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Osmosis Jones Reviews

2001

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With OSMOSIS JONES, triple threat writer-director-producer brothers Bobby and Peter Farrelly (THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT MARY) successfully move into the live-action/animation genre. Frank (Bill Murray), a scruffy, overweight zoo keeper, revels in his unhealthy habits much to the chagrin of his young daughter, Shane (Elena .. Read more

Starring	Chris Rock, Laurence Fishburne, David Hyde Pierce, Brandy Norwood
Director	Bobby Farrelly, Peter Farrelly
Genres	Action/Adventure, Comedy

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- A comedy that mixes some dull live action with much more inventive animation, in which the body is seen as a vast metropolis of different districts, giving the opportunity for parodies of many movie genres.
- 31442
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:42
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- - 3
  - 0
  Not a well known movie...
  
  Not a well known movie in the UK but having seen the trailer my kid's asked to watch it. A great mix of live action and animation that had the kid's ... read more »
  
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  - BRENTWOOD
  - 18 Apr 2004 at 11:34
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- - 0
  - 0
  Good Film
  
  It was a good film which is helpful to teach kids how to eat healthily. I would probably recommend it to a child.
  
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  - 09 May 2012 at 18:51
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  - 1
  big burp
  
  Dispare of the main character bill murray a crass concept of an actor Barr him and his equally crummy drinking bud, the rest is quite american but less crass
  
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- - t-t
  - 28 reviews
  - 09 May 2012 at 00:24
- - 1
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  amazing family film
  
  one of my favourite film. good new idea and so funny for kids and adult :) definetly recommended! also shows how we should take care of our health for ourselves... read more »
  
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- 1113185
- - Zsinka80
  - 13 reviews
  - 22 Apr 2012 at 09:53
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  - 11
  sound but no picture
  
  all i got was a black screen and sound, the rest makes up the 20 words needed for a review
  
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  - 23 Aug 2011 at 14:46
- - 3
  - 2
  A good film
  
  I thought that frank was a cartoon but his jurms are a cartoon but it was still not bad and someone said it is not for grown ups but my father said it is and I ... read more »
  
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- - Usama Iqbal
  - Derby
  - 02 Mar 2005 at 18:52
- - 7
  - 8
  Extremely clever film, fun for children AND adults equally
  
  I had seen many good reviews for this film so I thought I'd try it out - I'm extremely glad I did! Thoroughly enjoyed every second of it. Bill Murray is... read more »
  
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- - benspencer
  - 26 reviews
  - Loughborough
  - 22 Feb 2005 at 22:16
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  Great film that makes ...
  
  Great film that makes me want to sit down with the kids and watch Ozzy & Drix on Cartoon Network with the kids. The animated stuff is great and the story ... read more »
  
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  - STOCKPORT
  - 29 Oct 2004 at 21:03
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  ELEGANT!!
  
  ELEGAN! OK, it's a cartoo but, if you are interested in biology, then this is a MUST! It's a new concept story-cartoon-pleasant film. It's a film ... read more »
  
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- - CAMAWAY
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  - MARGATE
  - 25 Sep 2004 at 10:10
- - 1
  - 0
  More clever than funny
  
  It is a film about a guy (Bill Murray) who eats an egg that has previously been in a chimp?s mouth. As a result of this, our uber-slob catches a disease called ... read more »
  
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  - Chipping Sudbery
  - 03 Sep 2004 at 13:48
- - 1
  - 0
  Feeling ill? Cheer up with Mr Jones!!
  
  A hidden animated gem of film, constantly inventive and very funny. The characters, especially Drix are really entertaining and keep the whole film buzzing ... read more »
  
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- - siralph
  - 7 reviews
  - nottingham
  - 17 Jul 2004 at 19:47
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- - 3
  - 0
  Not a well known movie...
  
