Review of Fat Girl (2001) by Derek K — 01 Dec 2008

I don't really know what to make of Breillat. She can create rich, realistic characters and write engaging dialogue, which she does well here, but she can also wallow in the dregs of hollow provocation, which she also does here (but it's not as bad as it is in Romance).

I wasn't impressed with the ending because it felt very cheap and its cynicism was juvenile, but the the build up to it felt at times very fresh and honest.