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Fatso (1980)
Rate:
8
Viewed:
6/14
6/14:
I remember Fatso when it ran a lot on HBO during the late 80's.
Sad to say, it's a film that I never saw but only to retain the knowledge of the title as a derisive label for this particular
group. But thankfully, I finally got the chance to see it as a premiere on TCM recently.
To my surprise, Fatso is an entertaining picture. I classify it as a nice slice-of-life story. Dom Deluise is perfect
for the role although I don't see him as fatso or just plain fat. What Dom needs is some exercise, and he'll
look good slimmed down.
It's the supporting cast that makes it workable. The best performance out of this bunch comes from Ron Carey as
Dominick's little brother, but Anne Bancroft is too much. Sad to say, Dom, Ron, and Anne have long passed away.
Candice Azzara, who plays Lydia, provides a nice spark plug to provide a subplot to give the film another dimension.
All in all, Fatso is a low-key picture that's quite good.