“Norbit” is called “Norbit” presumably because “Yet Another Movie In Which Eddie Murphy Plays Multiple Characters and Wears a Fat Suit and Wastes His Talent, Just Months After Showing Us ...

Make no mistake, “Norbit” is a horrendous movie. Crude, overlong and mean-spirited, it plays out like an unfunny, ill-conceived attempt to evoke Steve Martin’s politically incorrect ...

Eddie Murphy’s comedy “Norbit,” in which he plays three wildly different roles, opened as the top weekend movie with $33.7 million, according to studio estimates Sunday. / Source ...

The year was 2007 and Eddie Murphy, while on an awards season high from his performance in Dreamgirls, released a movie called Norbit to the masses. On paper, it had all the signature ingredients ...

Physical transformation or not, “Norbit” is unlikely to send Eddie Murphy back to the Kodak Theatre in a year’s time. But why grouse when the movie qualifies him for even greater honors ...

The movie, No. 1 at the box office when it opened two weekends ago, drew harsh reviews from film critics and protests that it was misogynistic and an outrageous characterization of large black women.

bullied Norbit, the dominating Rasputia and the restaurant owner slash orphanage manager Mr. Wong. But whereas his mastery of the mask in earlier movies led audiences to roll in the aisles, the only ...

“Norbit” remains a divisive movie. Nathanrff writes, It’s worth nothing that “How you doin?” is not a new catchphrase—it was well-worn by the… ...