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Not showing up to the premiere of your own damn movie. The only problem with that explanation is that A Thousand Words is being directed by Brian Robbins... and Brian Robbins spent Tuesday evening at -- you guessed it -- the Meet Dave premiere.
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" With Eddie Murphy reluctant to promote Meet Dave (he says.. he?s busy. Right.) Gabrielle Union has benefited by getting her time on the talk show circuit. Last week it was Regis and Kelly; yesterday she was on The Jimmy Kimmel Show. Even at seven minutes, I?m not sure if the interview was supposed to go so long. Nas"
"of his new flick 'Meet Dave' because his ass was nowhere to be found. No need to worry though he had a great alibi. A spokesperson told the press that Eddie was a no show only because he was on set shooting his new movie 'A Thousand Words'. But that alibi became extra suspect when Brian Robbins; the director of 'A Thousand Words' attended the 'Meet Dave' premiere...so much for a cover up... MORE HERE>>> Collapse..."
") is good enough but not great. ?Meet Dave,? on the other hand, is quite terrible, as expected. It?s like Eddie Murphy?s doing it on purpose now. I note that the film is so bad, even Eddie Murphy didn?t want to sit through it. On the more delightful side of things, ?Kit Kittredge: An American Girl? is a perfectly pleasant thing to take your young daughter to. I bought a ticket for ?Hancock? when I saw it, lest I appear creepy to the teenager selling tickets. My"
", meaning only 21% of all the film critics who have reviewed the film give it a passing grade (a passing grade doesn't necessarily mean an "A," by the way. In some institutions, a "D" is a passing grade). What's even worse is that the star of the film didn't bother to attend the film's Hollywood premiere on Monday night! If he can't sit through his own product, then why the hell should anybody else, especially at a 21% rating? This $100 Million film will likely fizzle at the box office, and join Pluto Nash (another centi-million dollar Eddie Murphy bust) in the"
""Meet Dave" may be a bad movie when the regional studio rep first reported there would be no pre-screening - but later relented. Then came the news that the movie's star, Eddie Murphy, stayed away from his own premiere Tuesday night. (Eric D. Snider comments on this at Cinematical.) The Cricket's review of "Meet Dave" will be posted online Friday, but here's a hint: When the star and director of "Norbit" reunite, what do you think will happen? (While you're contemplating that philosophical quandary,"
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