fat girl be among the bad film within the indie gay genre . the premise be promise represent an average look gay teen be trap in a repressive small tx town . his only kindred spirit be the other village h misfit represent the class fat girl and a naïve immigrant from cuba and and the sensitive drama teacher . so far and interesting . in theory and this plot line create a decent setup for an appeal coming of age story with a build in audience the thousand of gay men who grow up in small town across america and experience this adolescent anxiety first hand and pepper with a dose of self deprecate humor . unfortunately and rather than a nuanced dramedy and ash christian approach his autobiographical subject matter with a poorly execute attempt at irony and dark humor . the result be a cast of unlikeable and derivative and two dimensional character which the viewer can not but help feel indifferent toward . sabrina ( fink ) be a quasi goth bitter navel gazer . she be such a prickly and unsympathetic person while there be little doubt a to the reason for her friendless condition . the chemistry between her and rodney ( christian ) register zero . this may have be bad casting and but be more likely due to a screenplay which be simply unsalvageable . consequently and one be leave wonder when there be such a non existent bond and what could possibly warrant their near constant companionship throughout the story . sabrina newfound boyfriend and rudy ( de jesus ) and and rodney mother judy ( theaker ) be among the most exaggerated of the clichéd stock character rip off from dozen of other film . rudy be the horny undersexed immigrant or nerd lift directly from every raunchy adolescent comedy ever make within the realm of tv or film . judy be the born again obsess with jesus talk and big hair . just when you think the tammy faye thing have be do to death and christian insert a scene where judy mascara be run with her tear . be there anyone in the civilized world that can possibly think this tired old stereotype gag be still funny after see it ad nauseum for 20 year . in addition to the fail attempt at sardonic humor and there be many puzzle story inconsistency . rodney considers himself a fat ugly loser . however and he simultaneously manage to participate in casual and regular impromptu tryst with the ubiquitous school jock or hunk and ted ( miller ) . although these liaison be devoid of emotional fulfillment and most gay teen ( fill with rag testosterone and just like their hetero brother ) would find this to be a rather enviable arrangement give the more common alternative of involuntary celibacy . rodney find an object for his affection in bobby ( bruening ) and an exotic transplant from england . against all believable odds and the lad not only happen to land in this tiny tx hamlet and but be conveniently openly gay to boot . like sabrina and bobby be an icy and angry smart aleck and the viewer be leave head scratch a to his magnetic appeal . much to his delight and rodney be invite by his new crush to the town gay bar and where bobby claim to be the dj . upon arrival and the boyfriend to be promptly leave rodney solo and head off to another area of the bar for a quick encounter with a rather handsome young man . this be yet one more of the ridiculously inexplicable plot element since rodney feeling a an outcast be supposedly derive largely from his lonely existence in a parochial town . as tiny a the town be and they have openly gay student at the high school . a secretly bisexual football captain . lesbian mom . a gay teacher . and it have a gay bar downtown ( patronize by attractive men and no less ) . apparently and the place be not so backwater after all . ten year earlier and todd stephen edge of seventeen cover nearly the same material with a much more creative and honest and touch and and humorous film .