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Misty Eyez Drag Queen Movie Reviews  
Misty Eyez

PASS **(Two Stars) 

Norbit  

There were some really funny moments in this movie, but most of it was filler between the few funny moments.   Honestly how can you fill in an entire movie with fat girl jokes?   

This movie is basically Eddie Murphy (Norbit/ Rasputia/Mr. Wong) on parade.   They spent more time changing his makeup and not enough time witting funny jokes.  I suggest you wait for the DVD to see this movie, that is unless you are a huge Eddie Murphy fan, and you want to see him do extra roles.  Including the utterly useless Mr Wong who should have been played by a real Asian.  The only funny thing funny about his character was when he said he didn't like black people and we know that its really Eddie.   

If there was a moral lesson, to be gained from this movie, it would have to be that no matter what its best to develop a backbone.  That way you are never stuck in a terrible situation with a terrible girl.  This was very much the dominant big girl dates the spineless gay guy, who is afraid of coming out or afraid to say no.  Only in this case he was a straight guy who had real issues sticking up for himself, and that was truly painful to watch. 

It did have a bit of a romantic interlude where Eddie Murphy (Norbit) had a crush on his elementary school and orphanage playmate Thandie Newton (Kate) 

Again there are some funny scenes, but overall this movie was a real sleeper.

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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