The Cosby touch (he's co-writer and co–executive producer) is in full effect, schmaltz notwithstanding, as Albert and the gang run through their series of pleasantly diverting escapades.
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02/09/06
Fat Albert (2004)
21 %
Reviews Counted: 81 Fresh: 17 Rotten:64 Average Rating: 4.3/10
Consensus:
A bland but good-natured adaptation of the cartoon show.
Runtime: 1 hr 40 mins
Synopsis: Inspired by the 1970s animated television series, FAT ALBERT transports the loveable characters from their animated universe into the real world. When Doris (Kyla Pratt), a sad teenager in Philadelphia, turns on a rerun of FAT ALBERT AND THE COSBY KIDS, her tears compel the always-helpful... [More]
Genre: Childrens
Starring: Kenan Thompson, Kyla Pratt, Dania Ramirez, Omari Grandberry, Marques Houston
Director: Joel Zwick
Screenwriter: Bill Cosby, Charles Kipps
Producer: John Davis
Composer: Richard Gibbs
Screenwriter: Bill Cosby, Charles Kipps
Producer: John Davis
Composer: Richard Gibbs
Reviews
Top Critic
At the end of this weak comedy is a strange and touching scene in which Bill Cosby and his childhood pals from Philadelphia, now elderly men, gather at the grave of Albert Robertson, the real-life inspiration for Cosby's bighearted Fat Albert.
05/20/08
The movie is bland and boring, relying on lame jokes and a nonsensical story to carry the day.
03/01/07
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01/17/06
Top Critic
I'm happy to report that Fat Albert captures a lot of its source's melancholy appeal
03/23/05
Its messages are innocuous and may hold the attention of the littlest viewers, but older audience members may find themselves repulsed by their nostalgia.
01/15/05
Can Cosby seriously believe that this is an idea worthy of his most lasting creation?
01/15/05
... reminiscent of The Brady Bunch movie, but there's no sense of satire or self-parody to the execution.
01/10/05
This a fun popcorn movie with a PG rating you can feel safe taking the kids to see. And - hey it is fun for adults too.
01/09/05
...frivolous but flat family fare. So hey, hey, hey—it’s flaccid Fat Albert!
01/08/05
...Albert's jolly `Hey! Hey! Hey!' sounds suspiciously like a carnival barker's call.
01/05/05
The sermonizing on behalf of good clean fun and hard old effort (Cosby co-wrote the script) is as faded as Big Al's sweater after too many days on earth.
01/05/05
This movie rekindling of Bill Cosby’s long-running Saturday morning cartoon rings of squandered potential.
01/05/05
'Fat Albert' is a massive bore that moves from one predictable scenario to another.**
01/03/05
Sweet, low-key and funny and should entertain its audience. If it ever finds one.
01/02/05
[L]aunches itself into the stratosphere of idiocy when it ends up making itself entirely moot...
12/31/04
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