A sensitive look at the problem of overeating-as-comfort. DeLuise is perfect in this role and Bancroft is great as his caring sister. The best part of this movie is when Dom and his two "support group' pals rip the kitchen apart after talking themselves into a psychotic feeding frenzy.
This review of Fatso (1980) was written by Jason on 18 Dec 2008.
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