Norbit

PG-13

2/8/20071h 42m

Theatrical Release (US)

~ Have You Ever Made A Really Big Mistake? ~

Overview:

A mild-mannered guy who is engaged to a monstrous woman meets the woman of his dreams, and schemes to find a way to be with her.

Director:

Brian Robbins

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$10,000,000.00

Revenue:

$159,814,490.00

Key words:

orphanage
overweight woman

Cast

Eddie Murphy

~ as ~

Norbit / Rasputia / Mr. Wong

Thandiwe Newton

~ as ~

Kate Thomas

Terry Crews

~ as ~

Big Jack Latimore

Clifton Powell

~ as ~

Earl Latimore

Lester Speight

~ as ~

Blue Latimore

Cuba Gooding Jr.

~ as ~

Deion Hughes

Katt Williams

~ as ~

Lord Have Mercy

Marlon Wayans

~ as ~

Buster

Eddie Griffin

~ as ~

Pope Sweet Jesus

Richard Gant

~ as ~

Preacher

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Reviews (1)

CinemaSerf
Written 5 month(s) ago
5
Eddie Murphy does just about everything here, except make me laugh, in this unsophisticated romp that makes the "Carry On" films look like Ingmar Bergman. To be fair he's adaptable - thanks almost entirely to the skills of the Oscar nominated make-up team (33 folks get credited!) - as he plays the eponymous geek, his own larger-than-life wife "Rasputia" and his adopted Chinese dad "Wong" who runs the orphanage into which he was unceremoniously dumped as a baby. When fellow orphan "Kate" (Thandiwe Newton) returns to their hometown, he is desperate to rekindle their childhood friendship but he's gonna have to deal with his own wife and her fiancé "Delon" (Cuba Gooding Jr). Whilst all of this is going on, the orphanage takes centre stage as "Rasputia" and her hoodlum brothers have designs on the place that is going to makes matters even more awkward for "Norbit" and his romantic plans with "Kate" who is looking to buy the place, too. Can he save the day and get the gal? It might've looked good on the drawing board or perhaps Eddie Murphy just surrounded himself with people ill-prepared to just say no, but after about five minutes it's clear that this is for his die-hard fans only. It reinforces just about every stereotype going but not in a funny way. It's all written as if the audience were supposed to be eight years old watching a pantomime with fake boobs, wobbly bits where there shouldn't be and, well you get the drift. On the plus side, it doesn't hang about and the action comes quick and fast but to be honest, I found myself cringing way more than smiling, let alone giggling. Johnny Depp just about got away with wearing purple in "Wonkaland" in 2005 but it doesn't work for Murphy here at all. Nor does anything else. Puerile and vulgar, sorry.