Norbit is devoted to Rasputia but repulsed by her sexually. Their lovemaking has all the tenderness of a WWE SmackDown – funny costumes and busted furniture.

Rasputia is so ugly that during her wedding to Norbit, she is the object of jeers and hilarity. In another scene, she belches and has a bout of flatulence after chomping on junk food.

It’s also called “Norbit” because that’s the main character’s name: a nervous, nebbishy orphan (Murphy) who marries an abusive harpie named Rasputia (also Murphy, caked in latex) but ...

Eddie Murphy's 2007 movie Norbit was an infamous flop, and you may be even more surprised to learn that it also received an Oscar nomination.

Geneva Mays, a real-estate agent, says she is offended by the movie trailers that show Rasputia flying though her bedroom and landing on Norbit, crushing the bed in the fall.

Norbit’s orphanage is run by a Chinese gentleman named Mr. Wong, who refers to Rasputia as a gorilla and happily admits to being racist. (Mr.

In addition to its uninspired plot, “Norbit” is further impaired by mediocre comedy, insincere emotion and easily-forgotten performances. As he did in “Coming to America” and “The Nutty Professor,” ...

Hope arrives in the impossibly thin form of Norbit’s childhood love Kate (Thandie Newton), but obstacles stand in their way -- for starters, Rasputia’s mountainous, muscle-bound brothers and ...

Two recent film portrayals of African-American women have drawn huge audiences: Tyler Perry's Madea character, which has spawned a franchise; and Eddie Murphy's Rasputia in Norbit. The large ...

"Norbit" isn't one of Murphy's best; it's a poor cousin to his other family comedies, and as Rasputia, whose catchphrase is a brassy "how you doin'?," he's surprisingly unfunny. Much of the movie ...

Eddie Murphy released Norbit in 2007 to commercial success, but universally dismal reviews & now letterboxd users are rediscovering the film.