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Phat Girlz (2006)

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32 out of 45 people found the following comment useful :-
A gaping black hole of emptiness!, 24 June 2006

Author: matthrin from United States

A fair warning to all the movie fans out there, this movie was absolutely HORENDOUS! I wanted my two hours back! I had seen some of Monique's stand up before and I thought to myself "Hey...she was sort of funny before, and I've got some time to kill...why not?" Long story short...BIG MISTAKE! The plot was awful, the characters were not funny, and lets just say I've seen better acting watching old tapes of my elementary school plays. Now, on the slight upside, there were some funny parts, but for the other 99% of the movie, I was deciding weather to cry for Monique for making this movie or for me because I could have taken my 10 dollars and done something much more entertaining. A word to the wise...under any circumstances ...do NOT see this movie!....beware of Phat Girlz!

33 out of 47 people found the following comment useful :-
Just a poor repeating fat joke, 17 May 2006

Author: abcxyz1232 from United States

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Easily the worst movie i've seen in the last year, and as a part-time manager for a cinema i've seen a lot.

Mo'Nique is fat. Almost every scene in Phat Girls is about how she's fat. How fat is she? Her character Jazmin is so fat that when she gets dressed on screen, the soundtrack plays "Brick House". She's so fat she eats at Fatassburger. She's so fat that when she meets a hot rich doctor he has to be from a foreign country(Nigeria), because apparently only Arican guys love large women, or so the the movie would make you believe. Jazmin's so fat that the movie reduces her to a single discernible characteristic, which is the mark of an awful movie.

I'm not saying there aren't issues our society needs to confront when it comes to women and body image. What i'm saying is this movie has nothing to do with the issue. It pretends to be about not being shallow and getting to the point where a large woman feels "fat-tabulous", but it's as sad and phony as all those skinny bitches Jazmin belittles and envies. The whole think reeks of hypocrisy. It OK to be a fat girl, but if you want to be a guy you better be a model and have a six pack.

Avoid this movie at all costs, unless you like fat jokes or just hate healthy people. If either of those are you then this movie is for you.

I hope everyone no matter what their size is happy with who they are. However I wish people would stop trying to tell me it's OK to be fat, that their is a healthy way to be fat. If that's true than I guess all doctors are wrong and there's no such thing as diabetes and heart disease. Put the burger and chips down and go for a walk.

39 out of 66 people found the following comment useful :-
I do not believe this, 11 July 2006

Author: Jung from Japan

This is truly a fugly movie for any people. I'm guessing the director himself is "phat"

This is the actual movie which with make at least 5 people walk out of the movie theater, ending up killing someone on their way out. And I was one of those people except I didn't kill anyone.

hmmm... if 1 = awful, then I give 1/10 which can be a new rating measure described to be "phat" If this movie comes out on Blockbuster, sue them. I can't imagine anyone seeing this movie more than once unless they were paid large amount of money to do so. I still wouldn't waste my time watching this even if it's preview.

19 out of 28 people found the following comment useful :-
Crap!, 3 May 2006

Author: gilnor83 ([email protected]) from Qu�bec, Canada

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Comedian Mo'Nique's first starring film vehicle, Phat Girlz, suffers from a bad case of undernourishment. Not that the movie doesn't serve up heaping amounts of fat jokes, or that it doesn't deliver targeted gags for an underserved niche audience � fat women. Phat Girlz's anemia instead results from the unoriginal script, uncontrolled performances, and clunky direction. Writer-director Likk�'s film is as static as her camera shots, and as unsupervised and rowdy as a college frat party. After a disorienting opening sequence that reveals the sexy dream fantasies of Jazmin Biltmore (Mo'Nique), a character whom we've yet to meet, the film's meager plot gets rolling. Jazmin works behind a counter in the women's wear division of a department store, but she aspires to be a fashion designer of plus-sized women's clothing. Her boss (Noseworthy) won't let her near the store's buyer (an especially good Roberts) to show him her sketches. Then Jazmin wins a weeklong spa vacation from one of the many diet plans she subscribes to, and takes her full-bodied friend Stacey (Johnson) and stick-thin cousin Mia (Drake) along for the trip. As luck would have it, the hotel is teeming with handsome and buff Nigerian doctors, who in keeping with their cultural traditions, prefer women with ample meat on their bones. Of course, all the doctors and other men in the film are as fit as male models, with six-pack abs and toned muscles. In an uncommon twist, they are also frequently the subjects of slo-mo body scans by the camera. However, the movie's double standard is clear: Large women deserve equal opportunities in love and clothing lines, but fat men are better off unseen and unheard. Mo'Nique's comic persona doesn't blend well into this story: She plays sassy or pouty but any nuances of real character were left on the drawing board. God help the tacky victim who suggests Jazmin try Jenny Craig because that will lead to an unbridled tongue-lashing. And a later scene in which Jazmin has an emotional breakdown and trashes her bedroom has all the grace of lethal hurricane. You've got to appreciate that the film includes questions about the Nigerian custom of female circumcision, but the movie's impossibly happy ending and the chaotic nature of everything that has preceded it makes Phat Girlz a dish of empty calories.

