In "Phat Girlz," a comedy about plus-size women, the first word of the movie's title stands for Pretty Hot and Thick. Because it's not a bad idea to look for comic opportunities on the subject of women's self-image in this age of anorexic supermodels and worship of weight loss. [...] Patricia Cardoso's endearing HBO film "Real Women Have Curves" already has shown the way.

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