Sherman is frightened, for himself and for the youth serum he has recently invented. The plot in The Klumps is silly, illogical drivel, but that s always ok if the humor clicks. Sadly, the tubby title family isn t terribly reliable. In addition to Sherman and Buddy, Murphy plays Mama and Papa Klump, Granny Klump and brother Ernie. It s a phenomonal performance, but Segal botches several kodak Klump moments by delivering the dialogue and gags in an incoherent flurry.
Comedic impact is lost in great abundance.
From a technical standpoint, Nutty Professor II is pretty darn impressive. At times, up to five Murphy characters interact with each other. I sometimes forgot that, under pounds of elaborate makeup, Murphy was playing ALL of these characters. On these terms, Nutty Professor II is some kind of innovative breakthrough. When evaluating virtually everything else, we have a questionable comedy of unanimously crummy quality.