Melissa McCarthy Slammed As Tractor-Sized, Obese, Hippo By NYC Film Critic
Feb. 8 2013, Published 6:15 p.m. ET
A New York film critic has come under fire after calling funnywoman and fan favorite Melissa McCarthy “tractor-sized” and a “hippo” in a scathing review of her latest movie, Breaking Celebrity News reports.
Readers of Rex Reed’s film page in the New York Observer responded negatively to the film buff’s take on Identity Thief, which was released Friday, in particular his attack on the Bridesmaids star.
Reed wrote, “McCarthy (Bridesmaids) is a gimmick comedian who has devoted her short career to being obese and obnoxious with equal success.”
The critic continued to pick on McCarthy's appearance, calling her a "female hippo" and "tractor-sized."
But McCarthy’s fans were quick to disagree – and flooded the comments box at the bottom of the review, which at one point tallied 503!
Reader Grae Drake wrote, “Rex Reed, what is wrong with you? What benefit is there to attacking Melissa McCarthy personally when you're supposed to be talking about the quality of the film? There are so few people you can count on in this over-saturated industry for true film criticism, and you just ruined any remaining shreds of credibility you had.”