Phat Girlz

Name: Phat Girlz
Genre: Comedy
Released: April 7, 2006
Duration: 99 min
Rating: 36
Cast: Kendra C. Johnson, Mo'Nique

2006

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Fox Searchlight Pictures | Release Date: April 7, 2006 | PG-13

Starring: Kendra C. Johnson, Mo'Nique

Summary: Starring the hilarious Mo'Nique as Jazmin Biltmore, a smart-mouthed aspiring fashion designer, Phat Girlz is an edgy comedy about two frustrated plus-size women obsessed with their weight while struggling to find love and acceptance in a world full of hot bodied bases. The Phat Girlz are thrown a major curve ball when the men of theirStarring the hilarious Mo'Nique as Jazmin Biltmore, a smart-mouthed aspiring fashion designer, Phat Girlz is an edgy comedy about two frustrated plus-size women obsessed with their weight while struggling to find love and acceptance in a world full of hot bodied bases. The Phat Girlz are thrown a major curve ball when the men of their dreams who come from a culture where big is better. (Fox Searchlight)… Expand

Director: Nnegest Likké

Genre(s): Comedy

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 99 min

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Peter Hartlaub

Clumsily directed yet entertainingly written by Oakland native Nnegest Likké, Phat Girlz is like "Rocky" with cellulite. Or maybe "Pretty Woman" without all the bony butts. It has a lot of heart and soul, but it's almost never mean-spirited. Read full review

Robert Dominguez

The plus-size personality of comic actress Mo'Nique fills the screen in Phat Girlz, a sweet, if thinly plotted tale. Read full review

Andrea Gronvall

The humor's vulgar and the plot feeble, but this is a cut above the gross-out comedies aimed at male teens, and its heroine and her gal pals keep the high jinks amiable. Read full review

Mark Olsen

Mo’Nique's character here is so underwritten that the actress doesn't get a chance to really capitalize on her extra screen-time. Her sassy forte may be talking so straight-up she sounds crazy, but she seems a little advanced to be doing "yo mamma" jokes. Read full review

Pete Vonder Haar

Lackluster dialogue, ludicrously unbelievable storyline, and the fact that the entire film looks and sounds like it was shot on a camcorder mean nobody outside of the studio’s target demographic is likely to check this out. Read full review

TV Guide Magazine Maitland McDonagh

Even Mo'Nique's outsize presence isn't enough to make ancient gags about stuck-up popular girls or about voluptuous vultures clearing a whole buffet table in one fell swoop funny. Read full review

Marjorie Baumgarten

A dish of empty calories. Read full review

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PatD.

Aug 1, 2006

i liked it. it was sweet and nearly a perfect classic. bad lighting and a bit edgy, long and over the top but still really great with a great message.