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27 out of 100

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4.9 out of 10

Mixed or average reviews- based on 72 Ratings

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  • Starring: Eddie Murphy, Thandie Newton
  • Summary: Norbit (Murphy) has never had it easy. As a baby, he was abandoned on the steps of a Chinese restaurant/orphanage and raised by Mr. Wong (Murphy). Things get worse when he's forced into marriage by the mean, junk food-chugging queen, Rasputia (Murphy). Just when Norbit's hanging by his last thread, his childhood sweetheart, Kate (Newton), moves back to town. In the comedy "Norbit", he'll show them all that nice guys sometimes finish first. (DreamWorks Pictures)… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 26
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 26
  3. Negative: 17 out of 26
  1. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Mick LaSalle
    75
    If Eddie Murphy gets an Oscar for "Dreamgirls" later this month, the deciding factor with voters may be his performance in Norbit. It's much more impressive than anything he does in "Dreamgirls."
  2. Chicago Tribune
    Reviewed by: Michael Wilmington
    50
    With his brazen gifts for mimicry, Eddie Murphy may now be the Peter Sellers of blockbuster toilet comedy movies.
  3. Boston Globe
    Reviewed by: Wesley Morris
    38
    The only recommendable thing about Norbit is that he's not as bad as every other person in this movie.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 31
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 31
  3. Negative: 14 out of 31
  1. AndrewE.
    7
    Even if a lot of people basically think this movie is Eddie Murphy at it's worst. I personally think this movie is really well done. The jokes were sometimes funny, and most importantly. Eddie did very well of being three actors, especially Mr Wong. He looked so different from Eddie, I never thought it was him. I give it a 7.… Expand
    • 1 of 1 users said yes
  2. spadenx
    5
    Was an ok comedy. It was funny at times but too similar to Eddie Murphy's other films and it didnt do enough to seperate itself. Worth the watch imo but thats about it.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. OshaB.
    3
    The way Eddie Murphy spoke of this movie, I thought it would be hilarious, but quite the contrary. It was a waste of nine dollars and very disappointing. Bad humor, predictable plot, and unneccessary bad language.It has too much adult content to take the young kids and not enough humor for any one older than 17 to enjoy. There were a few moments where you may have thought about laughing, but that feeling soon went away.I know Eddie Murphy can do better than that.… Expand
    • 1 of 1 users said yes

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