Cleese, Quaid save Murphy's latest flick

The Adventures of Pluto Nash" tells the story of a former low-life crook, in this case a smuggler, who makes a few smart financial moves and opens his own night club. The business takes off, and after seven years the local mob boss wants to move in and buy the place to make recent legislation allowing gambling more lucrative. When Pluto Nash (Eddie Murphy) refuses to sell, the hit men come running. \nGranted, they're low-grade hit men, but hit men nonetheless.\nWriter Neil Cuthbert picked a plot engine that shoots more clichés than an AK-47 does hot lead, but there is one slight difference between this presentation of the plot and all the others that could be thought of: this plot is set on a moon colony in the 2080s. \nThe hit men have guns, but they fire laser pulses. There are cars and car chases, but they're done with incredibly streamlined hover cars. The cutest dames in question are all robots, as are the best body guards.\nNash's trusty body guard, Bruno, is played by Randy Quaid. Bruno is always fun to watch, as his presentation is reminiscent of Paul Lynde. And the schtick the character generates while doing the mundane -- like recharging himself -- makes the movie worth the price of admission.\nEven more worth the price of admission is the cameo made by John Cleese. Cleese plays James, the computerized chauffeur of the car Nash and company had to "borrow" so they can get to Nash's hideout on the far side of the moon. What better person to play a pompous, sophisticated man-servant than the icon of British pomposity, Cleese of "Fawlty Towers" fame?\nDespite the film being the most fun I've seen on screen this summer, it still abounds in mediocrity. The plot is old and recycled, manufactured into the same standard gun fights, explosions, seedy motels and manhunts. \nQuaid and Cleese are the only reason to see this film, which will certainly serve as a tax write-off for Warner Bros.