Norbit's Tricks is a box office comedy directed by Brian Robbins with the most popular movie star of the 80s, Eddie Murphy, who discovered the “rubber clown” phenomenon. The actor tested the suitability of this phenomenon in the comedy movie "The Nutty Professor" and boldly used it in the movie "Norbit's Tricks". Acting colleagues on the set with genuine interest watched the reincarnation of the legendary comedian.
Three roles at once
The movie "Tricks of the Norbit" allowed Eddie to jerk over to the forward opponent, which in the late 90s for him was Jim Carrey. Eddie Murphy, inferior to the talent of his eternal rival Carrie to build breathtaking faces, found an opportunity to get out of a difficult situation not without trickery, brilliantly playing three roles at once. The actor managed to do this trick with the help of an external transformation and an outstanding make-up of professionals in his industry: production designer Clay A. Griffith and costume designer Molly Maginnis. Eddie Murphy portrays two male characters, Mr. Wong and Norbit, and one depicts a woman, the monstrous Crucifix. She seemed to be pumped up from the inside, many times thicker than an ordinary female, and only her eyes betray the actor hiding under kilograms of makeup. Murphy with childish spontaneity and joy frolics in the plot divertissement of hyperbolic comic masks, risky balancing on the fine line between humor and bad taste, has fun himself and amuses the audience, making the unforgettable comedy “Norbit Tricks”. The actors involved in the project could not resist his charm.
Plot
The plot of the comedy is as ironic as the whole idea of the picture. The main character is the unfortunate Norbit, meekly erasing his existence. From early childhood, his life is a series of setbacks and disappointments. Parents throw the baby at the door of a Chinese restaurant, so the boy was raised by a Chinese adoptive father, Mr. Wong. Even in elementary school, he comes into the view of the terrible Raspiusha, and from that time is considered her boyfriend. Mortally afraid of Raspush and her brothers (the oldest was played by Terry Crews), he leads a monstrous lover down the aisle. And at that moment the beautiful Kate, the real love of Norbith, returns to the town. At this moment, the hero is determined to act decisively - to win the heart of Kate and get rid of the evil and unfaithful Crucifix.
Main characters
The film "Norbit's Tricks" has a certain artistic value as a picture in which the narrative is famously twisted around central characters performed by one actor using superimposed plastic makeup. In addition to the main characters, the shy clever Norbit, the unfortunate orphan abandoned by unconscious parents, and the tyrannical Raspyusha, the actor has a third role - the Chinese of advanced years, Mr. Wong. This image is considered the most successful. The fact is that, having made a test makeup of the Chinese, the actor decided to look like in the image among the participants in the filming. Nobody knew about his reincarnation, except for the director and make-up artist of the movie "Tricks of Norbith." Actors who played secondary roles took Mr. Chan seriously, that was how Murphy presented himself. They all really thought that this is a specially invited performer in the film. Only at dusk did Eddie admit to who Mr. Chan really was.
The cast of the film
There is no doubt in the professionalism of the casting of the picture, in the movie "Norbit's Tricks" the actors, even the performers of episodic roles, are magnificent. For example, the English film actress Tendive Nashita, who made her film debut in the drama "Flirt" by John Deegan. This dramatic project is considered the starting point in the career of the actress. After the release of the films Jefferson in Paris, Favorite, Thandie Newton earned worldwide fame. After a series of films, the actress played the role of a female leader in the film “Mission Impossible 2” with Tom Cruise. In general, her filmography exceeds 25 films, which is the best confirmation of the dramatic talent of the actress.
Summary
Comedy can be safely recommended at least for a one-time viewing, there are many funny moments in it, sometimes brought to absurdity. The hilarity of what is happening and how the events are developing dynamically will make viewing the picture a fun pastime for connoisseurs of jokes, master of the genre Eddie Murphy.