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19 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80Chicago ReaderLisa AlspectorChicago ReaderLisa AlspectorGoldblum and Murphy outdo each other in their odd roles, each minimizing his tendency toward shtick and giving a convincing dramatic performance.
- 60The New York TimesJanet MaslinThe New York TimesJanet MaslinFor all the funny possibilities of Mr. Murphy's neat transformation here, the latest comedy from Stephen Herek ("Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure," "The Mighty Ducks") doesn't know what to do with him.
- 50Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertA love story about two people with no apparent chemistry, whose lives are changed by a stranger who remains an uninteresting enigma. No wonder it just sits there on the screen.
- 50ReelViewsJames BerardinelliReelViewsJames BerardinelliThe result is a poorly-focused motion picture characterized by limp satire and capped off by a final fifteen minutes that could send half of the audience into sugar shock.
- 50The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Rick GroenThe Globe and Mail (Toronto)Rick GroenHoly Man sure isn't raucous; instead, in the main, it's just quietly unamusing.
- 25San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleSan Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleWhat a waste of a great comedian. What demented casting.
- 25San Francisco ExaminerG. Allen JohnsonSan Francisco ExaminerG. Allen JohnsonIt's also troublesome that Murphy, a generally charismatic actor, is downright dull here. He and Goldblum are curiously flat in their line readings; they don't seem convinced by the story they're asked to act out, and with good reason.
- 20Film ThreatRon WellsFilm ThreatRon WellsHoly Man is just a dumb romantic comedy passing itself off as something else.
- 20Village VoiceVillage VoiceHoly Man's traipse through the wilds of consumerism and higher purpose must have seemed like a chance for the proverbial stretch, but not even Eddie can save this ill-conceived mess of a movie.
- 0Austin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenAustin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenAll the advance signs looked discouraging, but I still kept thinking: How bad could a comedy starring Eddie Murphy and Jeff Goldblum really be? Well, let's put it this way … you won't ever hear me asking that particular question again.