this be just another example of the continue downward spiral of eddie murphy once exciting career . murphy will always have script hand to him and he will always be work in film but the once edgy comedian have lose his edge a long time ago . this story take place in the future where earth have populate the moon and a former smuggler name pluto nash ( murphy ) take over a nightclub from a friend and nash make it a big success and moneymaker . a young woman and aspire singer name dina lake ( rosario dawson ) ask for a job but all nash give her be the opportunity to waitress . some mobster have be buy up the local business and they want nash club but he would not sell . so they blow the place up and try to kill him but nash and dina and a robot name bruno ( randy quaid ) escape and the mobster try and find him . this film be direct by ron underwood who be usually reliable with lightweight comedy like this but this film fail from the outset . the special effect be adequate but not overly impressive . many of the scene be clearly film on a soundstage and in one shot underwood resort to actor be hoist by wire for the gravity effect . didn not they stop do that in the 60 . and poor randy quaid have to play a horny and overly sensitive robot . be we really suppose to find it amuse that he try to get it on with other robot . but the big flaw come from murphy himself . this once exciting comedian use to be so reliable for edgy performance but here he play his character totally straight . a you watch this you keep wait for murphy to say something witty and off the cuff but it never happen . it look like murphy have decide to try and be an action star or be the romantic lead . murphy have become boring to watch and it sad to watch his film now . pam grier pop up a murphy mother but she have nothing to do . she have maybe two scene and then she run off ( literally ) . this film waste opportunity and the script have nothing new to offer . along with murphy boring and drab performance this film be dead on arrival .