Darren Aronofsky brings us this masterful adaptation of the play of the same name. Charlie (an Oscar-winning performance by Brendan Fraser) is a morbidly obese 600-pound man who hides away from the world in his apartment with his on-again nurse. He teaches an online English course to students (with the webcam off) and binge eats at the cost of his own health and the relationship to his daughter. If you've ever been stuck in this vicious cycle of trauma, the material will speak volumes to you. This is an excruciatingly painful movie to watch, but essential to an empathetic understanding of human suffering. That being said, I never want to see it again. My poor heart can only take so much.
4½ honest words out of 5
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