Brian Robbins Archives

The Shaggy Dog (2006)

Rating: ★★

Nov 22, 2008Man Transforms Into a Dog Comedy

The remake of the old Disney comedy becomes a vehicle for Tim Allen, played with a manic slapstickery wherein Allen demonstrates there are few levels of silliness he will travel to in imitating dog-like behaviours

Director: Brian Robbins

Actors: Tim Allen, Kristin Davis, Robert Downey Jr, Spencer Breslin, …

Category: Fantasy

22 November 20085 July 2026 by Roog

Meet Dave (2008)

Rating: ★★½

Jul 31, 2008Eddie Murphy as a Spaceship Comedy

Off-the wall Eddie Murphy comedy in which he plays an alien spaceship disguised as a human come to Earth. All the fun comes from watching Murphy’s wacky antics, which buoy it up over its weaker moments

Director: Brian Robbins

Actors: Eddie Murphy, Elizabeth Banks, Gabrielle Union, Pat Kilbane, …

Category: Science Fiction

31 July 200831 May 2025 by Roog

A Thousand Words (2012)

Rating: ★

Mar 2, 2012Man Has a Thousand Words Before He Dies Comedy

Eddie Murphy's presence is not enough to lift the lame premise of this comedy where he is given a curse where he has a thousand words to say before he dies … a film that has a soggy marshmallow heart rather than one that lets Murphy loose to do what he does best

Director: Brian Robbins

Actors: Eddie Murphy, Kerry Washington, Cliff Curtis, Clark Duke, …

Category: Fantasy

2 March 201213 December 2023 by Roog