DVD Review: "Norbit" (2007)

"Norbit" explains why the reluctant father of Scary Spice's lovechild was so upset at not winning the Best Supporting Actor award this year at the Oscars. It's because after this turkey, he'll never be nominated for anything ever again - and rightfully so.

Eddie Murphy plays three different roles in this dumb comedy about a black Napoleon Dynamite-like character who lives in fear of his morbidly obese, ball-busting wife. However, when an old flame re-appears, our hero has to find his pair of stones if he's to reach happily ever after.

Now, you'd have a point if you asked, "what did you expect, Hammer?", and I can only say that I thought the family dinner scenes in the "Nutty Professor" flicks were hilarious, as was the barbershop scene in "Coming to America". Murphy played a bunch of different characters in both. Plus, I'm a big fan of toilet humour, so I was hopeful. However, nothing makes up for the ridiculousness of "Norbit". There's a talking dog, for the love of God, and as I've said before, I'm just not a Will Farrell guy. For her part, Mrs. Hammer said it was arguably the worst movie she's ever watched, which, ahem, is saying a fair bit, especially given how much she loves the Superstation.

And speaking of Best Supporting Actor Oscar winners, could Cuba Gooding Jr. have a worse record when it comes to choosing scripts? (As if "Boat Trip" wasn't bad enough.)

Overall rating: 1.5/10