Years ago, well maybe ten or more, it was nothing to hear the word genius when the name Eddie Murphy was spoken. Then there were the lean times. He put out stinker after stinker until The Nutty Professor came and saved his dive-bombing career. And even if you didn’t think the first film was all that great, you could at least agree that Murphy was hilarious and his characters, the Klumps, were the same. As everyone agreed that they wanted more of the family Klump, it didn’t take much thought for Murphy to take the best from an average film and jam all of that into one full length film entitled simply The Nutty Professor II: The Klumps.
So back with the whole family, loud as ever. I’ll bet you’re wondering how this whole thing comes together and if the script equals the laughs. I’d say the laughs are better than the script, but here is a roundup of the film’s point for being.
Sherman Klump (Eddie Murphy) thought his experimental alter ego was gone for good until little bits of Buddy Love start to pop up without reason. The ultimate consequence is the possibility of losing his wife, Denise (Janet Jackson), as Buddy begins to take over. Sherman decides that he has to rid himself of the menacing Buddy for good. But as in all films, there is conflict, and Buddy isn’t going away that easily. Let the shenanigans begin while all hell breaks loose as Sherman tries to hide his youth serum at his family’s house to keep it from the devilish Buddy.
Watch closely because Eddie plays more characters than you’ll believe. Just think “Where’s Waldo?” in reverse. I can’t even imagine how hard it must have been to film all of the scenes. And as with the first Nutty Professor, the makeup in the sequel is fantastic as Eddie is completely transformed time and again.
The one thing that makes this film different from its predecessor is the heightened level of raunchy, childish material. You won’t be surprised to learn the film was co-written by Chris and Paul Weitz, writers of American Pie. No matter how crude the laughs, they still come almost nonstop. The jokes and gags are great. Honestly, isn’t that what you really came for? I know there’ll be those who say the film has no depth as the love interest plot concerning Denise seems a bit awkward. I say, who cares? Sometimes we just need a good laugh. And that is what The Klumps provide.
+ charlie craine
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