Anyone Ever Feel That Eddie Murphy Is Highly Underrated As An Actor?

[Cruel_Sandwich]

Posted: 12/16/05 at 5:44pm

Yes he's been in his fair share of crap, but, overall, I can't help but be amazed by his incredible acting in the good movies.. I mean, he gave a far better performance in The Nutty Professor than the material really deserved. And Bowfinger....wow....that is one of the best comic performances of the 90s.

[YouWantitWhen????]

Posted: 12/16/05 at 5:45pm

Uhhh. . . .


No.

[popcultureboy]

Posted: 12/16/05 at 5:46pm

No. I think he's a one trick pony whose trick wasn't that good in the first place.

[Mamie]

Posted: 12/16/05 at 6:02pm

I'm afraid I have to agree. He is a highly OVERRATED performer. He was funny in some SNL skits but as far as I can see those are his only real claims to fame.

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 12/16/05 at 6:03pm

No.

[BSoBW2]

Posted: 12/16/05 at 8:11pm

He did great in that daddy movie...

[Patronus]

Posted: 12/16/05 at 9:34pm

Do you mean anyone other than Eddie Murphy?

Although, I guess you could say he's underrated as an actor. I don't think he acts really. He's a comedian that does movies.

[Auggie27]

Posted: 12/16/05 at 9:36pm

For a long time he was desperate to make and star in the late great August Wilson's FENCES, with James Earl Jones. Never happened. Anyone else remember that? Too bad.

[vbplayer]

Posted: 12/17/05 at 1:56am

Eddie Murphy and "actor" do not belong in the same sentence.

[BSoBW2]

Posted: 12/17/05 at 1:58am

I guess I'm his only BWW fan.

Coming to America

He brought me to tears in DADDY DAYCARE...well, the son did...almost.

[vbplayer]

Posted: 12/17/05 at 2:10am

I'm just not a fan. Glad you enjoy his work.

[MargoChanning]

Posted: 12/17/05 at 4:05am

OK OK, I'll admit I've enjoyed his work in the past.

Is he a great, versatile multidimensional actor capable of all things drama and comedy? Probably not.

But, is he possibly a far greater talent than we've mostly seen thus far? Probably.

Great comedic acting is far more technically demanding oftentimes than great dramatic acting, though many don't view it that way. The great comedic actors make it look easy, when it is anything but.

As goofy and sophomoric as the Nutty Professor films are, for example, Murphy's performance in them is in many ways remarkable. Dismiss him if you like, but he's actually quite a gifted character actor when given half a chance.

Updated On: 12/17/05 at 04:05 AM

[Mamie]

Posted: 12/17/05 at 9:59am

Just can't see it, Margo. He seems entirely one dimensional to me. I've never seen him play more than one character, every time. Of course, he's pretty much turned me off so I can't say I've seen a whole lot of his work lately. Maybe he learned how to act?

[Glebb]

Posted: 12/17/05 at 10:03am

I love him and wish I could be his wife.

[RobbO]

Posted: 12/17/05 at 10:19am

i think the fact that you have a penis is a step in the right direction.

[Jon]

Posted: 12/17/05 at 12:49pm

I haven't seen an "Eddie Murphy Movie" in years. He does crappy material.

That said,I think he deserves a lot of the credit for making "SHREK" a hit. His voice performance was vital to the success of the movie.

[liotte]

Posted: 12/17/05 at 12:50pm

I love his animated voice stuff- Shrek and Mulan are great fun!

[broadway86]

Posted: 12/17/05 at 1:03pm

I thought he was great in The Nutty Professor. But, everything that he does now is atrocious.

[Cruel_Sandwich]

Posted: 12/25/06 at 10:27pm

Anyone care to give a rebuttal now that DREAMGIRLS is out?

[spiderdj82]

Posted: 12/25/06 at 10:32pm

WHAT?

Beverly Hills Cop
Coming to America
SNL


Those are GREAT, FUNNY movies and if anyone else was in those roles, I don't think it would have been nearly as much of a success.

[actor]

Posted: 12/25/06 at 10:33pm

Eddie Murphy's voice was great in Shrek. I do not like his acting, though.

[aspiringactress]

Posted: 12/25/06 at 10:33pm

I've walked out of Dreamgirls twice now with his performance being maybe my favorite in the film. He is wonderful, and nails Early all the way through his decline, not just at the beggining when he's fine.

[soapguy17]

Posted: 12/25/06 at 10:43pm

I would also, like to see peoples opinions now that the movie is out. I always thought Murphy was funny, but I never considered him an actor until this evening.

[tmm_fan]

Posted: 12/25/06 at 11:39pm

Eddie Murphy is a very funny performer who has been cast in a nuber of terrible films (Haunted Mansion, anybody?) ... his work in Beverly Hills Cop and Trading Places is awesome; but he has never had a movie to exercise his comedic talents since.

He's been needing to fire his agent for like the past decade. From what I hear, though, yeah: he is awesome in Dreamgirls.

Updated On: 12/25/06 at 11:39 PM

[Elphaba]

Posted: 12/25/06 at 11:46pm

perhaps those who are not fans should see Dreamgirls