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Women sumo wrestlers? What next? This flabby little comedy from Britain tries hard but never becomes really funny or in its other department, really romantic. The emphasis is on ample bodies, with Daisy (Charlotte Brittain) getting a job assorting peas in a factory and gaining the attention of other overweight women who induct her into their secret group that practices the art of Sumo wrestling.
Daisy isn't all that fat, but she still dislikes her figure despite the assurances of her husband Ken (Lee Ross) that he thinks she is beautiful. In fact, after being sacked from his job and needing to earn some money, he comes up with the scheme of photographing his wife in the nude and making unusual postcards. But he is appalled when he learns about his wife in the secret society. Of course, we know he'll eventually learn to respect her individuality.
Director Imogen Kimmel, who co-wrote the screenplay with Catriona McGowan, tries hard to inject fun in a plot that gets increasingly complicated as the women stage a tournament and go up against male sumo giants from Japan. But despite all the heavy work, the comedy simply isn't all that funny. The most I came away with was an idle conjuring up the idea of a school for lady sumo wrestlers, with the prospect of graduating sumo cum larger. A First Run Features release.
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