Eddie Murphy: RAW at Alamo Drafthouse Downtown | Do512

Eddie Murphy: RAW

WHEN:: Mon. 02/05 | 7:00PM
WHERE:: Alamo Drafthouse Downtown, at the Ritz on 6th Street map

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Eddie Murphy: RAW
Theater: Alamo Downtown

Director: Robert Townshend
Rating: Unknown

Age Policy: 18 and up; Children 6 and up will be allowed only with a parent or guardian. No children under the age of 6 will be allowed.

It's tough being an Eddie Murphy fan nowadays. Moviegoers quickly forget how funny someone used to be when all they do is make the same sequels every summer. The Eddie Murphy of today is often a complete stranger, with only very small glimpses of his former manic self peeking through the big-budget artifice. Think about what's funnier - Eddie Murphy in his fantastic live concert films or NUTTY PROFESSOR 2? This movie opens with a cute sequence with Eddie as a young boy, entertaining and eventually shocking his family with some decidedly nasty jokes. Incidentally, this sequence features Samuel L. Jackson as Eddie's uncle! What follows is 90 minutes of some of the harshest and strongest stand-up you'll ever see. Eddie covers his favorite topics - sex, money and women. While many claim that his over-the-top views mask some misogynistic or sexist views, I choose to see it as a performer playing a role. At this point in his career, Eddie just had his audience wrapped around his finger, and this guy knows how to work a room. While lots of comedians rely on extreme profanity to just shock people, Eddie used his mouth as a comedic weapon. His skills as an impersonator are equally impressive. Try to watch his takes on Richard Pryor and Bill Cosby and not crack a smile. And as always, some of Eddie's best material revolves around his own family. (Scott Weinberg, EFilm Critic)

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