Matialth Good concept, poorly executed.

FuzzyTagz If the ambition is to provide two hours of instantly forgettable, popcorn-munching escapism, it succeeds.

Humaira Grant It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.

Allison Davies The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

powermandan It's really too bad that 'Heavy' has become a forgotten film. Perhaps the sadness put people off or most people found it too boring. Regardless, this is a film I recommend everyone see. 'Heavy' stars Shelley Winters, Liv Tyler and Blondie. The centre of it is relatively unknown "hey its THAT GUY!" Pruitt Taylor-Vince. While the three supporting women are important to the film, the movie really hinges on Vince's performance. I feel that if he was slender, he this would have launched a highly impressive film career. Unfortunately, he continued just getting bit parts in backgrounds. Vince is so good in this, he deserved an Oscar nomination. He didn't deserve the win because a couple of the nominees were better, but sometimes even a nomination is a victory in itself. Winters and Vince played mother and son--Dolly and Victor--who own a roadside diner in a small town. Victor suffers from depression due to his obesity, mean co-workers, trashy customers and a lack of formal education. Liv Tyler plays the beautiful Callie who breathes new life into the place and helps with Victor's self-esteem. She is his only true friend. She has a boyfriend and it seems like Victor is being a creep, but he sees her more as a confident. If their buddy relationship becomes intimate, Victor would obviously be thrilled. But that's not his goal with Callie. Family problems are rising and Victor keeps to himself, but she is the only person he trusts. With Callie, she sees Victor as the only real person at work. He is patient, caring, and respectful. The inner beauty of Victor has a profound effect on Callie in a similar fashion it does to Victor. They are both surrounded by trash all day long (even the relationship with her boyfriend is pretty rocky), but their inner essence makes them see true beauty in such nasty environments. 'Heavy' deals with the age-old theme of "appearance versus reality," but it is shown here in such a subtle and delicate manner. Callie may be physically beautiful, but it is her inner-self that gives her true meaning. Victor may be fat, but his inner beauty is humungous. He realization that his frame is not as big a deal as it seems is just amazing. The aide that Victor has on Callie is great too, but this is ultimately Victor's story. What's so phenomenal about Vince's performance is that he does not scream or throw a ton of tantrums. That is usually effective to what people deem to be a great performance, but it is often these more subtle ones that are much more difficult to undertake. As an actor myself, I have learned how much harder it is trying not to cry than to cry normally. This is one of those cases where subtleties have the loudest volumes. We see so much emotional pain in Victor, despite the fact that he does not have a whole lot of lines. It is all in his eyes. He emerges the viewer right into his own world. Acting this subtle with outpouring of emotion this high can only be done by the very best. The performances by the three other women are exquisite, but it is Pruitt Taylor-Vince that commands the screen and makes the audience proud of both him and his portrayal.

adonis98-743-186503 The life of an overweight, unhappy cook is changed after a kind, beautiful college drop-out comes to work as a waitress at his and his mother's road-side restaurant. Heavy is a movie i expected to like but as it turned out i didn't i like Liv Tyler and even Pruitt Taylor Vince gives a good performance but unfortunately director James Mangold directs a movie that fails to deliver in the story it tries to tell most of the scenes are laughable with Victor loosing his dog and then re-appear again in his house, his mother dies and 2 weeks later he tells Callie the truth and his house is dirty as for the romance part his character comes out as more as a weird guy that has this rape face instead of a shy guy face. The performances are fine and the film actually turns pretty sad during the finale but it's just that all those stupid things that happened before can't be unseen for example he eats donuts, Sully from Commando has a weird cameo and he even gives a candy to Callie in order to seduce her or something but also those dreams that he has are even more weird than him. In the end Heavy is a movie with a powerful message although the execution ruins the whole movie if you want to see a good movie from this director go check out 3:10 to Yuma, The Wolverine and CopLand.

SnoopyStyle Victor Modino (Pruitt Taylor Vince) is the overweight cook working at his mother Dolly (Shelley Winters)'s bar and restaurant. Callie (Liv Tyler) is the new hire joining Delores (Deborah Harry) as waitress. Callie is a beautiful college drop-out with possessive boyfriend Jeff. She catches the painfully shy Victor's attention. Dolly lovingly keeps Victor suppressed. Leo (Joe Grifasi) is the local barfly who has feelings for Delores.Victor is painfully passive. In many ways, the passivity infects a lot of the movie's tone. Its quiet and slow pace is endearing in some aspects and also frustrating in others. The acting is well-suited. This is an indie with characters pulled from a roadside café. There is a dark side to the movie but it's never really fully realized. It goes down a darker path but goes far enough with it. It's a very nice indie.

ccthemovieman-1 The fact that "Cosmopolitan" magazine wrote this movie was "terrific" should have warned me to stay away but, like a sap, I gave it a look. What a waste of a trip to the rental store back in the late '90s. "Horrible" would have been a better one-word description of this profane-laden soap opera about a bunch of losers at a diner. Well, if you are a loser and like to watch people moping around like the main character in this movie - a fat momma's boy - watching a story that really has little plot or substance, this is your cup of tea. It does one thing, though: it will depress you, and a lot of sickos out there like movies that depress them. Go figure. They can relate to this "realistic" story, sad to say.I would have more compassion, but the characters in here, almost all of them, are nothing but annoying. No wonder "Cosmo" loved it.