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Fat Girls
Mixed or average reviews
Based on 8 critic reviews
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Based on 5 votes
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Movie Info
Genre(s): Comedy
Written by: Ash Christian
Directed by: Ash Christian
Release Date:
Theatrical: November 2, 2007
DVD: February 12, 2008
Running Time: 82 minutes, Color
Origin: USA
Summary
RATING: R for strong sexual content including graphic dialogue, language and some drug/alcohol use - all involving teens
Starring Ash Christian, Jonathan Caouette, Robin de Jesus, Ashley Fink, Ellen Albertini Dow, Alexa Havins, Deborah Theaker, and Justin Bruening
Armed with biting humor and quirky sensibility, Rodney and his Rubenesque friend Sabrina are valiantly suffering through the indignity known as high school. Both are outcasts; he’s gay and she’s overweight. Trapped in a small Texas town and having come to accept his “fat girl” within, Rodney is an aspiring Broadway star who musters up the energy to confront his fears and take life – and the hot new student from England – by the horns. With Rodney’s awkward experiences, off-beat attitude and strange evangelical family, “Fat Girls” is a hilarious rollercoaster ride that careens to an outrageous climax. This auspicious debut announces the arrival of filmmaker and star Ash Christian as a major new talent. (Regent Releasing)
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What The Critics Said
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New York Post Lou Lumenick
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.
Read Full Review >New York Daily News Elizabeth Weitzman
Christian infuses this familiar story with gentle empathy, which goes a long way in balancing out the more amateurish choices.
Read Full Review >Los Angeles Times Staff (Not credited)
Without insight, memorable dialogue or interesting characters, Fat Girls quickly wears thin.
Read Full Review >Variety Dennis Harvey
Wins no points for delicacy. Still, it does score some laughs.
Read Full Review >Village Voice Abigail Deutsch
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.
Read Full Review >TV Guide Maitland McDonagh
To call Christian's film unpolished is an understatement.
Read Full Review >The Onion (A.V. Club) Noel Murray
In the words of his own character, this young filmmaker hasn't found his "inner fat girl."
Read Full Review >The New York Times Stephen Holden
Ends up stranded between two concepts, either of which might have yielded a more satisfying film.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this movie is 7.0 (out of 10) based on 5 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Jay H. gave it a6:
Low budget but a good screenplay and well developed characters make up for it. Funny and touching, sincere performances. Believably and amusingly told.
George N. gave it a0:
What a waste of time. I can't believe someone would focus on this.
Taddy M. gave it a10:
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.
Charley D. gave it a10:
Love love loved it. The immaturity in direction complements the style of the film and it's themes. For such a young director, Ash Christian is someone to watch out for, or at least John Waters and Gus Van Sant need to harness this kid. This was a perfect surprise from the new generation of filmmakers. It can't be compared to the films of all time, but more so among the films of its style. Brave and bold.
Polito M. gave it a9:
I really was surprised. It was acidic, nasty and hilariously dark. This film was a low budget bravado. Seriously, I was at the quad and thought I was going to laugh at a film instead I laughed with it. Nice job. I hear that filmmakers with access to Final Cut and inexpensive HD camera are spawning, and here is the beginning of the new world of films. What a riot!
