“We haven’t seen much of Eddie Murphy this decade — 2006’s Dreamgirls was supposed to be his comeback, to no avail — but it only takes a drop of his energy to remember what made him a star.
“Netflix’s new biopic Dolemite Is My Name offers Murphy room to flex his dramatic chops as actor Rudy Ray Moore, who contends with the nature of fame and opportunity.
“When Moore, by way of Murphy, takes on the stage persona of Dolemite, the film truly begins to buzz. Moore’s material — rhyming tales of sexual exploits and physical prowess — doesn’t quite have the same kick in 2019 as it did in the ’70s, but that hardly matters when Murphy’s energy is so electric.”
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