Metacritic Movie Ratings
Phat Girlz Reviews

2.0

36

out of 100

Metascore®
Generally unfavorable reviews
Based on a weighted average of all critic review scores.

A sample of reviews from critics across the country.

  • 50

    out of 100

    Los Angeles TimesJohn Anderson

    Likk should be applauded for tackling a subject that's bristling with sociopolitical thorns and that raises some provocative questions, particularly about what we find attractive in other people and why.

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  • 40

    out of 100

    The New York Times

    Barely written and stiffly directed.

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  • 40

    out of 100

    VarietyJoe Leydon

    Mo'Nique, a vet standup and sitcom performer whose sassy, brassy shtick isn't nearly enough to support material this insubstantial.

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  • 30

    out of 100

    The Hollywood ReporterKirk Honeycutt

    The writing is rudimentary and the direction often awkward, but Mo'Nique would confound a veteran director.

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  • 25

    out of 100

    Entertainment Weekly

    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.

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