And despite the movie’s 9% Tomatometer rating on Rotten Tomatoes, Norbit opened at the top of the box office and surpassed $159 million worldwide. Murphy’s Rasputia and Mr. Wong transformations also ...

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.

Eddie Murphy is at a point in his career where he has made an incredible comeback after going through some personal problems (divorce), and now the possible crowning achievement being nominated for an ...

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, ...

If Alan Arkin had made a mean-spirited, vulgar comedy that played theaters last February, Eddie Murphy might be an Oscar winner today. Though Norbit earned $95 million in theaters — some folks can't ...

Eddie Murphy has come to the defence of his widely panned movie Norbit, insisting the 2007 comedy "ain't that bad". The Coming to America actor co-wrote the comedy and starred in multiple roles, ...

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 ...

Few visual effects are as special as Rick Baker’s makeup for Eddie Murphy’s comedies. Whether he’s aging Murphy in “Life,” or providing convincing flesh to fill out fat suits in the “Nutty Professor” ...

People who face physical challenges. People who are overweight. People who are kind to animals. The list of those who are insulted and degraded just goes on and on in “Norbit,” a tasteless, vulgar ...

If the fat chick were actually Eddie Murphy, would you want to watch then? OK, all right. You need persuading. How about this: Before there's ever a fat chick onscreen, there's an old Chinese guy ...