Fatso (2008)

	Directed by: Arild Frölich	COUNTRY Norway GENRE Drama/Comedy INTERNATIONAL TITLE Fatso RUNNING TIME 91 minutes
	Produced by: Jim Frazee Stein B. Kvale
	Written by: Arild Frölich Lars Gudmestad

Cast includes:
CHARACTER	ACTOR/ACTRESS	RATING
Rino Hanssen	Nils Jørgen Kaalstad
Fillip	Kyrre Hellum
Malin	Josefin Ljungman

Review

Nils Jørgen Kaalstad (Sønner) is a great talent and does a good job in bringing the sexually frustrated and socially awkward 30-something Rino to life, but the film itself cannot match Kaalstad's authenticity. Writer/director Arild Frölich seems to want to make a movie that challenges stereotypes and gets under the skin of his characters, but in trying to get there, he clings desperately to the very same stereotypes. The film asks us to view the characters as real human beings, but doesn't treat them as such − they are pawns in a superficial examination of perceived settled social roles. And as a comedy, this is hit and miss, mostly miss. Whenever Frölich feels he needs to lighten/spice things up, he adds a segment consisting of animated sperm. That doesn't really tell me anything about people like Rino, or others for that matter.