Eddie Murphy is a genius and he's believable as the obnoxious and disgusting Rasputia and the geeky Steve Urkel(Family Matters)like Norbit. You really think he is two different people. Norbit reminds me a lot of the character he played in the 1999 movie "Bowfinger". He's dim-witted naive,wimpy,and a pushover. The morbid obese woman Rasputia is disgusting to look at and its hard to eat something while watching this movie. There also an somewhat all-star supporting cast like Terry Crews,Marlon Wayans,Katt Williams,Clifton Powell,Cuba Gooding Jr,and Eddie Griffin. But these actors couldn't help this movie to become a blockbuster comedy. Thandie Newton also starred in the movie as Kate the childhood friend of Norbit of whom they both grew in love with each other. Kate Thandie's character is the total opposite of Rasputia she's slim,gentle,considerate,and diplomatic. The movie had some laughs but not enough to keep the momentum going. As for poor Norbit this character shows the exaggeration of some African-American women dominating their husbands.
Review of Norbit
