Dumplin'

"The honest confusion of (Willowdean's) feelings, portrayed with lovely sensitivity and vulnerability by Macdonald, gives this film a sweet sincerity."

"Call it cinematic comfort food, but Dumplin' knows how to satisfy."

"Dumplin’... manages to be entertaining, and if it hammers on its message a little too often and a little too clumsily, it’s still a fun romp at heart."

"(A) feel-good story... likeable cast - and an absolute treasure of a soundtrack..."

"On its surface, Dumplin' is a slight, charming comedy about beauty pageants and learning to be yourself, but watch closely enough and you might see some of the new moves it brings to an otherwise predictable routine."

""Dumplin'" has been so carefully calculated, it's a wonder it plays as warmly and sincerely as it does."

"Kristin Hahn's script gives Will sassy lines and too many tears, but the filmmakers never give this character a real, searching, complex inner life."

"It is boringly conventional, giving the sensation of having seen it all before, only this time with more glitter and higher hair."

""Dumplin' " is muddled uplift, but with some encouraging new wrinkles."

"Dumplin' clings timidly to its YA roots, which are firmly on the unsophisticated side of the spectrum."