Review of Norbit (2007) by Sam Adams for Los Angeles Times — 27 Dec 2015
Murphy and his brother Charlie, who collaborated on the screenplay, seem to have drawn the wrong lesson from the latter's stint on "Chappelle's Show." Where Dave Chappelle used stereotypes to confront prejudice, the Murphys (and their co-screenwriters Jay Scherick and David Ronn) merely squeeze a few grudging drops from caricatures that were wrung dry in the age of vaudeville.
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This review of Norbit (2007) was written by Sam Adams and published by Los Angeles Times on 27 Dec 2015.
Norbit has generally received mixed reviews.
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