Rating: 
Summary: Hilariously satirical, and pretty cool
Review: Osmosis Jones is a pretty cool movie that is composed of 1/3 Gross Out Comedy, 1/3 Satire and 1/3 Buddy action flick. And 2/3 are done well. Let's face it, the real life part stunk, but the rest of it more than makes up for it.
This is the story of a guy named Osmosis Jones, a white blood cell voiced by Chris Rock. He lives inside the body of Frank, a slobby zookeeper who's body is likened to a city: it has it's dump (guess where), power plant (heart), ghetto (liver), and even natural disasters (cramps and sicknesses.) So when Frank injests a hard boiled egg that has been in the mouth of a monkey and on the ground, it's bad news. Especially when the egg hosts the Red Death virus named Thrax (my favorite character), voiced superbly by a evilly suave and utterly unrecognizable Laurence Fishburne. Thrax wants to kill Frank in record time (48 hours) by damaging his hypothermis gland and heating Frank up like "A sidewalk on a summer day..." Thrax snickers.
To help Osmosis fight Thrax, enter the by-the-book and not particularly bright cherry-flavored cold pill Drix (David Hyde Peirce)who wants to prove his worth by curing Frank.
The In-Jokes, such as taking you're girlfriend down to the kidneys to see the stones and an armpit being a sauna for gangsters make it funny. The live-action parts are disgusting with vomit jokes and require fast forwarding. And the action scenes near the end, involving car chases and fistfights, are just cool. It's a little violent within the body; Thrax's sicle-like index finger is used for slicing apart those unfortunate cells that stand in his way and for setting fire to his surroundings. Lots of pyromania. Rock, Peirce, and especially Fishburne lend excellent voice talent to this movie. But not for the squeamish.
Rating: 
Summary: Surprisingly funny and refreshing.
Review: Imagine my surprise when I discovered that Peter and Bobby Farrelly, the men behind the outrageous "There's Something About Mary," helmed the directorial department of "Osmosis Jones," a surprisingly funny combination of animation and live action. I am somewhat stunned by their willingness to do a project that reaches nowhere near the R rating, and also by the fact that their most innocent film is also their funniest yet. The movie takes us into the body of Frank (Bill Murray), a repulsive zoo worker whose daughter constantly nags him about improving his health. A shot of Frank consuming a soiled hard-boiled egg takes us into the insides of his body, a densely populated city made up of the citizen cells who drive cars, walk, talk, and take on various other human characteristics. As the rest of the story goes, a Red Death virus named Thrax (voiced by Laurence Fishburne) begins wreaking havoc in Frank's body, stirring the suspicion of white blood cell Osmosis Jones (Chris Rock). Teaming up with cold medicine particle Drix (David Hyde Pierce), Jones defies the law and the uncaring hand of the mayor to save Frank's life. While it's not as intelligent or advanced as such animated features as "Toy Story" or "Shrek," "Osmosis Jones" comes up a success on the basis of its clean humor and back-to-basics animation. With the latest craze in computer animation, such films have become increasingly abundant. This film does have elements of computer animation, but not so much that the entire movie has the look and feel of it; in a sense, it returns to the roots of animation that have been absent from theaters for quite some time, and gives it a very funny appeal. The screenwriters also conjure up a delectable deluge of comic one-liners and in-jokes to tickle the fancy. The film is rated PG for bodily humor, though I doubt much of it, with the exception of vomit and flatulence, was grounds for such a rating. The dialogue is kept clean and breezy, from variations on slang ("You're up a spit creek without a paddle!") to jokes made funnier by the setting (at one point, a police officer asks his buddy about his weekend plans, to which he replies, "Me and my girlfriend are going down to the Kidneys to see the Stones"). The voice talents bring lighthearted whimsy to this fantasy, featuring comics marvels Chris Rock and David Hyde Pierce as our heroes. Rock gives a better comedic performance under the restrictions of the MPAA rating, and Pierce brings back wonderful recollections of his role as the praying mantis in "A Bug's Life." As for the human side... so-so acting, but our interest has become geared more towards the animated scenes that human intrusion becomes dreary. The overall effect of "Osmosis Jones" is somewhat reserved. There is no striking purpose (combining live action and animation is nothing new), and the movie seems a bit modest in its approach to the audience, as if it somehow anticipates failure. Yet, despite all of this, there are genuinely funny moments that recall the spirit of films which appeal to all age sets, and it's nothing more than a fun time-waster.
