Meet Dave

Starring: Eddie Murphy, Elizabeth Banks, Gabrielle Union, Judah Friedlander, Ed Helms

Directed by: Brian Robbins

RS: 1of 4 Stars

2008 20th Century Fox Comedy

Eddie Murphy — was that Oscar nominated performance in Dreamgirls just something I imagined? — continues to trash his very real talent with bottomfeeding material. In Meet Dave, Murphy limits himself to two roles (none human). He plays a pint-sized alien from outer space and the spacecraft he rode in on. If you think I'm going to explain that lame premise, think again. But know this: Murphy, teaming again with his Norbit director Brian Robbins, is assuming we'll all line up for lazyass toilet jokes and pay for the privilege. Prove him wrong, people, please.