Lbs.

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Lbs.

2004

1h 39m

Comedy

Drama

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22 Reviews

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Neil (Carmine Famiglietti) is a compulsive eater. His Brooklyn-based family desperately tries to get him to commit to losing weight, but, although Neil does embrace a few diets, he quickly abandons them for his junk-food fix. After he has a heart attack, he knows that he has no choice but to become healthy. With his friend Sacco (Michael Aronov), a drug addict, Neil leaves the city to live in a trailer in the wilderness. Isolated, the two addicts learn to discipline themselves.

Michael O'Sullivan

Washington Post

May 7, 2010

2/4

Lbs. leaves you hungering for a few more insights and answers than it offers.

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Wesley Morris

Boston Globe

Apr 8, 2010

2.5/4

Those in search of a mirror for their own weight issues will find a deluxe one here.

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Frank Scheck

The Hollywood Reporter

Apr 5, 2010

Lbs. addresses its all-too-relevant topic with subtlety, sensitivity and welcome doses of humor.

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Robert Roten

Laramie Movie Scope

Dec 31, 2010

B

A low-budget movie that is well-written and well-acted by a cast of relative unknowns.

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

Nov 30, 2010

B-

An inspirational Marty-like pic that flattens out as it delivers its 'accept yourself' message about a compulsive over eater.

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Tricia Olszewski

Washington City Paper

May 7, 2010

Well-intentioned but terribly executed.

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Apr 27, 2014

Great portray of the addiction of eating.

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Jan 20, 2014

This was a decent Indie film. It was funny and dramatic.

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dwayne r

@Dwendl May 26, 2013

Acting's fair. Story's unimaginative.

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Mar 29, 2013

For every issue about obesity that this film addresses, there are at least three issues about how this writer sees women that are not addressed. This is a horribly unbalanced film which feels like the fantasies of an alienated outsider... That the victimized can turn victimizer - and pompous, selfish ass - does not make for a great film. A great premise, but at over 100 minutes, much more could and should have been done.

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Feb 15, 2013

Loved it. Well written and acted.

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Jan 5, 2013

I hope more people see this film, as it shows just how heartbreaking of an epidemic obesity really is, from a very personal, introverted look.

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Matthew Bonifacio

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Neil Perota

Michael Aronov

Sacco Valenzia

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Lara Griffin

Sharon Angela

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Synopsis

Neil (Carmine Famiglietti) is a compulsive eater. His Brooklyn-based family desperately tries to get him to commit to losing weight, but, although Neil does embrace a few diets, he quickly abandons them for his junk-food fix. After he has a heart attack, he knows that he has no choice but to become healthy. With his friend Sacco (Michael Aronov), a drug addict, Neil leaves the city to live in a trailer in the wilderness. Isolated, the two addicts learn to discipline themselves.

Director: Matthew Bonifacio
Producer: Matthew Bonifacio, Carmine Famiglietti
Production Co: Brooklyn-Queens Experiment
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 15, 2004, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 22, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $27.3K
Runtime: 1h 39m

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