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Title: Norbit (2007)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Eddie Murphy | ... | Norbit / Rasputia / Mr. Wong | |
| Thandie Newton | ... | Kate Thomas | |
| Terry Crews | ... | Big Jack Latimore | |
| Clifton Powell | ... | Earl Latimore | |
| Lester Speight | ... | Blue Latimore (as Lester 'Rasta' Speight) | |
| Cuba Gooding Jr. | ... | Deion Hughes | |
| Eddie Griffin | ... | Pope Sweet Jesus | |
| Katt Williams | ... | Lord Have Mercy | |
| Floyd Levine | ... | Abe the Tailor | |
| Anthony Russell | ... | Giovanni | |
| Pat Crawford Brown | ... | Mrs. Henderson | |
| Jeanette Miller | ... | Mrs. Coleman | |
| Michael Colyar | ... | Morris the Barber | |
| Marlon Wayans | ... | Buster | |
| Alexis Rhee | ... | Mrs. Ling Ling Wong | |
Norbit is a normal person, who after being adopted by Mr. Wong, ends up being married to the very large, Rasputia. Norbit's childhood love, Kate Thomas arrives back in town to buy the orphanage. Norbit sees this as his chance to get back together with Kate, until he discovers that she is in fact engaged to Deion Hughes. Norbit isn't going to lay this to rest, whilst he tries to survive life with Rasputia, and it looks like Deion also has something he would like to keep secret. Written by simon
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Yes, the movie is racist and politically incorrect, but you know what? I think many people are offended because they miss the point. Brian Robbins and Eddie Murphy would be stupid to make a racist movie -- instead, they are making fun of it. Anyone who has seen a South Park episode would understand "satire" instead of calling it racist, homophobic, or whatever. I think that's what Eddie Murphy was trying to do here -- to poke fun at our own prejudices.
As a film, Norbit only succeeds halfway. It has some hilarious moments, but the film is unfocused and inconsistent. The script is bad, but I guess if you're used to comedies like Epic Movies, you'll be okay with bad comedy scripts. The stereotypes are so blatant and obvious that they are funny. When Mr. Wong (Murphy) said, "Of course I am racist!" he had a point. In a way, we are all prejudiced; we just don't want to admit to it.
Judging from the reaction of a packed theater on a Sunday night (blacks, whites, Asians, men, women, thin people, overweight people), I think people can have a good time with this one if they put aside their political correctness. It's just another crude, raunchy, silly comedy. And Eddie Murphy is funny as hell.