Review of Norbit (2007) by Rebecca S — 07 Mar 2012

Dumb and somewhat funny. What happened to Eddie Murphy!?

This review of Norbit (2007) was written by Rebecca S on 07 Mar 2012.

Norbit has generally received mixed reviews.

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