Norbit
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27 out of 100

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4.7 out of 10

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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. The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
    Reviewed by: Liam Lacey
    38
    Norbit is pretty much a bad-taste sinkhole.
  4. 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 33
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 33
  3. Negative: 16 out of 33
  1. LOL
    10
    haha haters. are you guys giving this movie low scores because you look like Rasputia and it hit a little close to home? don't get butthurt - it isn't the funniest movie around, but it surely doesn't deserve this low a score… Expand
  2. BlueF.
    8
    I think most of the low reviews are due to this movie not being politically correct. It's a funny and entertaining movie. And I'm a bit of a movie snob too - a little over critical usually. It's refreshing to have a movie that's not hyper sensitive to everyone who could be possibly be offended by the tiniest things.… Expand
  3. 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
  4. 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

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