obviously realized that dressing up as big, fat people works as he succeeded again (monetarily not physically) in this year’s Norbit. When you think that Murphy dressed up as his entire family is downright hilarious and makes the two dinner sequences particularly enjoyable. I remember reading a review quite sometime ago where the critic mentioned that he could barely understand what was being said during these sequences simply because the entire audience was laughing so much. While this most recent viewing wasn’t as loud-out-loud funny, I still couldn’t help but smile at the insane conversations the family has with each other.

Every so often you find yourself blown away by the sheer power of a film. A film’s power can do a lot to one’s mind. Remember what Schindler’s List did to you? I certainly do. Charlie Kaufman’s latest effort is a fantastic masterpiece that will certainly leave an impact on your mind, soul, and body that few films can leave.

Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet star was Joel Barish and Clementine. The two seem like they’re happy until the two suddenly break it off. Joel has turned from a happy man full of lif... into a depress slug. Trying to get his life back together, Joel travels to his local library where he runs into Clementine. Something strange has occurred, as Clementine has no recollection of who Joel is. After researching into what’s she has been doing since they broke it off, Joel finds out that Clementine has involved herself in a new scientific research method that resulted in her mind, particularly the painful portion of her mind, getting wiped. This is when Joel realizes he must go see this doctor immediately in hopes of getting the same procedure done.