Heavy Reviews

The fact that "Cosmopolitan" magazine wrote this movie was "terrific" should have warned me to stay away but, like a sap, I gave it a look. What a waste of a trip to the rental store back in the late '90s.... Read more

This was a great movie. There wasn't a dull moment. I couldnt stop laughing. I can't wait until it comes out on DVD so I can buy it. Id def see it again in theaters. There were times when there wasnt... Read more

Solemn, but terrific mood piece about a shy, chubby cook in a rivertown restaurant who fantasizes about getting to know the new waitress who just hired on, a perky young thing with long brunette hair and a big charming smile. Graceful... Read more

Gosh they started out good and then the ending just flopped. You are left wondering what the point was. I WAS sad indeed! But I felt I should have been rewarded a little more sitting through all that with at least... Read more

The most interesting thing about this first movie directed by the now know James Mangold, is that it's a window into what was to come. It has a lot of flaws. It plods along at a sluggish pace, the character of... Read more

Not exactly a boring film but close. All the characters were just the most pathetic losers imaginable....especially the obese pizza slinger. Those jittery, wet eyes gave me the creeps; not to mention his mother dominated, go nowhere, do nothing, I have... Read more

This film is beautifully shot, and full of emotion. It is a character study. Very little action,of even the most basic kind. But you are drawn into the film, if you have even the slightest compassion, by the sheer loneliness and... Read more

Heavy is a film about sad and desperate people, all of whom seem to have nothing to look forward to. At the center of the film is Victor, played magnificently by Pruitt Taylor Vince. He's the cook at his mother's restaurant.... Read more