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Norbit

3.4

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Original title

Norbit

Year

2007

Running time

102 min.

Country

United States

Director

Brian Robbins

Screenwriter

David Ronn, Jay Scherick. Story: Charles Q. Murphy

Cast

Music

David Newman

Cinematography

J. Clark Mathis

Producer

DreamWorks SKG, Davis Entertainment

Genre

Comedy

Synopsis

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.

Awards: 2007: Nominated for Oscar: Best Makeup

2007: 3 Razzie Awards including Worst Actor. 8 nominations including Worst Picture

2009: Razzie Awards: Worst Actor of the Decade.

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Critics' reviews

"Mean-spirited and depressing, this horror movie in comedy disguise delights in the twin spectacles of morbid obesity and domestic abuse"

Ken Fox: TV Guide
"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'"

Mick LaSalle: San Francisco Chronicle
"A lackluster attempt to make a gross-out romantic comedy."

Michael Sragow: The New Yorker
"Racially insensitive, politically incorrect and beyond crude."

Luke Sader: The Hollywood Reporter
"Although there's no denying the threadbare nature of the script, watching Murphy riff can be a formidable entertainment on its own"

Rene Rodriguez: Miami Herald
"The only recommendable thing about Norbit is that he's not as bad as every other person in this movie."

Wesley Morris: Boston Globe

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Norbit

2007

Brian Robbins

3.4

(7,261)