<p>Nobody could have predicted that Eddie Murphy's return to R-rated movies after a 20-year absence would be as the producer and star of a Rudy Ray Moore biopic, but "Dolemite Is My Name" exists, surreal as that may be. This is a recording of OnlineAthens staff writer (and Dolemite fan) Andrew Shearer's reaction after leaving an advance screening of the film. Opens Friday at Athens Cine and nationwide on Netflix.</p>

Nobody could have predicted that Eddie Murphy's return to R-rated movies after a 20-year absence would be as the producer and star of a Rudy Ray Moore biopic, but "Dolemite Is My Name" exists, surreal as that may be. This is a recording of OnlineAthens staff writer (and Dolemite fan) Andrew Shearer's reaction after leaving an advance screening of the film. Opens Friday at Athens Cine and nationwide on Netflix.

Cinema File: Put ya weight on it! "Dolemite Is My Name" reaction

Andrew Shearer has been the voice of film at OnlineAthens and the Athens Banner-Herald since 2009.

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Cinema File: Put ya weight on it! "Dolemite Is My Name" reaction

Cinema File: Put ya weight on it! "Dolemite Is My Name" reaction