Filmed at the SAP Center in San Jose, Mexican-American comedian Gabriel “Fluffy” Iglesias regales an audience with routines that are less a series of jokes than several long, well-told humorous stories. Think: Garrison Keillor, with salsa. A dramatized prologue (look for Jacqueline Obradors and Tommy Chong) depicts Iglesias's origins as the result of an impromptu romantic liaison between an abused, unhappy wife and a mariachi singer. At a VHS-era video store, adolescent Gabriel tricks his mom into letting him rent the raunchy comedy-concert feature Eddie Murphy: Raw, which inspires Iglesias to embark on his standup career. Unlike the notorious R-rated Raw, however, Fluffy's brand of monologue here is far milder, hardly even deserving of the PG-13 rating. The once king-sized comic explains his recent drastic weight loss following treatment at an obesity clinic. He also takes us on a wittily observed tour of India, where he finds himself unexpectedly having to play to the tastes of a mixed Hindu and German crowd. And a bit about family life and fathering leads to a recounting of his efforts to reunite his long-parted birth parents, if only for a single photo opportunity. An engaging performance from a talented comic, this is recommended. (C. Cassady)
The Fluffy Movie
Universal, 101 min., PG-13, DVD: $29.98, Blu-ray/DVD Combo: $34.98 Volume 30, Issue 1
The Fluffy Movie
Star Ratings
As of March 2022, Video Librarian has changed from a four-star rating system to a five-star one. This change allows our reviewers to have a wider range of critical viewpoints, as well as to synchronize with Google’s rating structure. This change affects all reviews from March 2022 onwards. All reviews from before this period will still retain their original rating. Future film submissions will be considered our new 1-5 star criteria.
Order From Your Favorite Distributor Today: