Dumplin'

There’s a makeover montage in Dumplin’, and it’s a lulu. It is overseen by drag queens who specialize in doing Dolly Parton, and it doesn’t get any more extra than that. Like so much in this film, this makeover comes with a refreshingly smart, funny, wise, and warmhearted twist.

Indeed, from its unpatronizing body-positive messaging to its restrained, tactful faith-based concessions (a given with Parton on board), Dumplin' has been so carefully calculated, it’s a wonder it plays as warmly and sincerely as it does.

As sweet, corny, and comforting as your grandma’s creamed corn, Dumplin’ may not be a balanced meal of a movie, but it’s an enjoyably carb-y binge.

Director Anne Fletcher (“The Proposal,” “Step Up”) aims for the tear ducts, directing for maximum anguish, righteousness and/or schmaltz, and much of the Dumplin’ message arrives with postage due.

For all the ways Dumplin’ does its best to avoid some clichés (no mean-girl antagonists) while embracing others (drag queens as coaches), it’s still a regrettably undercooked meal, even with those songs and the breezy magnetism of “Patti Cakes” star Macdonald.

Director Anne Fletcher has made better rom-coms, like The Proposal, but they had better scripts. Written by producer Kristin Hahn, Dumplin’ clings timidly to its YA roots, which are firmly on the unsophisticated side of the spectrum.

A movie so lifeless you’d have more fun guessing the Netflix niche group that the production is supposed to satisfy.

The casts performances were stupendous especially Danielle McDonald and Jennifer Aniston. Maddie Baillio, Bex Taylor-Klaus, Odeya Rush, and Luke Benward also gave fantastic performances. Dolly Parton's soundtrack was spectacular. This is one of my favorite Netflix movies ever and one of my favorite movies ever.

This movie was okay. It seemed to suffer from being too short. I don't know if they edited a bunch of stuff out or what, but there were places that didn't make a lot of sense. Relationships go unexplained, which makes the character's behaviors confusing at times. I would guarantee there is another 20-30 minutes of this movie sitting on Netflix's cutting room floor somewhere. It's a shame because it would've been so much more fulfilling otherwise. It also looked a little cheaply done - just 3 real sets, some (free) outdoor scenes, etc. That's fine but it did seem to detract somewhat from the movie. Finally, the main character Dumplin' isn't really that likeable if you step back and think about her. She's kind of awful to her mother, her friends, her love interest, etc. She has a big chip on her shoulder and wants to play the victim. How am I supposed to empathize with that? It could've been better if the acting of her character was more "fun" but she came off as being mean. It was overall a cute movie, but could've been so much better with more scenes/explanation and a less mean-spirited protagonist.

La trama es genérica y poco original; la recomiendo si no tienes nada más que ver.

filme bosta meu deus, pior personagem progatagonista ever, ave maria assisti com raiva.

We hate the movie no for the fact she is Plus size, is the fact that her character is stupid, do something don’t be mad at the world and don’t live in a stupid memory.