Review of Fat Rose and Squeaky (2006) by Vernon T — 02 Nov 2009

Quirky, funny, pithy, and all things in-between...this hidden gem of a movie is incredbily entertaining. Louise Fletcher and Cicely Tyson, two fading giants of a time when movies were big,lush, and deep...take this very small movie and craft it into something important. The movie is mixed with lunacy from the likes of Julie Brown and Lea DeLaria, while at the same time being sprinkled with hard-edgbed-reality as presented by the bad-girl of this flick, Jo Anderson.

Again, not your normal kind of beginning-middle-ending-hollywood fare which is really the charm of its engaging scenario.

Funny, sad, silly, scary, and more importantly maybe all too real for those of us who happen to make it to a time when we are 70 years old, all alone in this world, and perhaps unable to fully understand the world like we used to.

Despite some really tough topics in this film, it still bounces along with an energy and theme of optimism, hope, and friendship.

It was a humbling experience to see the likes of Academy Award Winner Louise Fletcher and Academy Award Nominee Cicely Tyson on the screen doing what they do best...grabbing an audience by the heart and wringing it dry...just two awesome actors still making movies.