Dumplin'
The dramatic story about the daughter of a former Miss Willodine, where she decided to participate in the competition of Miss Teen Bluebonnet despite its excess weight suffered. The confrontation begins and things escalate, but everyone discovers that all the girls in the competition are walking in their footsteps in that competition, which caused a sensation in that small city Texas.
7 August 1963, Brooklyn, New York, USA
12 July 1966, United States
11 February 1969, Sherman Oaks, California, USA
1969 in Omaha, Nebraska, USA
12 May 1995, Franklin, Tennessee, USA
6 February 1957, San Diego, California, USA
December 05, 2018
As it proceeds through a series of teary reconciliations in the last half-hour of its 110-minute run time, the film's didactic drama begins to grate, its treacly emotions feeling increasingly unearned.
December 05, 2018
Kristin Hahn's script gives Will sassy lines and too many tears, but the filmmakers never give this character a real, searching, complex inner life.
December 06, 2018
It is boringly conventional, giving the sensation of having seen it all before, only this time with more glitter and higher hair.
December 03, 2018
The movie's real draw may well be the six new Dolly Parton-penned tunes featured on its soundtrack.
December 06, 2018
'DUMPLIN' delivers an important message and also ends up being a must-see for Dolly Parton fans and for people who love films about beauty pageants.
December 06, 2018
Dumplin' clings timidly to its YA roots, which are firmly on the unsophisticated side of the spectrum.
December 04, 2018
On its surface, Dumplin' is a slight, charming comedy about beauty pageants and learning to be yourself, but watch closely enough and you might see some of the new moves it brings to an otherwise predictable routine.
December 05, 2018
The corniness doesn't hinder the movie's goals, nor is it done on accident.
December 06, 2018
The film may have its occasional narrative flaws, yet ultimately emerges as a fulfilling feel-good story with the happiest of vibes.
December 03, 2018
Maybe we're just going have to endure well-meaning but preachy-tiresome movies like "Dumplin'" until it simply becomes normal for an obese person to appear on screen without being defined entirely in terms of weight.
