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8 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75New York PostLou LumenickNew York PostLou LumenickBig-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.
- 63New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanNew York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanChristian infuses this familiar story with gentle empathy, which goes a long way in balancing out the more amateurish choices.
- 50VarietyDennis HarveyVarietyDennis HarveyWins no points for delicacy. Still, it does score some laughs.
- 50Village VoiceVillage VoiceThis 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.
- 50TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghTV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghTo call Christian's film unpolished is an understatement.
- Without insight, memorable dialogue or interesting characters, Fat Girls quickly wears thin.
- 42The A.V. ClubNoel MurrayThe A.V. ClubNoel MurrayIn the words of his own character, this young filmmaker hasn't found his "inner fat girl."
- 40The New York TimesStephen HoldenThe New York TimesStephen HoldenEnds up stranded between two concepts, either of which might have yielded a more satisfying film.