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47 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 8 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
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  1. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Lou Lumenick
    75
    Big-Hearted and often quite funny if crudely made, Fat Girls cleverly subverts the clichés of high school comedies to serve an autobiographical story about an overweight gay teen in a small Texas town.
  2. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: Elizabeth Weitzman
    63
    Christian infuses this familiar story with gentle empathy, which goes a long way in balancing out the more amateurish choices.
  3. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Maitland McDonagh
    50
    To call Christian's film unpolished is an understatement.
  4. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: Abigail Deutsch
    50
    This film goes to some lengths not to be another high-school movie, which means prom stinks and no one can sing. Given Fat Girls' honesty, and its delicately drawn examples of social hopelessness, the sudden, sugary, puzzling finale feels out of character. It's as though the film forgot how to talk to us.
  5. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Staff (Not credited)
    50
    Without insight, memorable dialogue or interesting characters, Fat Girls quickly wears thin.
  6. Variety
    Reviewed by: Dennis Harvey
    50
    Wins no points for delicacy. Still, it does score some laughs.
  7. The A.V. Club
    Reviewed by: Noel Murray
    42
    In the words of his own character, this young filmmaker hasn't found his "inner fat girl."
  8. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Stephen Holden
    40
    Ends up stranded between two concepts, either of which might have yielded a more satisfying film.
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7.0 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 5 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 5
  3. Negative: 1 out of 5
  1. JayH.
    6
    Low budget but a good screenplay and well developed characters make up for it. Funny and touching, sincere performances. Believably and amusingly told.… Full Review »
  2. GeorgeN.
    0
    What a waste of time. I can't believe someone would focus on this.
  3. TaddyM.
    10
    Love love loved it! What a laugh-riot. For it's clearly home-grown look it's really stylish and risky for a low budget film. Thoroughly enjoyable.… Full Review »
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