Likké should be applauded for tackling a subject that's bristling with socio-political thorns and raises some provocative questions, particularly about what we find attractive in other people and why.
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Phat Girlz (2006)
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Reviews Counted:42
Fresh:10
Rotten:32
Average Rating:3.8/10
Consensus: Although Phat Girlz has good intentions, it is sloppily made and thin on laughs.
Theatrical Release:Apr 7, 2006 Wide
Box Office: $6,922,865
Synopsis: In this feel-good comedy with a positive message, Mo'Nique stands up for all the overweight women given short shrift by society. One of a group of three friends that includes her hot-to-trot thin... [More]
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Reviews for Phat Girlz
Top CriticAlmost stunning in its determination to be the ultimate wish-fulfillment fantasy vehicle for plus-sized African-American women...
08/11/06
It does suffer ... from actually having way too much heart and not enough soul, its identity lost far beneath its ambitions for affirmation.
09/17/07
If first-time director Nnegest Likké would have cut down the ending in the editing room, the film may have retained some love from me.
04/07/06
Uneven but lovable, "Phat Girlz" comes strutting on to the screen. As well it should.
04/12/06
The film starts with the kind of material you would find in Mo'Nique's stand-up routines, but settles down into more of a story and actually has something to say.
04/07/06
Beneath the movie's broad humor and meanspirited put-downs lies an uplifting story about learning to like yourself for who you are, not what you look like.
04/10/06
Top CriticIf Phat Girlz is about desire, for viewers even more than actors or characters, it is also about how that desire is constructed by images.
04/08/06
Just a protracted fat joke.
04/10/06
There's a lot to laugh at and cheer for in this rousing comedy.
04/07/06
Top CriticAs the title hints, Phat Girlz is a plus-sized Cinderella.
04/10/06
The first word of the movie's title stands for Pretty Hot and Thick. The second word is never spelled out, but it could mean Good Intentions Ruined by Lousy Zingers.
04/11/06
Top CriticThe cast is likeable, although they deserve a better movie, and at a lean 99 minutes, at least the plot hasn't been padded. But there's only so far you can go with fat jokes, as plus-sized comic Mo'Nique is discovering.
04/07/06
Top CriticI am allowed to say this, because I've been on both sides of the [fat-girl] fence: Phat Girlz, shut the f**k up.
04/09/06
Jazmin's so fat that the movie reduces her to a single discernible characteristic, which is a telltale mark of many a wholly awful comedy.
04/12/06
Top CriticA slapdash female empowerment comedy that's crudely executed on every level.
04/10/06
Skinny on plot, story, directing and some of the acting.
05/28/06
Barely written and stiffly directed by Nnegest Likké, Phat Girlz is an undernourished comedy about a sassy, overweight heroine.
04/10/06
Top CriticA thin comedy about a size-plus heroine.
04/10/06
Top CriticOutrageous comedy? damn right!!! I'm outraged that there's no comedy here AT ALL!!!!
04/11/06
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