But he just played two in 1999's "Bowfinger," an unstable mega-star Kit Ramsey and his shy twin brother, Jiff. The twins, however, don't really appear on the screen at the same time.

The talent at play here — Murphy, Baker, Newton — could surely have combined to make something lasting and entertaining; rather, “Norbit” is as fleeting as a belch — and even less funny.

*More than a decade after its death by critics and moviegoers, Eddie Murphy’s Oscar-nominated comedy “Norbit” has come back to the public eye with a new life on streaming. Detailing the ...

Norbit, played by Eddie Murphy, speaks with a lisp and wears nerdy oversized plastic glasses. As a young boy, he meets Rasputia, who's obese and domineering even as a child.

If Alan Arkin had made a mean-spirited, vulgar comedy that played theaters last February, Eddie Murphy might be an Oscar winner today. Though Norbit earned $95 million in theaters — some folks ...

Really, though, Norbit has always been in love with his childhood best friend, Kate, whom he reconnects with as an adult when she’s played by Thandiwe Newton. “I wanted to do something edgy ...