Muffin Top: A Love Story (2014)

Although it has its amusing moments, in eneral the plot does not convince.

In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.

A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.

One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.

I thought this movie was over the top vapid. The character who played the brother in Never Been Kissed? Does not work as a British or English bred person. It just bothers me so much? Why can't Hollywood find some fresh meat? I was into the story until she slept with Drew Barrymore's' co-star. He is an actor who is always cast in play-time kid roles. He cannot portray a serious adult. Marker 101:43. No...just No. But the "Francis" look alike? (Christopher Masterson), was brilliant as the coffee friend barista. Very sexy. The writer must of gotten bored with their own story to have turned this way at the last 35 minutes of the movie. And the stalker from the Office? I think is who this older woman is? HILARIOUS. I like movies that are semi true to life? It makes the story more believable. There is always some PERSON standing in the way between a happy ending and the protagonist . That much is true. Now to finish the movie. Better have a happy ending! Muffin Top? Gross! I was talked into watching this movie.

A wonderful girls' night out flick! Saw this movie in a sold-out theater in Dayton, Ohio, where the audience howled with laughter. From the acting to the directing, this movie soared. After the laughter died down, the message continues to resonate: love yourself now, not five pounds from now. This movie is a powerful reminder of what's truly important in life. It's not about your physical appearance; it's about the beauty from within. Loved seeing so many women in front of and behind the camera in this film. Only a tiny fraction of women direct Hollywood films. Cathryn Michon is an incredible talent — in front of and behind the camera.

This film uses the funny bone to pluck the heart-strings of insecurity, and in the process creates beautiful music! A comical peek into the looking glass, with a message of empowerment and self love being reflected back. An entertaining examination of "experts", anxiety, and acceptance. The cast has great chemistry, and spot-on comedic timing. The hilarity of interaction is only secondary to the adept writing and delivery of the dialog. Better than a chick-flick, more than a rom-com, Muffin Top is a living, loving, laughing good time!! See it, enjoy it, and love yourself now, not five pounds from now!

Muffin Top: A Love Story, is a hilarious send-up of the lengths to which women will travel in their search for physical beauty (as determined by the media and our celebrity-obsessed culture) and acceptance by others (most notably, the male of the species). Congratulations to co-writer, director and star Cathryn Michon, who birthed this delightful rom-com, with strong support from a smart script, stellar cast, and Kickstarter. Michon, who based the movie on her book, "The Grrl Genius Guide to Sex (With Other People)," is a hoot and a half as a professor of women's studies, picking up the pieces and striving for perfection after her jerky Hollywood-bigwig husband kicks her to the curb for someone younger and thinner with fuller lips. Michon, who cut her eye teeth doing stand-up in LA, is a standard bearer for the broad, physical comedy of Lucille Ball and Carol Burnett. That she's a stunning blonde in stiletto heels adds to her pitch-perfect comedic performance. The well-paced script (by Michon and real-life partner W. Bruce Cameron) and superb acting (Marissa Jaret Winokur, David Arquette and Diedrich Bader, to name a few) make for a rollicking good time with an important message: Women must learn to love themselves as they are," not 5 pounds from now." Kudos to Surprise Hit Films for a laugh-out-loud, heartwarming story. Muffin Top will touch anyone who's ever: had a body-image problem (Show of hands, please. Who has not?); fallen in love, been dumped, and bounced back― stronger and more beautiful than ever. Don't take my word for it. See Muffin Top ASAP. And share it with your friends. www.muffintopmovie.com