A Matter of Size

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A Matter of Size

2009,

1h 32m,

Comedy/

Drama

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85%

13 Reviews

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73%

250+ Ratings

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85%

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13 Reviews

73%

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250+ Ratings

After losing his job at a salad bar because of his weight, Herzl (Itzik Cohen), a morbidly obese Israeli, finds new employment washing dishes safely out of view from patrons in the kitchen of a Japanese restaurant. When Herzl's coworkers and new boss, Kitano (Togo Igawa), introduce him to sumo wrestling, he realizes he has found his calling. Energized, Herzl orchestrates a mutiny among the miserable ranks of a local weight-loss boot camp to recruit members for his own sumo wrestling club.

Kate Taylor

Globe and Mail

Mar 25, 2011

2/4

Those elements make it hard to slot the movie into the happy category of quirky charmer and yet, while intriguing, they are never significant enough for the film to take on a larger personality.

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Linda Barnard

Toronto Star

Mar 25, 2011

2.5/4

An amusingly lightweight Israeli comedy about rebellious fatties who decide to use their heft for a greater purpose, A Matter of Size will have you ordering your popcorn with extra butter and refusing to feel guilty about it.

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John Hartl

Seattle Times

Oct 14, 2010

3/4

While the story may take place in working-class Israel in the 21st century, rejection is universal. So are most attempts to come to terms with it. Still, there's more than a little novelty value in the choices its characters make.

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Liz Braun

Jam! Movies

Mar 25, 2011

3/5

The humour in A Matter of Size is somewhat puerile, but the film does cover important social issues in its own gentle way.

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Norman Wilner

NOW Toronto

Mar 25, 2011

3/5

Directors Sharon Maymon and Erez Tadmor avoid the temptation to remake The Full Monty, focusing instead on how physical training forces the characters to confront their buried psychological issues.

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Don Groves

sbs.com.au

Dec 29, 2010

3.5

Israeli dramedy fights above its weight.

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Synopsis

After losing his job at a salad bar because of his weight, Herzl (Itzik Cohen), a morbidly obese Israeli, finds new employment washing dishes safely out of view from patrons in the kitchen of a Japanese restaurant. When Herzl's coworkers and new boss, Kitano (Togo Igawa), introduce him to sumo wrestling, he realizes he has found his calling. Energized, Herzl orchestrates a mutiny among the miserable ranks of a local weight-loss boot camp to recruit members for his own sumo wrestling club.

Director: Sharon Maymon, Erez Tadmor
Producer: Daniel Baur, Tami Leon, Chilik Michaeli, Avraham Pirchi
Screenwriter: Sharon Maymon, Danny Cohen-Solal
Distributor: Menemsha Films
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: Hebrew
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 19, 2009, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 26, 2020
Runtime: 1h 32m

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