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77 out of 100

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6.1 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 15 Ratings

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  • Starring: Anaïs Reboux, Roxane Mesquida
  • Summary: The story of Anais (Reboux), an overweight 12-year-old, and her beautiful, thin 15-year-old sister, Elena (Mesquida).

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 24
  3. Negative: 1 out of 24
  1. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Lisa Schwarzbaum
    100
    With the pitiless, devastating Fat Girl, Catherine Breillat puts men and women, boys and girls on notice: When fantasy, hypocrisy, and manipulation mix in a wet, sandy place, you dive into sex at your own risk.
  2. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Maitland McDonagh
    60
    A laser-sharp evocation of the tortured ties that bind sisters, who can love and loathe each other simultaneously and inflict lifelong wounds with chilling expertise.
  3. Seattle Post-Intelligencer
    Reviewed by: Paula Nechak
    33
    Assails with its in-your-face, repulsively compelling (like a train wreck) brutality.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 9
  3. Negative: 3 out of 9
  1. DaveS
    7
    One of the most disturbing endings in any film I've seen. I have to commend the director on being uncompromising, but it will no doubt bother many.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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