Synopsis
A gay theater-obsessed Texan high school senior has his heart set on Broadway stardom with an eye out for love. With the help of his 300-pound best girl friend, he embarks on a winning journey of self-discovery.
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Cast
- Ash ChristianRodney Miller
- Jonathan CaouetteSeymour Cox
- Evan MillerTed
- Ashley FinkSabrina Thomas
- Andres Alfonso RuzoHick #1
- Tom ZembrodHick #2
- Richard PorterStoner
- Justin BrueningBobby
- Deborah TheakerJudy
- Mitchell SelfDad
Recommendations
- 75
New York Post
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. - 63
New York Daily News
Christian infuses this familiar story with gentle empathy, which goes a long way in balancing out the more amateurish choices. - 50
Variety
Wins no points for delicacy. Still, it does score some laughs. - 50
Village Voice
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. - 50
TV Guide Magazine
To call Christian's film unpolished is an understatement. - 50
Los Angeles Times
Without insight, memorable dialogue or interesting characters, Fat Girls quickly wears thin. - 42
The A.V. Club
In the words of his own character, this young filmmaker hasn't found his "inner fat girl." - 40
The New York Times
Ends up stranded between two concepts, either of which might have yielded a more satisfying film.
