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Norbit (2007)
Director: Brian Robbins
Synopsis
A mild-mannered geek plots to leave his nightmare wife when he falls in love with another.
Movie review
From Time Out London
Eddie Murphy is dweeby orphan Norbit, raised by Mr Wong (also Murphy). His loneliness throws him into the ample arms of bossy-boots Rasputia (a fat-suited Murphy), but when childhood sweetheart Kate (Thandie Newton) returns to town, Norbit realises his marriage is a sham and attempts to wriggle out of Rasputia’s firm grasp. Meanwhile, Kate is being hustled by her fiancé Deion (Cuba Gooding Jr), who’s after her cash. The nominal plot and characterisation are sidelined for a string of ‘comic’ set-pieces almost exclusively at the expense of Rasputia’s size. Labelled a monster simply because she is fat (her controlling nature seems like an afterthought), we’re asked to laugh at Rasputia’s difficulty squeezing into small spaces while reeling in horror at her criticism of rival Kate’s tiny frame. Even if you go back decades, body fascism has rarely been so brazen, or so unfunny. Horrifying.Author: Anna Smith
Time Out London Issue 1907: March 7-13 2007
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Cast & crew
Director: Brian Robbins
Producer: John Davis
Cast: Eddie Murphy, Thandie Newton, Cuba Gooding Jr, Eddie Griffin, Terry Crews, Clifton Powell, Katt Williams, Lester Speight, Marlon Wayans full cast
Duration: 102 mins
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