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Norbit (2007)

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9

Average Rating: 3.3/10
Reviews Counted: 123
Fresh: 11 | Rotten: 112

Coming off his Oscar-nominated performance in Dreamgirls, the talented-but-inconsistent Eddie Murphy plays three roles in Norbit, a cruel, crass, stereotype-filled comedy that's more depressing than funny.

6

Average Rating: 3.4/10
Critic Reviews: 33
Fresh: 2 | Rotten: 31

Coming off his Oscar-nominated performance in Dreamgirls, the talented-but-inconsistent Eddie Murphy plays three roles in Norbit, a cruel, crass, stereotype-filled comedy that's more depressing than funny.

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Average Rating: 3.1/5
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A meek and lovable milquetoast married to an overbearing, overweight tyrant finds his life turned upside down when he meets the woman of his dreams in this romantic comedy starring Eddie Murphy, Thandie Newton, Cuba Gooding Jr., and Eddie Griffin. His entire life, Norbit (Murphy) has been picked on and put down, and after being bullied into marrying the most obnoxious woman in town (also Murphy) it appears as if that's the way things will remain until the day he dies. Upon meeting the one woman

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Drama, Comedy

Jay Scherick, David Ronn

Jun 5, 2007

$95.3M

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Critic Reviews for Norbit

All Critics (123) | Top Critics (33) | Fresh (12) | Rotten (117) | DVD (23)

Even if you go back decades, body fascism has rarely been so brazen, or so unfunny. Horrifying.

March 8, 2007 Full Review Source: Time Out
Anna Smith
Time Out
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It's offensively bad.

February 20, 2007 | Comments (7)
Richard Roeper
Ebert & Roeper
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When Martin Lawrence and Tyler Perry play gals with sky-high BMI, at least their characters offer -- and are shown -- a certain amount of love and respect.

February 17, 2007 Full Review Source: Time Out New York
Melissa Anderson
Time Out New York
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Norbit takes the idea behind The Nutty Professor 2 -- that Eddie Murphy can play just about every character in the movie -- and strips it of all charm and humor.

February 10, 2007 Full Review Source: ReelViews
James Berardinelli
ReelViews
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There are so many problems with Norbit that when you try to pin one down, another one splooges out elsewhere.

February 9, 2007 Full Review Source: Salon.com
Stephanie Zacharek
Salon.com
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Think Big Momma's House blended with a particularly loathsome Jerry Lewis movie, and you've got the picture. Grimacing yet?

February 9, 2007 Full Review Source: Toronto Star
Peter Howell
Toronto Star
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Like all of Murphy's recent films, there's also a sweet-if-predictable heart beating beneath the discount jokes.

November 16, 2012 Full Review Source: Empire Magazine Australasia
Luke Goodsell
Empire Magazine Australasia

If there's no limit to your love of fat jokes, this is the movie for you.

July 7, 2010 Full Review Source: Boston Phoenix
Brooke Holgerson
Boston Phoenix

Another fat suit for Murphy, another bad movie.

July 16, 2008 Full Review Source: Common Sense Media
Cynthia Fuchs
Common Sense Media

The laughs are broad (pardon the pun), obtuse, and unsubtle.

January 15, 2008 Full Review Source: Dark Horizons
Drew Turney
Dark Horizons

If not for the fact that movie made $100 million in theaters, one would naturally never expect that such an offensive adventure ever got off the drawing board. I suppose that's why I'm a critic and not a scriptwriter.

June 1, 2007 Full Review Source: EURWeb
Kam Williams
EURWeb

In case you thought it was as bad as it could get, the DVD proves otherwise by giving you 14 additional scenes that weren't deemed good enough to make the final cut.

May 31, 2007 Full Review Source: Apollo Guide
Brian Webster
Apollo Guide

It's small consolation when you have to sit through such a miserably unfunny movie, but at least the bad ideas here are relatively original.

May 31, 2007 Full Review Source: Apollo Guide
Brian Webster
Apollo Guide

Like a Jerry Lewis vehicle gone gangrenous, Norbit is a nauseating mess.

May 30, 2007 Full Review Source: DVDTalk.com
Bill Gibron
DVDTalk.com

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May 3, 2007 Full Review Source: Movies for the Masses
Joseph Proimakis
Movies for the Masses

Most of the jokes concern obesity, which Murphy evidently believes to be ipso facto funny.

March 17, 2007 Full Review Source: Observer [UK]
Philip French
Observer [UK]

A life sucking comedy of highly dubious intent.

March 17, 2007 Full Review Source: Future Movies UK | Comments (3)
Paul Greenwood
Future Movies UK Source: Future Movies UK

If you're not a die-hard Murphy fan, your enjoyment of Norbit will depend entirely on how funny you find fat suits and fart jokes. Worth missing.

March 15, 2007 Full Review Source: ViewLondon
Matthew Turner
ViewLondon

Murphy has a deplorable joke concerning a lost policeman's whistle for which there is no excuse whatever - other than it's very funny.

March 10, 2007 Full Review Source: Guardian [UK]
Peter Bradshaw
Guardian [UK]
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When I was in college, this film was playing in the student pub; I had nothing else better to do, so I watched it. Boy was that a bad choice. This film was poorly written, acted and directed with a bad cast. The result is one of the worst films that I have seen in recent memory. This is one of the most stupid comedies ever, and it's no wonder why Eddie Murphy's career is in such shambles. Norbit is a strained comedy right from the start. There's nothing funny about this film, in fact the only good thing about this film is the end credits. This is a painful comedy that I hated. The film suffers from a bad script, a poor cast and bad directing. There are no redeeming factors in this film. The film provides you with a waste of time, and there's nothing here that is fun, or entertaining. Norbit is an unfunny film that will depress you. This is simply put a comedy with no laughs or entertainment value whatsoever. Eddie Murphy is horrible on-screen, and this is by far one of the stupidest comedies I've seen. Norbit is a very forgettable film that doesn't deliver. The film is a pure waste of time from start to finish and shouldn't be watched by anyone looking for an effective comedy. Avoid this comedy; you'll be glad that you did. Eddie Murphy is a has been, and Norbit is proof to that. This is a film that is unwatchable, and definitely not worth your time.
April 23, 2012
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Jeff "The Dude" Lebowski

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Watching Norbit is essentialy watching Eddie Murphy set fire to his career.....again.
January 19, 2012
Directors Cat
Directors Cat

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Norbit Quotes

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    1. Rasputia: What are you looking at Norbit?
    – Submitted by jalen h (6 months ago)
    1. Mr. Wong: Bingo! Right in the blow hole!
    – Submitted by Matthew D (7 months ago)
    1. Mr. Wong: WHALE-HO!
    2. Rasputia: Did somebody just call me a whale?
    3. Mr. Wong: Yeah!
    – Submitted by Matthew D (7 months ago)
    1. Norbit Albert Rice: But you shouldn't be drinking alcohol.
    2. Rasputia: Why not?
    3. Norbit Albert Rice: Because of the baby.
    4. Rasputia: The baby? AHHHHHH! PPPPPPPPPPP! It was only a gas.
    – Submitted by Jorge Eduardo S (8 months ago)
    1. Pope Sweet Jesus: You fat woman physco!
    – Submitted by Sadaf M (11 months ago)
    1. Rasputia: You're dead!
    – Submitted by Anthony A (13 months ago)

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