Norbit: Comedy. Starring Eddie Murphy and Thandie Newton. Directed by Brian Robbins. (PG-13. 105 minutes. At Bay Area theaters. For complete movie listings and show ...

Eddie Murphy is cognizant of the movies he's made in his long and decorated career in Hollywood. Some are must-watch films — think Beverly Hills Cop or Dreamgirls-- while others are a hard pass.

With his brazen gifts for mimicry, Eddie Murphy may now be the Peter Sellers of blockbuster toilet comedy movies. His “Norbit” is a comedy for masochists–an often awful parade of flatulent gags about ...

Eddie Murphy stands by “Norbit,” his infamous 2007 comedy that many have suspected cost him the best supporting actor Oscar for “Dreamgirls” at the 79th Academy Awards. Murphy portrayed multiple roles ...

Original ideas are shunned like lepers in today’s Hollywood, so what were the chances Eddie Murphy would last the decade without climbing into another fat suit? The only thing novel about the comedian ...

It’s a good thing Eddie Murphy’s sitting on an Oscar nomination for his dramatic turn in "Dreamgirls," because his latest comedy is a nightmare. The trouble with "Norbit," which was produced to ...

Eddie Murphy plays three roles in his latest Nutty Professor clone, titled Norbit. And Eddie Griffin still steals his movie from him. Murphy, Oscar-nomination aside, has spent much of the past decade ...

EDDIE MURPHY is the most gifted shape-shifter working in comedy today. He can do just about anything and make us laugh — usually the more sophomoric, the better. But in the crass comedy “Norbit,” he’s ...

André Joseph is a movie features writer at Collider. Born and raised in New York City, he graduated from Emerson College with a Bachelor's Degree in Film. He freelances as an independent filmmaker, ...

*More than a decade after its death by critics and moviegoers, Eddie Murphy’s Oscar-nominated comedy “Norbit” has come back to the public eye with a new life on streaming. Directed by Brian Robbins, ...