Synopsis
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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Cast
- Eddie MurphyDave / Captain
- Elizabeth BanksGina Morrison
- Gabrielle UnionNo. 3 - Cultural Officer
- Scott CaanDooley
- Ed HelmsNo. 2 - Second-in-Command
- Kevin HartNo. 17
- Mike O'MalleyKnox
- Pat KilbaneNo. 4 - Security Officer
- Judah FriedlanderEngineer
- Marc BlucasMark
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Variety
Aimed squarely at the same family audiences that flocked to Murphy's "Doctor Dolittle" comedies, this is a lightly amusing and surprisingly sweet Fox release. - 63
Philadelphia Inquirer
Meet Dave isn't great, but it's good enough. And it proves once again that Murphy can do anything - even a PG comedy in which he isn't a donkey. - 50
Chicago Tribune
The heartbreaking thing about Meet Dave...is its occasional funniness amid a sea of pablum. If it were completely rank, it'd be less frustrating. - 50
The Hollywood Reporter
Eddie Murphy's amusingly out of this world in this otherwise tired vehicle. - 50
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
There's no real wit or cleverness to the script. - 50
The New York Times
Though mildly amusing, Murphy's two characters in Meet Dave -- a wee captain and a humanoid spaceship -- neither tax nor stretch him. - 42
The A.V. Club
Proven comic talents like Judah Friedlander and Ed Helms make up much of Murphy's crew, but apart from speaking in contraction-free spaceman-ese, the film doesn't give them anything funny to do. - 40
Los Angeles Times
Pays lip service to the joys of exploring new worlds, but it never steps off the tour bus.