Rating: PG-13
Movie Release Date: April 7, 2006
DVD Release Date: August 22, 2006
Plot 411: A plus-sized wannabe fashion designer is obsessed with her weight until she finds it in herself to be content with who she is.
Review: Jazmin (Mo'Nique) is an aspiring, yet frustrated, designer. All around her, thin is in. She's never able to find clothes in her size and believes that she can bring some style to the plus-sized fashion line. But everything seems to be against her until she wins a trip to Palm Springs. She takes two friends and while enjoying the sun and fun, she meets a hot African doctor (Jimmy Jean-Louis) who sees her worth. With his help, she is able to build her self-confidence up and comes out a better person. This movie is trite and stereotypical. While the overall message is good, the execution is just horrible. It tries to play up the rom-com angle while pushing the self-awareness/self-acceptance button. All the usual cliches are in it to win it. Not a good thing. Mo'Nique is her brash, unrelenting self, and if you like that kind of thing, then you'll love this film. I found her to be completely annoying even in her tender moments.
Watch It: If you like Mo'Nique's comedy routine because this is a one-woman show in itself.
Skip It: If Mo'Nique's loud-mouthed wise cracks get on your nerves. She never, ever stops talking. Even her thoughts are known via voice overs.
Movie Release Date: April 7, 2006
DVD Release Date: August 22, 2006
Plot 411: A plus-sized wannabe fashion designer is obsessed with her weight until she finds it in herself to be content with who she is.
Review: Jazmin (Mo'Nique) is an aspiring, yet frustrated, designer. All around her, thin is in. She's never able to find clothes in her size and believes that she can bring some style to the plus-sized fashion line. But everything seems to be against her until she wins a trip to Palm Springs. She takes two friends and while enjoying the sun and fun, she meets a hot African doctor (Jimmy Jean-Louis) who sees her worth. With his help, she is able to build her self-confidence up and comes out a better person. This movie is trite and stereotypical. While the overall message is good, the execution is just horrible. It tries to play up the rom-com angle while pushing the self-awareness/self-acceptance button. All the usual cliches are in it to win it. Not a good thing. Mo'Nique is her brash, unrelenting self, and if you like that kind of thing, then you'll love this film. I found her to be completely annoying even in her tender moments.
Watch It: If you like Mo'Nique's comedy routine because this is a one-woman show in itself.
Skip It: If Mo'Nique's loud-mouthed wise cracks get on your nerves. She never, ever stops talking. Even her thoughts are known via voice overs.
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