Review of Fat Girl (2001) by Madhu Chandar V — 14 Nov 2010

"When I hate you, I look at you and then I can't. It's like hating part of myself. That's why I loathe you so violently.".

Favorite scene:

When Fernando is pressuring Elena. I feel like I should have watched that scene when I was 15, if it could have kept me from making the same mistake. I identify with both of the sisters. Elena my past and Anais my present.

Best performance:

Anais Reboux as Anais and Roxane Mesquida as Elena.

Random thoughts:

I want to start off by saying that unlike some people who watched this movie, it did not "disturb" me. I am not "offended" by it. It will not "haunt" me or anything like that. I won't say I enjoyed it merely because I don't believe it was intended to entertain. I believe it was meant to make us think, and it achieved that goal.

About the ending, yes, it came out of nowhere and it could have been done a great deal better. I understand how she claimed she wasn't raped because hadn't that been what she wanted? However, I can't believe those two violent deaths didn't seem to faze her at all.

This movie is not for everyone, but I recommend it to women like me who personally connect with the issues the movie presented.