Rating: 
Summary: If you're not a cartoon character, please leave the building
Review: When I first heard of this movie, I thought: how neat, a fun and educational way for kids to learn about how the human body works. I'm glad I watched it first on my own, though, because I'm not sure I'd let any children of my acquaintance watch this. At least not the young ones. I think the movie would have been better without any of the live action characters (Bill Murray, Chris Elliott, etc.) for two reasons. First of all, they're just disgusting. Too disgusting. It got to the point where I'd watch all of Bill Murray's scenes with my hands over my face, peeking between my fingers. Between the running snot, exploding pimples, and ingrown toenails, the "gross-out factor" just goes way, way over the top. To me, it stopped being amusing and became just repugnant early on. Like, his first scene. Second, I think the final scenes, when Bill Murray ends up in the emergency room, are far too intense for younger viewers. He basically dies on the table in front of his young daughter (Elena Franklin), who's led away sobbing by nurses. He comes back from the brink of death, of course, and all ends well, but it's still pretty traumatic and graphic. The animation sequences, however, are just wonderful. Bill Murray's character is the "City of Frank," complete with a police force (the white blood cells, featuring Chris Rock), a highway system, airport (Frank's stomach), and even a political campaign (with William Shatner as the incumbent mayor in "Cerebellum Hall" and Ron Howard as his challenger). The whole city system inside Frank was a really clever idea and very well executed. David Hyde Pierce is also wonderfully "uncool" and fussy as over-the-counter cold pill, Drix ("I was developed at the University of Chicago, where I graduated Phi Beta Capsule"). It's a whole new take on the "good cop, bad cop" movies. All this having been said, I'm pretty sure I would watch thie movie again, but I'll be fast forwarding through the live action sequences. Just cartoon germs for me, thank you.
Rating:
Summary: Surprisingly funny and refreshing.
Review: Imagine my surprise when I discovered that Peter and Bobby Farrelly, the men behind the outrageous "There's Something About Mary," helmed the directorial department of "Osmosis Jones," a surprisingly funny combination of animation and live action. I am somewhat stunned by their willingness to do a project that reaches nowhere near the R rating, and also by the fact that their most innocent film is also their funniest yet. The movie takes us into the body of Frank (Bill Murray), a repulsive zoo worker whose daughter constantly nags him about improving his health. A shot of Frank consuming a soiled hard-boiled egg takes us into the insides of his body, a densely populated city made up of the citizen cells who drive cars, walk, talk, and take on various other human characteristics. As the rest of the story goes, a Red Death virus named Thrax (voiced by Laurence Fishburne) begins wreaking havoc in Frank's body, stirring the suspicion of white blood cell Osmosis Jones (Chris Rock). Teaming up with cold medicine particle Drix (David Hyde Pierce), Jones defies the law and the uncaring hand of the mayor to save Frank's life. While it's not as intelligent or advanced as such animated features as "Toy Story" or "Shrek," "Osmosis Jones" comes up a success on the basis of its clean humor and back-to-basics animation. With the latest craze in computer animation, such films have become increasingly abundant. This film does have elements of computer animation, but not so much that the entire movie has the look and feel of it; in a sense, it returns to the roots of animation that have been absent from theaters for quite some time, and gives it a very funny appeal. The screenwriters also conjure up a delectable deluge of comic one-liners and in-jokes to tickle the fancy. The film is rated PG for bodily humor, though I doubt much of it, with the exception of vomit and flatulence, was grounds for such a rating. The dialogue is kept clean and breezy, from variations on slang ("You're up a spit creek without a paddle!") to jokes made funnier by the setting (at one point, a police officer asks his buddy about his weekend plans, to which he replies, "Me and my girlfriend are going down to the Kidneys to see the Stones"). The voice talents bring lighthearted whimsy to this fantasy, featuring comics marvels Chris Rock and David Hyde Pierce as our heroes. Rock gives a better comedic performance under the restrictions of the MPAA rating, and Pierce brings back wonderful recollections of his role as the praying mantis in "A Bug's Life." As for the human side... so-so acting, but our interest has become geared more towards the animated scenes that human intrusion becomes dreary. The overall effect of "Osmosis Jones" is somewhat reserved. There is no striking purpose (combining live action and animation is nothing new), and the movie seems a bit modest in its approach to the audience, as if it somehow anticipates failure. Yet, despite all of this, there are genuinely funny moments that recall the spirit of films which appeal to all age sets, and it's nothing more than a fun time-waster.
