When the Fat Albert gang are in cartoon form, they seem to be drawn 'nicer' as not to offend, and their voices are much different than what old-schoolers remember. But 'Fat Albert' succeeds on so many levels, it's amazing a film this good can even be made in 2004.īefore I hit on the positives, I will go over a few of the negatives. It was well worth it! Let's face it, this movie could have been total crap, with what Hollywood's record is with both remakes and TV-to-film adaptations. Today I saw a free preview of 'Fat Albert' in a Manhattan theater, and braved the morning cold to make sure I got in. Reviewed by stevenfallonnyc 8 / 10 Incredibly good innocent tale for a change However, the simple life of the group is interrupted when Fat Albert falls for Doris' older sister, Lauri, sparking his friends to worry that their leader may never want to return to his cartoon world again. An obese boy named Fat Albert and his friends Rudy, Mushmouth, Bill, Dumb Donald, Russell, and Weird Harold, pulls into trouble when they 'fall' out of their TV world into the real world, where Fat Albert tries to help a young girl, Doris, make friends.
