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2007
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Positive Reviews
6
Negative reviews
33
Average Rating
1.7
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2.5
Its too bad that the script doesnt serve Murphys multicharacter talents in the way he deserves.
Austin Chronicle
1.3
Perhaps worried that he might be taken seriously following his knockout performance in DREAMGIRLS, Eddie Murphy churned out yet another makeup depende ..
Tv Guide
2.5
A cursory look at the film might lead one to dismiss it, or even forget about it entirely.
Combust Ible Celluloid
1.2
Vampire in Brooklyn.When it comes to spectacularly unfunny comedy, the supposedly very funny Eddie Murphy sure knows how to pick em.
Eric Ds Nider
1.0
Written by Jay Scherick and David Ronn (from a story by Murphy and his brother Charles) and directed at a slovenly crawl by Brian Robbins, the movie h ..
News Review
2.0
It also doesnt help that Norbit himself is kind of boring and theres no chemistry at all between him and Newton, who is clearly trying too hard.If you ..
View London
1.5
A lively finale is not enough to redeem the 100 boring minutes that have gone before.
Cs Monitor
1.0
Not that the movie is completely lacking a sympathetic female presence.
Film Journal
1.9
But it was also dumb and coarse and sometimes boring and a little bit sad.
Boston
1.0
Sometimes it works Coming to America is a guilty pleasure for anyone who was a teenager in the 1980s, and people who saw the Nutty Professor films see ..
Smh
1.9
Despite Minnesotas professed commitment to battling opioid abuse, the states own health insurance program for the poor is among the biggest barriers i ..
Star Tribune
2.0
Its just too hard a pill to swallow, even if its not meant to be taken in all earnestness.
Reel Talk Reviews
1.5
A lot of the beats are a bit too familiar from previous entries in the series, which isnt surprising given that this is the fifth film to play off the ..
Q Network
1.5
When Rasputia shows up in a bikini, you dont just see the rolls of blubber; you see dimples and stretch marks you see cellulite.
Ew
1.0
Why it takes such elaborate prosthetics to render such slight characters is as big a mystery as why a post Dreamgirls Eddie Murphy should choose now t ..
Empire
2.0
The humour here is crude but honest and is played with an absolute confidence which carries it further than it really deserves to go.
Eye For Film
1.0
maybe this was going to be my guilty pleasure movie of 2007. Well, it didnt turn out that way at all.
Movies
3.8
Youve heard of rapier wit.This is sledgehammer wit, wielded with sledgehammer precision.
Sf Gate
2.0
In the safety of a crowd, it seems, anything or anyone is fair game.And the more exaggerated the comedy, the funnier.
Washington Post
2.5
As with any flawed cinematic plotting that could be solved in five minutes if the characters were only written with a fraction of the average human be ..
The Movie Boy
1.0
Its not as if the character of Rasputia has been done a great disservice as a result of this, either.
Bullz-Eye
2.2
But it is another Eddie altogether, Eddie Griffin, that gives the film its few laughs.
Reeling Reviews
1.3
In one way, its surprising that the movie is so consistently unfunny.
ReelViews
1.5
A look at the Laugh Factorys Comedy Camp, which for more than 30 years has offered a place for at risk kids and otherwise to try their hand at stand u ..
Calendar Live
0.5
Its recidivist Murphy: bad skit comedy populated by caricatures in search of a movie.
Seattle Pi
1.0
It was a funny enough concept, but horribly executed.Such is the films script and overall direction.
7M Pictures
1.3
It is utterly bereft of honest laughs.Murphy presents so many offensive racial stereotypes, along with the usual juvenile yuks about bodily functions, ..
The Star
1.3
Murphys latest, Norbit, takes the same tiresome, fat suit jokes that Lawrences Big Momma films relied upon, and drives them into the ground.But it doe ..
Deseret News
1.0
The filmmakers big mistake in this painful, low brow disaster, is their misguided belief that Murphy in make up and a fat suit is automatically funny. ..
Urban Cine File
0.0
Bring the kids!).Aside from the bevy of fat jokes, there are fart jokes, talking dog jokes, Cadillac license plate jokes (e.g., SELLNHOS) and Baptist ..
La Weekly
2.5
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Kansas City
0.6
A sweatier hell than the fat suit in which Murphy spends much of the movie. Its official our children will die never knowing the sensation of laughing ..
The Filmy Ap
2.5
The lazy joke.The queen of moments you can laugh at or be repulsed by, and often at the same time.
Waffle Movies
3.0
Theres not much to laugh at beyond those moments youve probably seen over and over in the commercials.
ComingSoon
1.3
Yet you cant hardly even enjoy those moments because you know that, sooner or later, the morbidly obese Rasputia will barge in and start yelling nonse ..
Montreal Film Journal
1.3
Murphy looks like hes in pain, and he probably is latex cellulite cant be fun to wear but his anguish is as much existential as physical, trapped insi ..
Chron
2.0
Murphy has a deplorable joke concerning a lost policemans whistle for which there is no excuse whatever other than its very funny.
Film Guardian
2.0
After briefly peaking in Dreamgirls, Eddie Murphy is back in the laugh free doldrums with Norbit.
Film Guardian
1.9
We want you to be happy!.What if I do a mailing and get returned mail
Movie Eye
0.8
And there still museums with pay what you wish admission, if not every day, then on certain days weekly or monthly.You just have to know who offers wh ..
New York Time Out
2.5
Eddie Murphy steals more than a few ideas from Tyler Perry (Madeas Family Reunion) for his multi character comedy that has Murphy playing an obese wen ..
Film Critic 1963 Typepad
3.1
A hit and miss comedy, Norbit will probably be best remembered for the incredible work make up master Rick Baker has created.
Crazed Fan Boy
5.0
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2 The Advocate
3.2
As with most attempts to sync up bawdy material with likeable characters, the film cant massage either side to a satisfying end.
English Oh My News
3.6
Theres a shrewd commercial intelligence to this film and its presumptive popularity doesnt say much good about us.
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