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James Mangold's “Heavy” is basically about Victor. Pruitt Taylor Vince plays him almost without words and usually without expression: He has been slapped down emotionally so many times that like a whipped cur he slinks into his corner of the kitchen and makes pizza, his little eyes peering through the food shelf at Callie as she waits on ...
87% Tomatometer 31 Reviews 66% Audience Score 1,000+ Ratings A shy, overweight pizza maker (Pruitt Taylor Vince) likes a teenage waitress (Liv Tyler) at his mother's (Shelley Winters) roadside...
- (30)
- James Mangold
- R
- Shelley Winters
The internet film review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, as of 2022, has the film ranked at 87% fresh (or positive), with 26/30 reviews being in favor of the film. The site's consensus states: "With Pruitt Taylor Vince's naturalistic performance and sympathetic direction from James Mangold, Heavy soars as an affecting exploration of loneliness."
Jun 5, 1996 · Heavy: Directed by James Mangold. With Pruitt Taylor Vince, Shelley Winters, Liv Tyler, Debbie Harry. The life of an overweight, unhappy cook is changed after a kind, beautiful college drop-out comes to work as a waitress at his and his mother's road-side restaurant.
- (6K)
- Drama, Romance
- James Mangold
- 1996-06-05
Full Review | Jun 14, 2022. Michael Atkinson Spin. Super-real, uncompromised, and blazingly homely, Heavy is a movie covered with honest work blisters -- nothing interests first-time...
Jun 14, 2024 · Death, drugs, and unlikable people in violent drama. Read Common Sense Media's Heavy review, age rating, and parents guide.
Jun 5, 1996 · Los Angeles Times. In his feature debut, writer-director John Mangold brings remarkably sensitive powers of observation to bear upon ordinary people living ordinary lives. Read More. By Kevin Thomas FULL REVIEW. 88.
