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Norbit
Matt's Review below
Eddie Murphy returns to the fat suit in the new
attempt at comedy, Norbit. But gone are the writing
and likable characters that made Nutty Professor
such a fun, truly laugh out loud film. What remains
are leftover jokes and stale gags that are not even
close to clever or comedic. It relies too heavily on
the site gag of an overweight Murphy and has nothing
else to fall back on.
Norbit (Eddie Murphy) is your typical spineless
character who gets wrangled into a marriage with the
overpowering, obnoxious Rasputia (also Eddie
Murphy). Never able to stand up for himself Norbit
puts up with Rasputia and her three mafia-wanna-be
brothers. When his adolescent crush Kate (Thandie
Newton) returns home to purchase the orphanage where
they met, Norbit decides he has had enough of
Rasputia's dominance. Throw in the normal high jinks
of mindless comedy and you have Norbit all figured out.
The problem with putting the entire weight of a film
on a character like Rasputia is that after 2 scenes
it just isn't funny any more. Ok we get it. She is
fat and obnoxious. We figured that out 5 minutes
into the film. It would be ok if there was a plot to
fall back on. But the totally predictable path of
ìwill Norbit and Kate hook upî and ìwill the bad
people get what's coming to themî doesn't even
strive for cleverness. Zero plot added to the not
funny Rasputia equals a long and sometimes boring
movie experience. The only saving moments in this
film involve the local pimps (Eddie Griffin and Katt
Williams). Griffin has a delivery and comedic nature
about him that is easy and slick and the only part
of this film that is genuinely funny.
Norbit is rated PG-13 for crude and sexual humor,
some nudity and language. If you are looking for a
film in the Klump family forget it. This thing
doesn't even make it into Big Momma's House. I found
myself laughing a few times but not enough to
warrant even a mild appreciation. Those in the
audience who were laughing continuously were more
than likely expressing joy at seeing it for free.
Parting with your cash to view this film will put
you in a far less cheerful mood. I give Norbit 2 out
of 5 chins. I'm Matt Mungle.
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Matt and Cindy are members of the North Texas Film
Critics Association (NTFCA). For additional reviews
and interview clips visit the website.
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