Dumplin'
Her ex-niece and Willodine, the daughter of a former Miss, decide to participate in the Teen Bluebonnet beauty contest where the confrontation seems very difficult under that extra size. Events and surprises are escalating when other contestants walk on their feet, which may be an important event in Texas.
6 February 1957, San Diego, California, USA
15 January 1996, Seattle, Washington, USA
1969 in Omaha, Nebraska, USA
December 03, 2018
The movie's real draw may well be the six new Dolly Parton-penned tunes featured on its soundtrack.
December 05, 2018
The corniness doesn't hinder the movie's goals, nor is it done on accident.
December 03, 2018
Maybe we're just going have to endure well-meaning but preachy-tiresome movies like "Dumplin'" until it simply becomes normal for an obese person to appear on screen without being defined entirely in terms of weight.
December 06, 2018
'DUMPLIN' delivers an important message and also ends up being a must-see for Dolly Parton fans and for people who love films about beauty pageants.
December 06, 2018
The film may have its occasional narrative flaws, yet ultimately emerges as a fulfilling feel-good story with the happiest of vibes.
December 05, 2018
Kristin Hahn's script gives Will sassy lines and too many tears, but the filmmakers never give this character a real, searching, complex inner life.
December 05, 2018
As it proceeds through a series of teary reconciliations in the last half-hour of its 110-minute run time, the film's didactic drama begins to grate, its treacly emotions feeling increasingly unearned.
December 04, 2018
On its surface, Dumplin' is a slight, charming comedy about beauty pageants and learning to be yourself, but watch closely enough and you might see some of the new moves it brings to an otherwise predictable routine.
December 06, 2018
It is boringly conventional, giving the sensation of having seen it all before, only this time with more glitter and higher hair.
December 06, 2018
Dumplin' clings timidly to its YA roots, which are firmly on the unsophisticated side of the spectrum.
