size 4 - o jolly good

Rating: 4/10 (29 September 2006)

I knew this was not going to be a philosophical film characterised by deep thought into the ethics of fashion and that it would entail a simple plot line of personal rediscovery and 'belonging'. However as convincing as the cast was in their callow characters and they did a lot with the script - it had its charm. The issues i have with this film are nonetheless plentiful. Comments made about Anne Hathaways' figure were made uncorrected i became much more humorless. I think you'd have to be defected not to acknowledge the flaws of the film petaining to female stereotypes - one can overlook it and see it as a thoughtless stock standard Hollywood film enjoyable for its unmeditative qualities. However I am very concerned about the "I am now a size 4" "well done" This is an unhealthy statement and it goes uncorrected. The character is called fat and large repeatedly - I went out and ate a focaccia and a mud cake after the film - i hope everyone else did too.