Phat Girlz Reviews

It does suffer ... from actually having way too much heart and not enough soul, its identity lost far beneath its ambitions for affirmation.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5

Although Phat Girlz...looks to have been made on a shoestring, with muddy, unflattering lighting (by two cinematographers), there is nonetheless something to be commended here.

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Almost stunning in its determination to be the ultimate wish-fulfillment fantasy vehicle for plus-sized African-American women...

| Original Score: 2/4

Skinny on plot, story, directing and some of the acting.

Full Review | Original Score: 1/5

looks cheap and falls apart after the first act.

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even though this movie is a bit of a mess, it turns out to be unexpectedly sweet and funny. Its very amateurishness gives it freshness and authenticity.

| Original Score: B

[Mo'Nique's] sassy forte may be talking so straight-up she sounds crazy, but she seems a little advanced to be doing 'yo mama' jokes.

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While it's a pleasure to watch the likeable Kendra Johnson open up and come out of her shell, Phat Girlz belongs to Mo'Nique, a grating, belligerent woman who alternates self-deprecating fat jokes with drama-queen meltdowns and simpering pleas for

Full Review | Original Score: C-

Uneven but lovable, "Phat Girlz" comes strutting on to the screen. As well it should.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4

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.

Full Review | Original Score: D

Outrageous comedy? damn right!!! I'm outraged that there's no comedy here AT ALL!!!!

| Original Score: 0/5

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.

I'm recommending it, barely, because I think it speaks pretty well to a certain audience and does so from the heart.

Full Review | Original Score: B-

Just a protracted fat joke.

Full Review | Original Score: 1/5

Barely written and stiffly directed by Nnegest Likké, Phat Girlz is an undernourished comedy about a sassy, overweight heroine.

| Original Score: 1.5/5

A thin comedy about a size-plus heroine.

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As the title hints, Phat Girlz is a plus-sized Cinderella.

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/4

A slapdash female empowerment comedy that's crudely executed on every level.

| Original Score: 0.5/4

The film is amateurishly directed and sluggishly paced with an anorexic plot. Even the photography, sound and costumes are substandard.

| Original Score: 1/4

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.

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/4