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The movie ain't phat, 15 August 2006

Author: Mikey (MikeyMo_nl) from Amsterdam

The problem with this movie is, that next to fact that has almost no laugh-out-loud-scenes, the protagonist of the movie, the Phat Mo'nique is all but likable. Yes, she's fat, hasn't been laid in 8 months, gets comments thrown at her head (which she can reply to) but that would make you think she herself would not make the mistakes other people make by judging her by her weight. Unfortunately, Mo'nique only likes men who are extremely handsome and have gone to the gym a lot. Next to that everybody who is thin is referred to as a skinny bitch, and if that girl happens to be white and have a black boyfriend it's even more terrifying according to Mo'nique as "they are stealing their men" She's constantly judging people by the way they look.

And we have to root for this woman.

So no humor and no likable lead-character makes this movie a bad one in my opinion.

4 out of 5 people found the following comment useful :-
Phat Girlz is far from a "fat joke"., 5 December 2006

Author: (happipuppi13) from Phx. Arizona ("Arizona Smells Funny"!- Homer Simpson)

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I have a feeling this review might come as a surprise to some when they read this. Mainly because I am 38,really do not know who Mo'Nique is (except that a close younger friend said she used to be on "Moesha" ?) In fact I don't think many my age ever used the term "phat". Not to mention I'm male & Italian! LOL!

That aside,like many,I expected to see an ongoing,fat joke filled movie. That's certainly isn't the case here. This film actually has a heart,a mind and gets deep into the soul of what these two women (as well as larger women everywhere) go through everyday.

Despite the fact that Mo'Niques character puts up a tough front and gives the fist to anyone who calls her a fat "B" (you know the rest)she really is hurting very deeply inside like any other person would and should be. As seen by the amount of products in her room,she's fighting a losing battle with her size. Which makes her more depressed.

Her best friend is down on herself as well and has unfortunately grown up with the impression that,not only is she fat,she's homely too and lacking in personality. Mo'Niques skinny cousin in the movie was no help to her growing up or now.

Then,as in most movies,fate takes over.

The two friends and the cousin win a stay at a luxury resort where there's nothing but skinny women around making them feel uncomfortable (except for the cousin of course). Into their lives come three men who hail from Africa. These men,unlike the practically brain-washed men in the world,walk up and basically want to meet Mo'Nique & her friend. The third man thinks the cousin must be sick,being so skinny.

The best looking of these men is completely into Mo'Nique but she's not allowing herself to accept it 100% because she's so used to men not giving her the time of day. Her friend gets an admirer too and soon he's gotten her out of her shell (as well as her clothes & his,no nudity though!)

This movie,unlike some films that paint unflattering portraits of women or overweight people and African Americans,this film has great intelligence to it! I especially liked the real African dancing in the movie and how they demonstrate it's okay to be yourself in your skin.

Yes,there's the typical "your mama" jokes between Mo'Nique and some guy who works at a fast food place but the boy has it coming for being insulting. It's a very funny scene to watch!

Best of all though,this movie doesn't offer up an easy answer for Mo'Nique's character. It isn't...just lose the weight,just get a man or just get rich and everything will be perfect. After her admirer tells her she should accept that she'll never be a size five,she runs from him and hides away in her room and into a deep depression.

She eats for days & watches TV but then,something just snaps in her and she goes on a tear through her room. Throwing all the diet products,clothes that don't fit and the TV out the window. From that point she re-invents herself and starts up her own clothing line for large women,leading to a fashion show and financial world -wide success. Which she shares with her friend and cousin.

With her new attitude and outlook & success,she still is missing that one piece though. She flies down to Africa and is reunited with the man who loves her just the way she is. For all these reasons,I give this movie 10 stars!

