A Masterpiece!

By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.

Fat Albert (2004): Dir: Joel Zwick / Cast: Kenan Thompson, Kyla Pratt, Dania Ramirez, Bill Cosby, Keith Robinson: "Hey, hey, hey! It's Fat Albert on the big screen." Based upon characters created by Bill Cosby centering on a big guy with a big heart. When refused invitation to a party at school young Kyla Pratt goes home and watches Fat Albert but when a tear hits the remote control the characters suddenly emerge. This concept never works because the transformation from one world to another is taken so lightly. The longer they remain in reality the more their color will fade. Simple formula yet director Joel Zwick asks questions about adapting from one world to another. Zwick previously made the hilarious My Big Fat Greek Wedding, which ignored clichés and exploded with grand humour. Here he goes in the total opposite direction quality wise. With Fat Albert he has a great concept regarding the two worlds but a lousy screenplay to express them. Kenan Thompson embodies the personality of Fat Albert and his buddies look every bit like reality cartoon characters. Pratt's tears on the remote thing just doesn't cut it. She will obviously gain friends and it lacks real feeling. Darnia Ramirez plays the standard flirty sister. Bill Cosby makes a brief appearance. The reality fantasy theme is intriguing but fat chance that it fascinates like Who Framed Roger Rabbit? Score: 4 ½ / 10

I just bought the original series DVD's before this movie came out and looked forward to seeing it.I sat through 45 minutes and realized that nothing made any sense, there was barely any story, and the characters were not even close to what Cosby put out in the 70's This movie was badly written, poorly acted and painful to watch.I feel very sorry for anyone who paid 8 dollars to see this junker.Cosby should be ashamed that he actually made a movie worse than Ghost Dad and Leonard Part VI.Fat Albert could have been edited to 15 minutes long and still got the point across, instead it dragged on for what seemed an eternity.

This is such a good flick. For those of us who watched the TV show, it was such a nice twist to see the characters live and in the modern world. But, more importantly, it is such a watchable movie for young and old and it is done in a sweet and tasteful way. Imagine, a show with mostly teenage characters and no raunchy sex, nudity, drugs or swearing! I sound like a total prude, but I am not and that's my point. I watched this with my -year old and she enjoyed it as much as I did and she has no idea who Fat Albert is. There are a couple of silly parts such as the total ridiculousness of Fat Albert's "nemeis" Reggie. But, all in all, It is a fun, and sometimes sad film (yes, I cried) but totally entertaining right to the end. I can tell you that I wanted more!

Well, if you grew up watching Fat Albert in cartoon form and were looking for a nostalgic parody a la Scooby Doo, don't waste your money. Not to say this is the worst film I have ever seen, but I can't understand why they would choose to make the film for children that have no idea what Fat Albert is. Recently they did the same thing with the Bad News Bears.Fat Albert could have been a great 20 something movie that many people would have gone to see. Instead, it's almost like Disney got a hold of it. SNL did a parody of Fat Albert, with Keenan Thompson, that was actually funny. They should have stuck with that.It also didn't help that the Sandlot 2, straight to video, was teased in the previews. Should have been a premonition.