Fat City (1972)
7/10
depressing look at the back side of America
17 December 2009
Practically everybody in this film is a loser. They lose to booze, lust, laziness, or for being unable to figure out any way at all to stop the vicious cycle of their miserable lives. The film concentrates of 2 'fighters', one being an up and comer, the other a down and outer. Neither of the these two could ever give what it takes to become professional fighters because they have no heart for putting out what it takes to become a champion. One barely had the desire to put on his pants in the morning, and couldn't even do that without spending several minutes looking for a cigarette. The other guy's idea of a training session was 5 minutes on the speed bag and then accepting the other bum's suggestion to go get a beer. The film ended like these to pathetic people's lives will play out and finish.
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