I can only guess that the over-abundance of negative ratings are from those who may not have taken the time to "really" watch this movie. I may not be African-Amercian,but I know it should be on a list of the best 100 films starring & made by African Americans. I urge any & all to give this a second look!

"Phat" is in the eyes of the beholder! (END)

14 out of 25 people found the following comment useful :-
An awe inspiring comedy that will change your heart, 22 July 2006

Author: Mythicalreviewer from Texas, USA

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Phatz Girl is a comedy that weaves a dark humor (no pun intended) around the willingness to be ones self without compromising the core values that we all hold dear and near to our heart.

The story is about a wannabe fashion designer who is employed at the ladies fashion department at a major name brand store. It is the tale of an anorexic woman trapped in an obese body that struggles for love and acceptance among her peers.

The audience quickly identifies with the protagonists desire to win friends without sacrificing the person she is trying to love, herself.

Big and bold, this movie uses stunning photography wrapped around an intense and complex plot that will leave you guessing until the end. Of course, being a dark comedy brings the audience to relax during scenes that are very soul inspiring.

The movie quickly unfolds many subplots that keeps the audience attention riveted on the main character and her best friend and co-worker who labor in a largely (again no pun intended) unfriendly work environment.

It is in this environment that both characters, played by the lovely and talented Mo'Nique Imes and Kendra C. Johnson, learn how to adjust to varying prejudices dealt them by close friends and co-workers.

I believe after viewing this movie for the 9th time that I have learned more about the desires and fears of over-weight people to help me change my own viewpoint. It is sure to be an endearing film for all ages and rank up to the level of such films as Citizen Kane and Cool Hand Luke.

3 out of 4 people found the following comment useful :-
the worst movie you've ever seen, 23 September 2006

Author: synkronized-1 from Estonia

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Phat Girlz

WHAT movie was that? It's probably the worst movie I have ever seen in my entire life. I hardly found will in myself to watch it until the end. The beginning was already horrible - a really horrible sex dream. And it got worse. Yes, being overweight might be a bit difficult. But it's just as difficult as you make it for yourself. First step is accepting yourself, then the others will start to except you as well. And if you can't accept yourself - come on and work on yourself! But this main lady there was really creepy. Swearing so badly, breaking things... Like a mad woman! I hope they didn't try to show her as a role model. And what do we learn? That only Nigerian man can accept you as you are, because in their culture woman are more curvier. I didn't find this movie amusing in any possible way. Why did they even gave money to such a horrible project??? They could've done a movie ten times better with the overweight problem. And I thought that this movie was never going to end. Every time it seemed to end, it went on. 1/10

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I'm a Phat Girl and Loving it., 15 October 2006

Author: dana22222917 from United States

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Today was the first time for me watching Phat Girlz. I loved it, I always watch everything Mo'nique acts in because even though I don't know her she's my role model. I'm a thick madame too. Watching Phat Girlz,put a whole new spin on the way I think about myself. I put myself in Jasmine's place on Phat Girlz, it made me love myself more. People don't know the issues healthy women go through with their weight, but watching this movie made me stop caring what other people think about me. Thank you Mo'nique for making me feel special for one time in my life, to where other people criticize the way you are made, how you look, how you dress. You make this big girl feel like me and I thank you for that.

5 out of 8 people found the following comment useful :-
take it for what it is.... a movie and a comedy!!!, 25 December 2006

Author: sammy_girl_78

i thought this was a really good and funny movie that deserves better marks/grades or what ever. Its just a movie take it for what it is and thats A COMEDY !!! The only thing that put me off giving it a 10 is, that i thought i was to short !! i think all the actors was great and did a really good job! And i think Mo'Nique .... Jazmin Biltmore is great in every way possible!!. There are a lot of really really bad movies out there that really suck :(glitter,rambo and lots others) but this one is really good and thats a fact!!!!. Its just pathetic too pick on a movie . And its even more pathetic too attack a person on a message-board or forum that is only doing her job (i smell jealousy). I don't think she (Mo'Nique .... Jazmin Biltmore ) gives a rats ass what you think about her or write about her and thats whats so great about her. I think she is laughing all the way to the bank. But anyways i think this movie and Mo'Nique .... Jazmin Biltmore is great and very very funny. Thats all folks .( got about a bit off the topic but what the heck, it needed to be said or written.)

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