
Fat Albert
Taste attributes: comedyfamilyfantasyteenfastfresh & originalwholesomelightimaginarysimplelinearglossycoming of ageunlikely connections
"Hey! Hey! Hey!"
Boxlist takeA fantastical, wholesome comedy: accessible and glossy. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.
Taste details
Pace: fast · Originality: fresh · Tone: very wholesome · Weight: very light · Realism: imaginary world · Story: simple · Structure: linear · Look: very glossy · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
Quality rating
5.0 /10
TMDB · 194 votes
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What lines up
- Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
- Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy
- Wholesomeness: Wholesome, where this profile leans unsavoury
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Synopsis
Animated character Fat Albert emerges from his TV universe into the real world, accompanied by his friends Rudy, Mushmouth, Old Weird Harold and Dumb Donald. Though the gang is flabbergasted by the modern world, they make new friends, and Albert attempts to help young Doris become popular. But things get complicated when Albert falls for her older sister, Lauri, and must turn to creator Bill Cosby for advice.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
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Directed by
- Joel Zwick
Cast
Details
- Genre
- Comedy
- Year
- 2004
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- 20th Century Fox
- Taste scores
- How we score
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