Norbit

I certainly don't claim that Norbit is the dumbest and most tasteless film of all time, but it would definitely be a strong contender for such a title... This travesty isn't worth a more detailed comment, but I will note that participating in such flops stalled Eddie Murphy's once-promising acting career. Overall impression: zero. (22.04.2007)

I loved Eddie Murphy when I was a child, but I cannot understand what happened with him throughout the time. To be honest, I’ve avoided Norbit for a long time. In the end I forced myself to watch it on TV and it was exactly what I thought it to be. Eddie smugly made a movie in which he played most of the roles. Maybe to outdo the Nutty Professor, where the first instalment was still pretty good. Here and there it was funny, but mostly it was just really embarrassing. The one star is for the costumes. At times I could not recognize Eddie at all. Especially not as the ugly fat lady. (31.12.2015)

I have to admit I didn't recognize Eddie, so bravo to the mask! And I have one more thing to confess... I was rolling in laughter the whole time. We all have different senses of humor, don't we? 3.5 stars. (30.05.2011)

I have to admit that after all those bad reviews and negative opinions I've ever read, I was expecting a much worse movie. I'm not saying that it's a great success, it's still a bad movie, just not as bad as I thought. Norbit is actually quite an interesting character. The fact that Eddie Murphy indulges in silly humor is simply his thing. I didn't laugh, but it still caught my attention enough to finish it. Maybe it's also because the story is terribly cliché, but at least you know what you're getting. (10.03.2014)