Heavy
958
Drama
Victor is a cook who works in a greasy bar/restaurant owned by his mother, Dolly. It's just the two of them, a waitress named Delores, and a heavy drinking regular, Leo. But things change when Callie, a beautiful college drop-out, shows up as a new waitress and steals Victor's heart. But Victor is too shy to do anything about it, and too self-consciously overweight to dream of winning Callie away from her demanding boyfriend, Jeff. ... [+]
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United States | Los Angeles Times | "In his feature debut, writer-director John Mangold brings remarkably sensitive powers of observation to bear upon ordinary people living ordinary lives." | POS |
United States | The New York Times | "Though Heavy begins beautifully, it isn't always able to sustain its balance between narrative subtlety and inertia" | NEU |
United States | Entertainment Weekly | "A kitchen-sink drama that doesn't condescend to its characters" | POS |
United States | AV Club | "Heavy is the kind of deliberately slow-paced character study that allows carefully realized performances to shine." | POS |
United States | Austin Chronicle | "The movie demands to be watched and rewards that attention handsomely, though at times Heavy seems a little too introverted for its own good." | POS |
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