Review of Fat Slags (2004) by Princess S — 01 Mar 2009

Huge number of celebrity appearances from Anthony "forever known as Giles" Head, Geri Halliwell, Naomi Campbell and (surprisingly) Steve Punt & Hugh Dennis of BBC Radio 4 "the Now Show" fame, I was intriguied if this would make for an entertaining romp.

Calling this film horrible doesn't actually do it justice. The epically bad and horrendous gags as well as the constant repulsion you feel for the characters makes one feel like your having a migraine brought on by being exposed to some new form of biological warfare virus.

It's impressive how unpleasant this film is, to the point of admiration at making something so vile and tragically put together it makes people feel physically sick and uncomfortable. There are "some" genuinely funny moments, like when one of them sits on a dog and throws it out of the window, knocking over a gardner into a wheel barrow which then inexplicably explodes for example. This is, however, almost so bad that it should come with a health warning because it makes you cringe so much and is so physically upsetting and low to view that it makes you feel like you're being assaulted. For that I give it a whole star out of some twisted respect, and the fact that part of me quite liked how much fun we had bonding over this diabolical creation. This film is like an endurance test. If you want to find out if you can hack it: be my guest. The more sensible may choose something else.