It feels like somewhere between vision and production the film-maker lost his way.

| Original Score: .5/4.0 | Sep 20, 2020

It does suffer ... from actually having way too much heart and not enough soul, its identity lost far beneath its ambitions for affirmation.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Sep 17, 2007

Although Phat Girlz...looks to have been made on a shoestring, with muddy, unflattering lighting (by two cinematographers), there is nonetheless something to be commended here.

| Mar 1, 2007

Almost stunning in its determination to be the ultimate wish-fulfillment fantasy vehicle for plus-sized African-American women...

Full Review | Original Score: 2/4 | Aug 11, 2006

Skinny on plot, story, directing and some of the acting.

| Original Score: 1/5 | May 28, 2006

| Original Score: 1/5 | May 12, 2006

| Original Score: 1/5 | May 6, 2006

Full Review | Original Score: 2/4 | May 6, 2006

At times, it's funny, even sweet, and the most gorgeous male creature on the planet is the male lead. Alas, Phat Girlz' benefits don't outweigh its liabilities and it ends up alienating the very audience it hopes to attract.

| Original Score: 3/5 | May 6, 2006

looks cheap and falls apart after the first act.

Full Review | Apr 29, 2006

Setting up a woman like Mo'Nique as a role model for overweight women may do more damage to their self-images than all the fashion magazines in the world could.

| Apr 27, 2006

even though this movie is a bit of a mess, it turns out to be unexpectedly sweet and funny. Its very amateurishness gives it freshness and authenticity.

Full Review | Original Score: B | Apr 13, 2006

[Mo'Nique's] sassy forte may be talking so straight-up she sounds crazy, but she seems a little advanced to be doing 'yo mama' jokes.

| Apr 13, 2006

While it's a pleasure to watch the likeable Kendra Johnson open up and come out of her shell, Phat Girlz belongs to Mo'Nique, a grating, belligerent woman who alternates self-deprecating fat jokes with drama-queen meltdowns and simpering pleas for

Full Review | Original Score: C- | Apr 13, 2006

Uneven but lovable, "Phat Girlz" comes strutting on to the screen. As well it should.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 | Apr 12, 2006

Jazmin's so fat that the movie reduces her to a single discernible characteristic, which is a telltale mark of many a wholly awful comedy.

| Original Score: D | Apr 12, 2006

Outrageous comedy? damn right!!! I'm outraged that there's no comedy here AT ALL!!!!

Full Review | Original Score: 0/5 | Apr 11, 2006

The first word of the movie's title stands for Pretty Hot and Thick. The second word is never spelled out, but it could mean Good Intentions Ruined by Lousy Zingers.

Full Review | Apr 11, 2006

I'm recommending it, barely, because I think it speaks pretty well to a certain audience and does so from the heart.

| Original Score: B- | Apr 10, 2006

Just a protracted fat joke.

| Original Score: 1/5 | Apr 10, 2006