Defamer | by Richard Lawson | Mon, Jun 15
Mon, Jun 15
Buried by an almost completely-silent marketing campaign and then a raft of shitty reviews, the latest Eddie Murphy flop isn't even surprising. During his brief regaining of the BO crown—around the Nutty Professor/Dr. Doolittle age—Murphy's blend of crazy! and family seemed unstoppa...
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source: EducationGuardian.co.uk
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source: Examiner.com
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source: Examiner.com
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