Muffin Top: A Love Story (2014)

That was an excellent one.

Best movie ever!

In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.

It is an exhilarating, distressing, funny and profound film, with one of the more memorable film scores in years,

Don't let the R rating fool you; it stands for Rousing! If the Golden Girls married Sex and the City, this would be their love child. Michon is amazing as the film's Triple Threat: co-writer, director, and star. Supporting cast is also marvelous, which makes it difficult to single out any one performer but for me, the standout was Dot Marie Jones as Christine. Playing the characters straight was a great decision on the part of director Michon. This is one of the best methods in comedy, leaving pratfalls for the kids ... well, actually, there are pratfalls in this as well, in scenes where pratfalls are unexpectedly funny. (W. Bruce Cameron, co-writer with Michon, and known for "8 Simple Rules ... " as well as "A Dog's Purpose," "A Dog's Journey," and "The Dogs of Christmas" made a cameo appearance in Muffin Top as the plastic surgeon.) Michelle Featherstone's music is terrific, as is Tom Clancy's cinematography, Brian O'Hara's sets, and Yoshio Kohashi's flawless editing. If there's a showing near you, see it. If not, download it.

Finally.....a funny movie that empowers women. A must see!!!! A perfect movie to see with "the girls" , your daughters, and your partner. The moral of the story is that we are so much more than the size of our bodies. Our value is so much greater than the number on the scale. The characters in this movie are very authentic. Every woman can identify with them and learn from them. Tucker steals the show in many scenes. Finally, a movie created by women, for women. The message of this movie is that we need to live life now and to accept and embrace ourselves just the way we are. It is not up to others to determine what we should look like.

A highly entertaining and well written romantic comedy with a reassuring message to women of "love yourself now, not five pounds from now." Woman loses man, woman wants new man to love, but wait! What she really wants is to love herself first, and that's a journey "Suzanne" takes us on. It's a necessary journey full of confusion, shame, discovery, and the laughter is healing. The attempts by "Suzanne" to mold herself into popular standards of beauty are laugh out loud, but they mirror what is too rampant in our culture, and that is women who feel "less than" if their weight is "more than" or their looks don't measure up. Cathryn Michon writes, directs and stars in this great film with an ensemble that is funny, smart and engaging. A terrific cast showcases the talent of women in front of and behind the camera. Well worth watching again and again. Suzette Martinez Standring

Finally, a movie that makes women and their insecurities funny, while spreading the message that we should love ourselves as we are. It is a rare Hollywood phenomenon to see women celebrated for their flaws. It is also rare to see a funny movie written and directed by a woman.There are so many fun moments that everyone can relate to. Men should see it just to climb into the mind of women and how they see themselves.Grab your muffin top, roll it between your fingers and love the hell out of it! We are all so much more than our bodies.Have a girls night and revel in all the hilarity. Celebrate yourself and all your womanly ways. Friends, dogs, and food make everything better!