Antz (1998)
Jun 11, 1999Animation/Talking Ants
The first animated film from DreamWorks, a rather charming effort that takes place in an ant nest with Woody Allen perfectly voice cast as a nebbish ant who decides to defy the crowd
Paul Weitz
The Nutty Professor II: The Klumps (2000)
Jul 30, 2000Rejuvenation Formula Comedy
Sequel to the Eddie Murphy remake of The Nutty Professor. That film's tour-de-force was a scene with Murphy playing all the members of his family. Here the family have been brought to the fore. Murphy's performance and the effects are expectedly great but the plot is all over the place
Down to Earth (2001)
Feb 16, 2001Afterlife Mixup/Race Reversal Comedy
Remake of Heaven Can Wait/Here Comes Mr Jordan as a vehicle for comedian Chris Rock where the heavenly body mix-up now becomes about a black man ending up in a white man's body
Cirque du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant (2009)
Nov 2, 2009Young Adult/Vampire Wars/Circus of Freaks
Adaptation of a series of Young Adult books that should have emerged as Harry Potter made with the sensibilities of a Tim Burton. But the result fails to come to life in Paul Weitz's hands
If You Were the Last (2023)
Apr 12, 2024NASA Space Mission Romantic Comedy
A space film set aboard a NASA space mission as two stranded astronauts debate whether to surrender to mutual attraction. In contrast to realistically grounded efforts such as Gravity, The Martian et al, this is a comedy