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Fat Albert (2004)

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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

Genre: Childrens

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... 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 Fat Albert to jump through the TV screen to her rescue. His friends quickly follow, and to Doris's astonishment, the whole Fat Albert gang magically transforms into real live people right in her living room. Not knowing what to do with her odd new friends, Doris adamantly denies having a problem, and encourages the boys to jump back into the TV set. But Albert can see that Doris is lonely and is determined to find her some friends. As Albert tries to fix Doris's problem, the rest of the gang tries to adjust to their new, unscripted world. Meanwhile, Albert finds himself falling in love with Doris's foster sister, Lauri. But as soon as the gang begins to enjoy the perks of being real, their brightly colored outfits start to fade. Taking this as a sign that they do not belong in the real world, the boys decide it's time to go home. Bill Cosby (co-writer of the film and creator of the original series) makes a guest appearance as himself, warning Albert that he must return to his animated world before evaporating into a cloud of celluloid dust. But before Albert can leave, he must solve Doris's problem. Kenan Thompson (of Saturday Night Live fame) is charming as Albert, who demonstrates the power of believing in one's self by never letting anything (including his size) get in the way of his goals. [More]

Starring: Kenan Thompson, Kyla Pratt, Dania Ramirez, Omari Grandberry

Starring: Kenan Thompson, Kyla Pratt, Dania Ramirez, Omari Grandberry, Marques Houston, Keith Robinson, Aaron Carter, Jeremy Suarez, Raven Symone, Keri Lynn Pratt, Shedrack Anderson, Jermaine Williams

Director: Joel Zwick

Director: Joel Zwick
Screenwriter: Bill Cosby, Charles Kipps
Producer: John Davis
Composer: Richard Gibbs
Studio: 20th Century Fox

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Though inoffensive, it's also flat and rather tedious...the movie isn't ready for the junkyard, but it isn't very fresh, either.

Full Review Source: One Guy's Opinion | comment Comment
12/27/04
Frank Swietek
Frank Swietek
One Guy's Opinion

Surprise! It's a lot better than anyone could have guessed.

Full Review Source: Worcester Telegram & Gazette | comment Comment
12/26/04
Daniel M. Kimmel
Daniel M. Kimmel
Worcester Telegram & Gazette

The epilogue is poignant and truthful in a way that the rest of the film, with its inept storytelling and strictly unfunny humor, does not earn or deserve.

Full Review Source: DustinPutman.com | comment Comment
12/25/04
Dustin Putman
Dustin Putman
DustinPutman.com

This movie is as lame as it is tame.

Full Review Source: USA Today | comment Comment
12/24/04
Mike Clark
Mike Clark
USA Today

Fat Albert manages to talk down to two generations of pop-cult consumers - the Boomers and the Gen-Xers - while leaving no reason for their uncategorized offspring to join in on the Hey! Hey! Hey! chants.

Full Review Source: Toronto Star | comment Comment
12/24/04
Peter Howell
Peter Howell
Toronto Star

It's unlikely anyone over the age of 12 will find much to cheer about in the bland, sanitized moralizing this revamp of the decades-old Saturday morning cartoon show delivers.

Full Review Source: Seattle Times | comment Comment
12/24/04
Ted Fry
Ted Fry
Seattle Times

Albert is too numbingly nice for a comedy that at 80 minutes runs about 15 minutes past its prime time.

Full Review Source: San Diego Union-Tribune | comment Comment
12/24/04
David Elliott
David Elliott
San Diego Union-Tribune

An innocuous high-concept comedy.

Full Review Source: Philadelphia Daily News | comment Comment
12/24/04
Gary Thompson
Gary Thompson
Philadelphia Daily News

Not much of a movie, but maybe it'll shame TV Land into putting the gang back on the tube.

Full Review Source: Orlando Sentinel | comment Comment
12/24/04
Roger Moore
Roger Moore
Orlando Sentinel

Rather than making a movie about Fat Albert, they've decided to make a movie that comments on the Fat Albert TV series.

Full Review Source: Oregonian | comment Comment
12/24/04
M.E. Russell
M.E. Russell
Oregonian

With its chronic product placement, including a sledgehammer ad for the original series on DVD, Fat Albert seems to center on helping kids become better shoppers rather than better people.

Full Review Source: Newark Star-Ledger | comment Comment
12/24/04
Lisa Rose
Lisa Rose
Newark Star-Ledger

A 10-minute cartoon expanded into an especially long and deadly after-school special.

Full Review Source: New York Post | comment Comment
12/24/04
Lou Lumenick
Lou Lumenick
New York Post

Somewhere in its quest to be educational, Fat Albert forgot to be entertaining.

Full Review Source: New York Daily News | comment Comment
12/24/04
Robert Dominguez
Robert Dominguez
New York Daily News

The actors playing the live-action incarnations of the show's characters do them justice.

Full Review Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | comment Comment
12/24/04
Mack Bates
Mack Bates
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Fat Albert simply exists as a bone tossed to families starved for something they can watch together in movie theaters.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles Daily News | comment Comment
12/24/04
Glenn Whipp
Glenn Whipp
Los Angeles Daily News

While it's pleasant enough for all ages, it's too clean for today's kids, it's too sappy for jaded adults, and not yet nostalgic enough for those of us who grew up with the original.

Full Review Source: Kansas City Star | comment Comment
12/24/04
Ward Triplett III
Ward Triplett III
Kansas City Star

There are no bodily function jokes in Fat Albert, and not one disbelieving or stupid parental figure. As family fare goes, that alone may be worth the price of admission.

Full Review Source: Jam! Movies | comment Comment
12/24/04
Liz Braun
Liz Braun
Jam! Movies

As with other live-action films inspired by Saturday-morning cartoons, this family-friendly comedy just isn't animated enough.

Full Review Source: Deseret News, Salt Lake City | comment Comment
12/24/04
Jeff Vice
Jeff Vice
Deseret News, Salt Lake City

There's much to enjoy in Fat Albert.

Full Review Source: Denver Post | comment Comment
12/24/04
Lisa Kennedy
Lisa Kennedy
Denver Post

As a general rule, television shows do not make for good movies, and Saturday morning cartoons typically fare even worse in the transfer to the big screen. Fat Albert is no exception, but it's not in the Garfield category.

Full Review Source: Contra Costa Times | comment Comment
12/24/04
Peter Debruge
Peter Debruge
Contra Costa Times
 
 
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