Wonderful character development!

hyped garbage

Fun premise, good actors, bad writing. This film seemed to have potential at the beginning but it quickly devolves into a trite action film. Ultimately it's very boring.

The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.

While, this animation movie might appeal to somebody with somewhat bad taste like me. The truth is, that the film doesn't work for everybody. Don't get me wrong, there were plenty of somewhat sophistical & adult-driven clever pun-entertaining moments in the animation sequences directed by Tom Sito if you like this movie & the animation wasn't half bad, even if the very noticeable poor early CGI mixed with hand-drawn, made this film, a bit dated. It was still somewhat beautiful. However, the life-action, unfunny childish toilet humor sequences from the Farrelly brothers, kinda dumb down, the film to standstill. Because of that, I can't say, this movie is a good movie. Nevertheless, I also can't say, it's awful. It's somewhat in the middle. Still, there is plenty of flaws in the film to point out. One of the biggest complains of the movie produced by Warner Bros, is the fact that the life action scenes with Frank Detorre (Bill Murray) doesn't intermixed well, with the hand-drawn animation in his body. It's kinda jarring to see, actors reenacted short scenes on camera film footage, only to be badly edited into a film, mostly, full of animation cels. In my opinion, the whole movie should be, all animated! Yes, I know, it would be, more expensive to produce, but at least, the movie would had been, a little more, well-made. Another problem between the live action and animation parts is the pacing. While, the animation move in a pretty solid action pack pace, with white blood cell, officer Osmosis Jones (Voiced by Chris Rock) having to team up, with a cold pill, Drixenol "Drix" Koldreliff (Voiced by David Hyde Pierce), in order to stop a deadly virus, known as Thrax (Voiced by Laurence Fishburne) from killing Frank in a pretty generic buddy cop clichés storyline. I really didn't care for the repetitive gross out and pointless dialogue scenes that they gave Bill Murray to do. Honestly, without spoiling the movie, too much, there was no reason, why Frank needed to reenact with comedian, Molly Shannon's character, as she wasn't any help nor a major foe for Frank. The film would be, better off, without her. Have the film establish, that Jones accidentally causing the death of Frank's wife, by allowing a virus to escape Frank's body, instead of him, causing the vomiting at the science fair, that got Frank in trouble. At least, the movie would had more stalks, plus it would be a better backstory and reason, why the depressed Frank is letting himself go, health wise than what the film gave Murray, with Frank being annoying clueless and too unlikeable lazy at being healthy. Also, I think the movie would had made more sense, if Frank was working at a desk job at the zoo, rather than the field. Why? It's because, it just hard to believe, that Frank would be, really that unhealthy with all the manual back breaking work, he does, like shoveling and washing animals in the hot sun. A desk job works better, because of the lack of physical activity. Sadly, the movie doesn't do this, and the live action scenes really dragged. Honestly, the whole conflict with Frank, choosing a trip to Buffalo over his daughter, Shane (Elena Franklin) camping trip was also not needed. Regardless of him, going or not, Frank's health would had still decline, due to Thrax. Also, with all anthropomorphization aside, anyone who's passed a biology class knows that germs & viruses don't work even remotely like they're depicted in the film. Though they can be harmful to the host that they infest, they aren't biologically programmed to quickly kill it. They mostly reproduce by multiplying and spreading throughout its body over time, feeding on the resources. Any harmful symptoms are simply side-effects of over population and damage of cells. Regardless of the artistic license with the science. Laurence Fishburne was amazing as the villain. The things, his character does, is very haunting and his voice acting matches that. It really surprised me, that's this movie was PG, seeing, how Thrax rips, another germ apart, and cause, a saliva boat to explode in flames. I thought, it would be, at least, PG-13, due to the violence and bodily humor. It didn't help that the lyrics to the Kid Rock's song wasn't kid-friendly as well. This movie is surely, not PG! Gross humor, aside, I didn't like, how the film handle the mentally handicap, obesity, and other issues. Regardless of the botch crudely done moral message, 'Osmosis Jones' is still truly imaginative, innovative and fun with alright voice acting work, even if main star, Chris Rock was a bit annoying with all his standard, generic cockiness, yelling. Still, I felt like I need a detox, after watching this film. Like Junk Food, films like this, should make up a minimal part of your life. Not fully. For the sake of your loves ones. Just stick to healthy & smarter animation choices like 2015's 'Inside Out'. But if you want to junk out on something really childish. Then, you got this film. This autopsy of a mess.

When I first watched this film, I thought it was amazing. I have recently seen the film again and it was rather disappointing. The idea is still really good and if they'd re-film it, use more experienced people, I think it could be really good. Although the voice actors are people I really like, the performance was very poor. It all seemed to be too amateurish. Young kids, especially the boys, will still like it because it is rather disgusting. No really, it is absolutely disgusting. Under no circumstance watch this film if you are eating. It will take your appetite away.... at very least. The best thing in the film was Bill Murray, but it's a film he could have done without.

This is one of those rare gems that gets better and better with each viewing. There are so many in-jokes and subtleties packed into it, that it is impossible to get them all with just one viewing. Each repeat viewing evokes a new and unexpected chuckle or grin. Best viewed on DVD so you can pause and review what you just thought you saw. (Does that sentence make sense?) Although the Live Action parts are rough around the edges. Bill Murray is genius, as always, and the animation scenes are obviously a work of love. The one drawback is Chris Elliot, who, no matter what project he is in, brings the whole production to a crashing bore, due to his complete unlike-ability as an actor and a person.Those who "get" this film "get it", those who don't, chances are - never will.

When you mention the title of this film to someone, they just look at you and say "What?".Yeah, nobody went to see this film when it came out. I think it's because how do you market a film like this? Since this takes place in the human body, there's all kinds of gross out humour in it. Some of it is too much for a PG rated film. That's my biggest problem with this film and why it wasn't marketed very well. It's gross. The scene where the nose dam breaks and a giant tidal wave of snot comes out is not what you're mean to see in a family film. Especially on the big screen. The scene where Frank vomits on the teacher and it is shown in a newspaper headline, we actually see the vomit. You don't show people vomiting in a PG film. Not only that, but it's part of the story. Making gross out gags part of the story is not a good idea.Also, the scene where the zit is ready to pop, we get a big giant close up on it which is enough to make anyone cringe. It's almost like Panty and Stocking with Garterbelt. A show loaded with gross out humour. But that was for adults. This is meant to be a family film.Now, the stuff I do like about it; the animation is great, it's very creative, (making the stomach the airport, the brain is city hall, the armpits are the steam room, I could go on)Laurence Fishburne was fantastic as Thrax. I kept forgetting it was him. Even if you don't like this film, you have to admit, Thrax is awesome. The music's great too. I like all the body puns as well.Not a film for everyone, but has gained a cult following on DVD.