Chicago Tribune
Hanh Nguyen |
4 |
While the topic will invigorate the plus-sized population and is an overdue eye-opener for others, the film is unfortunately uneven and self-indulgent. |
E!
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3 |
...a shoddy little movie... |
filmcritic.com
Anne Gilbert |
2 |
...plays like amateur hour. Any cleverness to the writing is overshadowed by the cheap filmmaking that looks more suited to a shoestring, undistributed indie or a bit of fluff from the Lifetime Network. |
New York Post
Kyle Smith |
3 |
The film is amateurishly directed and sluggishly paced with an anorexic plot. Even the photography, sound and costumes are substandard. |
TV Guide
Maitland McDonagh |
3 |
...a malnourished little fable about self-love and beauty coming in all shapes and sizes. |
Slant Magazine
Paul Schrodt |
3 |
...Phat Girlz' emotional payoff is cheap like an Oprah exposé and its body-image moralism is preachy like Lee's Bamboozled minstrel show. |
Entertainment Weekly
Gregory Kirschling |
3 |
...a wholly awful comedy. |
New York Times
Nathan Lee |
2 |
Barely written and stiffly directed by Nnegest Likké, Phat Girlz opened in theaters yesterday with the help of the production company Sneak Preview Entertainment, no small irony given that critics were barred from previewing the movie. I suppose Unscreened Bomb Productions just doesn't have the same ring. |
Los Angeles Times
John Anderson |
3 |
...sloppily shot, grainy, a three-act movie with four acts and just a bit racist... |
LA Weekly
Mark Olsen |
4 |
The film wants to have a warmhearted laugh at the travails of being large, without resorting to fat-chick jokes, but Likké too often gets bogged down in maudlin sentimentality... |
Onion AV Club
Scott Tobias |
4 |
Considering Mo'Nique's following, accumulated through her stand-up and television appearances, she no doubt has fans who find her empowering, but her vulgar brassiness becomes too much to take after five minutes. |
This movie is available on DVD/Video