2. Murphy's career, successful as it has been, has always had a tinge of tragedy because he's only rarely been given parts commensurate with his talent. In Dolemite, he has that with Rudy Ray Moore, a kind of spiritual father that Murphy perfectly recreates.
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3. What gives Dolemite an extra layer which lifts it above being a competent crowdpleaser is the element of autobiography. The film is really Murphy's Apologia Pro Vita Sua, an account of why he picked the life of profane comedy & big tent movies.
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4. No less than Richard Pryor, Rudy Ray Moore is Murphy's precursor & father figure: a vulgar street comedian who draws his energy from the vibrancy of vernacular insults & confrontations. The film is Murphy's tribute the the tradition that made him.
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By the numbers biopics can be... kind of inspiring.
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So what you're saying is that Murphy's strong performance redeems what is otherwise a paint-by-numbers biopic.
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I agree with all of this. Wesley Snipes was A+ and Murphy was trademark Eddie. Rare movie with no love interest. Also thought the record producers would end up being villains and that never came.
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I watched dolomite the original a few weeks ago. That scene where he knocks that guy into the car boot is pretty accurate. Rudy Ray Moore is an unlikely pimp/mack/player he looks like diabetes in a girdle. Murphy is good but this is reminded me a lot of Bowfinger. Snipes good too
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Yeah I thought a lot about Sandler in, Funny People
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The movie was good and better than most of the stuff out.
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Not an Eddie Murphy fan & watched not knowing for sure if it was a biopic and found it very enjoyable & inspiring. Sometimes those numbers work, I guess.
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