--- title: "The Adventures of Pluto Nash: the reviews" canonical: "https://film.one/film/the-adventures-of-pluto-nash/reviews" title_page: "https://film.one/film/the-adventures-of-pluto-nash" critics_score: 25 critics_reviews: 9 licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # The Adventures of Pluto Nash (2002): what the critics said Critics' score 25 from 9 reviews: 0 positive, 1 mixed, 8 negative. Most critics find The Adventures of Pluto Nash a flat science-fiction comedy that wastes its cast and gets too few laughs from its lunar nightclub setting. Eight of the nine reviews are negative, with none positive. The limited praise clusters around the supporting players and occasional diversions rather than the story: cameos, visual gags and moments of amiability offer brief relief. Variety singles out Rosario Dawson as the most refreshing presence among actors otherwise given little worthwhile to do. The reservations centre on weak jokes, listless execution and an underdeveloped future setting, though the production design divides opinion. The Los Angeles Times counts it among the few redeeming features; The AV Club finds it ugly. The Guardian supplies the sole mixed assessment, seeing reasonably lively, familiar entertainment that looks tired. That is a modest dissent from a consensus which finds the comic possibilities largely squandered. ## The Guardian Fi1m's normalised score 50/100 (inferred from the text). 30 August 2002. The film is a so-so action comedy vehicle for Eddie Murphy as a lunar club-owner. It features familiar, reasonably lively material with support from a cast including Rosario Dawson and John Cleese, but ends up looking a bit tired. [Read the review](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2002/aug/30/culture.reviews3) ## Evening Standard — Sheila Johnston Fi1m's normalised score 30/100 (inferred from the text). 10 April 2012. The critic notes Murphy's likeable turn as a sexist nightclub owner with quirky robots but says the expensive space comedy won't help his career, though it might appeal as an unpretentious B-flick. [Read the review](https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/film/fly-me-to-the-moon-says-murphy-7381912.html) ## Los Angeles Times — Jan Stuart Fi1m's normalised score 30/100 (inferred from the text). 19 August 2002. The critic calls the film a listless sci-fi comedy that fails to exploit its comic possibilities. He singles out the production design and a few visual gags as the only redeeming elements amid underused talent. [Read the review](https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-aug-19-et-stuart19-story.html) ## Time Out — JFu Fi1m's normalised score 30/100 (inferred from the text). 10 September 2012. The critic finds the lunar sci-fi comedy unconvincing and poorly grounded despite Eddie Murphy's efforts as a nightclub owner dodging gangsters. Some cameos provide brief diversion amid the lame jokes and shaky execution. [Read the review](https://www.timeout.com/movies/the-adventures-of-pluto-nash) ## Variety — Robert Koehler Fi1m's normalised score 30/100 (inferred from the text). 16 August 2002. The critic deems the film an inconsequential and ill-conceived project with talented actors slumming it. He singles out Rosario Dawson as the most refreshing element and notes the director's failure to realize the visual potential of the lunar setting. [Read the review](https://variety.com/2002/film/reviews/the-adventures-of-pluto-nash-1200546750/) ## Empire — Scott Russon Fi1m's normalised score 10/100 (inferred from the text). 1 January 2000. The critic calls the film a dire wannabe sci-fi comedy whose lazy story and low-tech future vision make it a dud for Eddie Murphy's CV, better jettisoned far away. [Read the review](https://www.empireonline.com/movies/reviews/adventures-pluto-nash-review/) ## The AV Club — Nathan Rabin Fi1m's normalised score 10/100 (inferred from the text). 26 August 2002. The critic's verdict is that the film is a waste of talent and money and a headache-inducing mess without direction or purpose. They single out the listless direction by Ron Underwood, Eddie Murphy's tepid lead performance, and the flamboyantly ugly production design for complaint, while noting the supporting cast as a faint glimmer of hope that ultimately vanishes. [Read the review](https://www.avclub.com/the-adventures-of-pluto-nash-1798197788) ## The New York Times — Elvis Mitchell Fi1m's normalised score 10/100 (inferred from the text). 17 August 2002. The critic finds the film a cold vacuum of a comedy that strands its talented cast. He singles out the prefab lunar sets and the script's failure to generate laughs despite the strong ensemble. [Read the review](https://www.nytimes.com/2002/08/17/movies/film-review-a-club-the-mob-a-hit-and-a-miss-all-on-the-moon.html) ## Eye for Film — Angus Wolfe Murray Fi1m's normalised score 30/100 (inferred from the text). 29 August 2002. The critic calls the film a false-concept mobster spoof dressed up as sci-fi, with a script that makes Austin Powers look intelligent and a moonscape resembling Las Vegas in a bubble. They single out the lack of laughs and weak performances as major flaws, wishing Eddie Murphy had stayed on the moon. [Read the review](https://www.eyeforfilm.co.uk/review/pluto-nash-film-review-by-angus-wolfe-murray) --- © Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. 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