Big is beautiful. That my friends is the premise behind Phat Girlz (notice the funky spelling of phat?). Starring Mo’nique, yet another person who only has one name, she plays the part of a girl who is trying to set up a fashion label for larger girls and hitting walls at every turn. Life however shows a very different reality for her and her plus sized mates who work at a department store and don’t really see themselves ever finding a man who will love them for who they are.

Having won a competition, Jazmin (Mo’Nique) gets to go to a resort in Palm Springs and has an adventure that will see her finding love and success. There is an underlying theme behind everything that occurs in the story and that is simply to grab life by the horns regardless of who you are and this certainly rings true to this viewer.

This is a feel good movie that will have you laughing out loud at times. Mo’Nique does a fantastic job as Jazmin and the movie is very watchable all the way through, despite some pacing problems rearing their head, editing should have been looked at a bit more carefully on this one as it just seems to drag a tad. Featuring elements that most of us can relate to, this is ultimately a feel good adventure that should appeal to most viewers.