Yes, there is no doubt we are very much of a consumer economy and consumer society, and this is kind of what this movie takes aim at...Murphy plays a Eastern Religious type Guru who basically disrupts Qvc and other type shows.....Suprisingly his unorthodox ways take off and he gets amazing ratings which he is why he is allowed to stay on the air.. Of course, there is a nice romantic twist going on as well....The movie is definitely campy and Murphy has some better movies in his repertoire, but if you just want simple fun, WHY NOT watch it.......

A mysterious saintly man named G (Eddie Murphy) befriends the director of a failing shopping network (Jeff Goldblum) & his colleague (Kelly Preston) in Miami. He becomes a curious sensation on the network.

"Holy Man" (1998) combines elements of "Michael" (1996) and "City of Angels" (1998) to forge its own hybrid and is the obvious precursor to "Bruce Almighty" (2003). It failed at the box office mainly because people thought it was going to be a typical Eddie Murphy vehicle, but it's not. Sure, there's some comedy, but it's decidedly low-key with maybe 2-3 laugh-out-loud parts. It's more of an amusing drama crossed with spiritual docudrama and the unique tone turned people off.

While it's the least of those three other films, it possesses its own appeal once you catch a grip. The movie seems overlong though and needed tightened up with a rewrite. Still, it has its points of interest. Murphy, for instance, is thoroughly convincing in the title role and his character is certainly intriguing (I think it's obvious who he really is), not to mention the flick conveys several valuable insights.

The film runs 1 hour, 54 minutes and was shot in Miami, Florida.

GRADE: C+/B-

This has laughs! I think the screenplay is good, Jeff and Kelly have good chemistry, A GREAT CAST of 80's tv comedy and character actors. Eddie Murphy's character is a bit underplayed maybe.