Rating: 
Summary: pure stupid
Review: this is stupid and gross and nothing works in this movie. horrible I will say and BIl Murray is wasted as the man who Osmosis Jones and Drexel are in. maybe a little bit for kids but this one is so bad I had to keep my head from stop spinning it was so dumb and so is the end. from the Farrelly brothers and the guys from Space Jam. they couldve done a much better job. Chris Rock, Laurence Fishburne, David Hyde Pierce, Kid Rock, Brandy and William Shatner do voices. Molly Shannon and Chris Elliott also star as well.
Rating:
Summary: all copies should be rounded up and dropped in a vat of acid
Review: At our house we try once a weekend to grab a video, make some kid-friendly food and have a movie night. This movie even put my 7 year old son off his pizza. I have never seen a grosser film. There was no bodily humor; "humor" implies an attempt to make people laugh. This was simply an attempt to gross people out. I dunno - if you think someone walking around with a big green booger hanging out of his nose (who then snorts it up and swallows it)is funny, maybe you'd laugh. *shrugs* The animated part is better with David Hyde-Pierce playing a hilariously rigid cold capsule (sort of a "Buzz-Lightyear-before-he-figured-out-he-was-a-toy" type), but it wasn't worth the agony of the live action stuff to watch these parts. I gave up after half an hour, and my kids asked me if they could watch something different about 15 minutes later. Listen - I can burp and fart with the best of 'em, but this film just needs to go. I'd rather sit through a 6 hour "Dora the Explorer" marathon.
Rating:
Summary: Jolly good show
Review: This is a great movie for kids and I found it thoroughly entertaining as an adult as well. I don't understand how some reviewers are so "grossed out" by this movie. They obviously have never been involved in child raising :) The "gross out scenes" go well with the plot. Afterall, Frank IS a pretty disgusting person which is exactly what the movie is trying to convey. The movie touches on health and human physiology in a fun way that will encourage kids to learn more. It is also based around family members caring for each other. Whenever one of our kids is home sick from school this is a good movie to pop in to pass some of the fevered time. As far as the vomit goes (pun intended) what do you think would happen if you unwittingly ate polluted oysters??!! The major plot of the movie has the "buddies against all odds" theme ... but the underlying plot is about a person who needs to straighten up and take care of himself. So "Osmosis Jones" is fun, funny, and educational to some degree.
Rating:
Summary: Cute but gross
Review: THE REVIEW'S TITLE SAYS IT ALL: THE MOVIE IS CUTE BUT
GROSS. I'VE RENTED THIS AT LEAST 20 TIMES AND
I STILL FEEL LIKE HURLING AT CERTAIN TIMES WHEN
I WATCH IT. JUST PLEASE,FOR HEAVEN'S SAKES,
DON'T WATCH THIS AND EAT.
Rating:
Summary: Don't bother!
Review: Make that ZERO stars--rude and base. The kids I was watching with asked me to stop it after the first 5 minutes. Not at all clever or funny. Don't bother!
Rating:
Summary: One Cell Of A Movie!
Review: This is one cell of a movie! It's funny too, including the cast: Chris Rock, Laurence Fishburne, David Hyde Pierce, Brandy Norwood, William Shatner, Ron Howard, Molly Shannon, Chris Elliot, and Bill Murray. I like the part where Ozzy says, "In the name of the Immortal James Brown, GET DOWN!" I give it a ***** (5 out of 5).
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