  Not a well known movie in the UK but having seen the trailer my kid's asked to watch it. A great mix of live action and animation that had the kid's ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 33394
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - a customer
  - BRENTWOOD
  - 18 Apr 2004 at 11:34
- - 3
  - 2
  A good film
  
  I thought that frank was a cartoon but his jurms are a cartoon but it was still not bad and someone said it is not for grown ups but my father said it is and I ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 77437
- - Usama Iqbal
  - Derby
  - 02 Mar 2005 at 18:52
- - 1
  - 0
  Feeling ill? Cheer up with Mr Jones!!
  
  A hidden animated gem of film, constantly inventive and very funny. The characters, especially Drix are really entertaining and keep the whole film buzzing ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 11112
- - siralph
  - 7 reviews
  - nottingham
  - 17 Jul 2004 at 19:47
- - 1
  - 0
  More clever than funny
  
  It is a film about a guy (Bill Murray) who eats an egg that has previously been in a chimp?s mouth. As a result of this, our uber-slob catches a disease called ... read more »
  
  Report this review
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  - Chipping Sudbery
  - 03 Sep 2004 at 13:48
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  - 0
  Frank Detorri (BILL ...
  
  Frank Detorri (BILL MURRAY) is not a healthy guy. He knows it, his young daughter Shane (ELENA FRANKLIN) and her teacher Mrs. Boyd (MOLLY SHANNON) know it, his ... read more »
  
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- - John#53
  - TELFORD
  - 02 Mar 2004 at 00:38
- - 1
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  Great film that makes ...
  
  Great film that makes me want to sit down with the kids and watch Ozzy & Drix on Cartoon Network with the kids. The animated stuff is great and the story ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 51517
- - a customer
  - STOCKPORT
  - 29 Oct 2004 at 21:03
- - 1
  - 0
  amazing family film
  
  one of my favourite film. good new idea and so funny for kids and adult :) definetly recommended! also shows how we should take care of our health for ourselves... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 1113185
- - Zsinka80
  - 13 reviews
  - 22 Apr 2012 at 09:53
- - 0
  - 0
  ELEGANT!!
  
  ELEGAN! OK, it's a cartoo but, if you are interested in biology, then this is a MUST! It's a new concept story-cartoon-pleasant film. It's a film ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 19582
- - CAMAWAY
  - 6 reviews
  - MARGATE
  - 25 Sep 2004 at 10:10
- - 0
  - 0
  Good Film
  
  It was a good film which is helpful to teach kids how to eat healthily. I would probably recommend it to a child.
  
  Report this review
- 1117869
- - a customer
  - 09 May 2012 at 18:51
- - 0
  - 1
  big burp
  
  Dispare of the main character bill murray a crass concept of an actor Barr him and his equally crummy drinking bud, the rest is quite american but less crass
  
  Report this review
- 1117712
- - t-t
  - 28 reviews
  - 09 May 2012 at 00:24

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Critics' reviews
- A comedy that mixes some dull live action with much more inventive animation, in which the body is seen as a vast metropolis of different districts, giving the opportunity for parodies of many movie genres.
- 31442
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:42
- "...Mr. Murray's slob obliviousness is touching....The animated sequences, directed by Piet Kroon and Tito Sito, pop with color and perversity..."
- 10020
- - New York Times
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:59
- "...The animation sequences -- the movie's best moments -- hurtle by at breakneck speed....Murray manages to be both disgusting and endearing..."
- 10023
- - USA Today
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:59
- "...A gleefully inventive journey into one man's gastrointestinal system....OSMOSIS JONES is the year's ultimate bodily functions comedy..."
- 10019
- - Los Angeles Times
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:59
- "...The most extensive interplay of live action and animation since WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT?....The fluid hand drawing is the star..."
- 10024
- - Variety
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:59
- The Farrelly brothers take a cartoonish turn. The concept is basically The Numbskulls (the Beano comic strip about the... read more on Time Out
- 44684
- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:14

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  With OSMOSIS JONES, triple threat writer-director-producer brothers Bobby and Peter Farrelly (THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT MARY) successfully move into the live-action/animation genre. Frank (Bill Murray), a scruffy, overweight zoo keeper, revels in his unhealthy habits much to the chagrin of his young ...