Fat Kid Rules the World
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Metascore
55 out of 100

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  • Starring: Bill Campbell, Matt O'Leary
  • Summary: Troy Billings is fat. His life sucks. He’s about to end it all by jumping in front of a bus, when Marcus MaCrae, a charismatic punk rock superstar, tackles him to the ground and changes his life forever. Set against the backdrop of the Seattle music scene, Fat Kid Rules The World is a coming-of-age story about two dysfunctional teenagers searching for something more out of their completely hopeless existence. (Arc Entertainment)… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5
  1. Variety
    Reviewed by: Joe Leydon
    Oct 1, 2012
    70
    Affecting performances and effective storytelling are the hallmarks of Fat Kid Rules the World.
  2. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: John DeFore
    Oct 1, 2012
    60
    A commendably restrained loser-turns-winner tale offering an unexpected second showcase for Terri star Jacob Wysocki, Matthew Lillard's Fat Kid Rules the World is less colorful than its grandeur-deluded title suggests.
  3. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Nicolas Rapold
    Oct 4, 2012
    60
    This adaptation of K. L. Going's 2003 young-adult novel about a rejuvenated overweight teenager takes a humble, heartfelt approach, until sentiment loses out to message sending.

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