The phrase "bloated mess" means something that is excessively or overly swollen or inflated, and it usually refers to something that is disorganized, chaotic, or cluttered. Full definition
It's a blurry, bloated mess of a film, and I got ta tell you I am getting sick of filmmakers thinking we don't need to see what's going on. (flickfilosopher.com)
If every scene with her, and every reference to her character had been cut out, this film would be great instead of the bloated mess it unfortunately is. (theendofcinema.net)
Instead of a bloated mess, we got an efficient, light - weight popcorn adventure... (hoopla.nu)