Two recent film portrayals of African-American women have drawn huge audiences: Tyler Perry's Madea character, which has spawned a franchise; and Eddie Murphy's Rasputia in Norbit. Both characters ...

“Norbit” slides to the bottom of its category in terms of overall quality. Essentially, Norbit is trying to leave Rasputia so he can be with the love of his life (Thandie Newton ...

Directed by Brian Robbins, “Norbit” centers on the titular mild-mannered man who schemes to leave his wife Rasputia (Murphy) to be with his childhood sweetheart Kate (Newton). Rasputia and ...

A secondary character is Norbit's surrogate father, the orphanage owner Mr. Wong, a foul-mouthed racist with grey teeth who compares his daughter-in-law Rasputia to a gorilla who needs to be fed ...

Mild-mannered Norbit (Eddie Murphy ... Recently forced to marry the shrewish glutton Rasputia, he is at wit's end. Then his childhood sweetheart, Kate (Thandie Newton), moves back to town ...

the forbidding big mama Rasputia, faced off against the young Hannibal Lecter at the North American boxoffice this past weekend and easily squashed the young serial killer. “Norbit,” a comedy ...

Norbit was everywhere, and so was Rasputia. In film circles, Norbit’s instantly infamous labeling as contender for the worst thing Murphy has ever made naturally made its way into the Oscars ...

You can't fault the make-up that variously transforms Murphy into gormless orphan Norbit Rice, his Oriental guardian Mr Wong and Rasputia, the gargantuan harridan who becomes his wife. And you ...

And that’s what he’ll be for the rest of his life. For now, though, he’s “Norbit.” And Rasputia. And Mr. Wong. Yes, Murphy once again crawls inside the fat suit, Klump-style. Painful as ...