Norbit
Clifton Powell, Cuba Gooding Jr., Eddie Griffin
Norbit has never had it easy. As a baby, he was abandoned on the steps of a Chinese restaurant/orphanage and raised by Mr. Wong--that was heavy. Things get worse when he's forced into marriage by the...( read more
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DVD Released: June 5, 2007
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March 12, 2007Eddie Murphy is back in the world of comedy in top form with a movie that's both funny and warm-hearted.
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August 18, 2008''Remember, black people run very fast. But problem run faster.''
''That's kinda racist.''
''Yes, Wong very racist. Don't like black. Don't like Jew either. But black and Jew love Chinese food. Go figure.''
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July 13, 2008Let's get real: This is the movie that cost Murphy an Oscar. Had the ads for this film not been lining billboards and subway stations exactly when the Academy Award ballots were being mailed to voters, there's a good chance Murphy would've walked away with the prize instead of Al... ...( read more )
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June 16, 2008Perhaps one of my favorite movies, I thought this was going to be boring, Klump like humor, which some of it is, but this film is better than anything the Klumps ever put out. Rasputia, is overbareing, and rude, emasculating to her husband, and I think most people know an emascu... ...( read more )
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February 23, 2008By today we are all used to Eddie Murphy getting into movies where he plays multiple characters. The first time he did it in Nutty Professor it was hilarious and he got the fuss he deserved, the second time wasn?t as funny but it still had some hidden charm, but this third time i... ...( read more )
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March 2, 2007
Pete Hammond, Maxim
February 9, 2007
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com
There are so many problems with Norbit that when you try to pin one down, another one splooges out elsewhere. full review
February 9, 2007
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times
Norbit is as fleeting as a belch -- and even less funny. full review
February 9, 2007
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
Norbit is a tour de force in which Murphy plays three distinct characters, two of them to the hilt. In fact, the only thing that makes Norbit good rather than great is that the title character is a bi... full review
February 9, 2007
Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle
Murphy looks like he's in pain, and he probably is -- latex cellulite can't be fun to wear -- but his anguish is as much existential as physical, trapped inside a lumbering vehicle that offers a morbi... full review
February 9, 2007
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail
Norbit is pretty much a bad-taste sinkhole, with Murphy competing against himself to see which of his three characters he can make more grating. full review
February 9, 2007
A.O. Scott, The New York Times
Too many of the gags in the sloppy comedy Norbit are lumbering and graceless, more fun to anticipate than to witness.
February 8, 2007
Colin Covert, The Minneapolis Star Tribune
Norbit demonstrates that even when working with low-grade material, Murphy can be a superb actor. full review
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December 17, 2007This was extremely funny to me. You might need to watch it again. I am addicted to watching it... at least once every couple of weeks. Beautiful in HD also.
How can people watch this movie and not laugh?
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November 30, 2007Did anyone else feel like the pimps were the only decent thing in this film?
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November 25, 2007This was the funniest thing Id seen In ages !!! especially the water chute lol
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September 30, 2007omggg this movie suckk !!
idk which movie is worse this one or little man
but both movies are stupid
it was not even funny && the effects were so unreal lol
the only good part was that eddie murphy is fun to watch
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September 30, 2007This movie is great..Didn't get it at first..but it turned out great!!!
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September 19, 2007Ok, when I first saw the previews for this movie, I thought that it was truly going to be dim-witted and mildly offensive, but to my surprise it was a really good movie. Why did I doubt Eddie Murphy? I just don’t know. Of course it had a few questionable moments, but what American movie on the planet doesn’t. The overall plot was nice and genuinely funny and it actually went somewhere. I still can’t believe that Chinese man was Eddie. He brought that character to life. This is a pretty good movie for a good laugh! You will love to hate Rasputia, and sympathize and cheer on Norbit.
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September 16, 2007i saw this movie today on dvd i found it funny and would recommend anyone to watch it
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