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Ignore that haters... This is a real life... and a dream of all not "popular" girls.. If you believe in yourself you can be pretty...all of us can be...

"I Feel Pretty" (2018) may not be the greatest movie, but it's not a bad one either, at least not as bad as its current IMDb rating, 3.4 out of 10, shows. What's puzzling (well, only slightly, given the video-gaming world we live in) is that movies having stories and subjects very little to do with reality: space operas, movies about superheroes... practically by default get higher rating, at least 7 out of 10, while not-at-all bad movies, but, in comparison to former, slightly unattractive since so unexcitingly set in real life, get often an average, or, as in this case, a very low rating. So, which of the two is more important quality of the movies (today), having the story told well nested in reality, or their technical superiority?

Answers will offer opposing views, but numbers show that great majority of viewers appreciate later. I have also enjoyed spectacular show while watching the ginormous gorilla George (Saint George) killing the augmented alligator (slaying the dragon), in latest IMAX theatres' favourite "Rampage" (2018), but what's the point? There's no point, because point is supposed to make sense, and there's a little sense outside of reality. On contrary, as unimpressive as it is, "I Feel Pretty" is so real, and as such, more relevant in everyday life.

Appealing factor in "I Feel Pretty" is the fact that movie managed to remain realistic in giving a believable reason (a head injury accident in a gym) for the main vehicle moving the story forward, i.e. for the changed perception of herself the main character goes through, therefore gaining confidence and modifying the way she carries herself. Regular movie goer with longer viewing experience will easily recall how numerous other, pretty good movies from the past managed to be quite entertaining, but only after fantastic premise has been served. Time-traveling movies, well represented by "Back to the Future" trilogy (1985, 1986, 1990) with Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd, long list of body-swapping fantasies like "Freaky Friday" (1976) with Barbara Harris and Jodie Foster (or Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan in its 2003 remake) as mother and daughter whose personalities switch their bodies, Bill Murray's character repeatedly reliving the same day in "Groundhog Day" (1993), Michael Keaton's character quadrupled by cloning in "Multiplicity"... to name a few. So, once we accept the fantastic premise, those movies are even more entertaining than the one reviewed here, at least leaving to "I Feel Pretty" advantage of having no fantasy infusion required, thus deserving the coveted attribute of being realistic.

Thanks to already veteran writers/first time directors, Abby Kohn and Marc Silverstein, for coming up with a realistic reason (even though already seen before) for vital twist that propels the story. Though quite repeatedly, Ms. Amy Schumer successfully gets the (known) message (on getting the inner splendor loose) across, and, while doing so, achieves fluent and humoristic narrative, making it easy to accept her character, Renee Bennett, suddenly not limited only to her inner beauty, a point surely aided by the fact that actress herself doesn't even fall in to the only other category... less beautiful... long ago advised as applicable for women.

Contrasting the dominant, loud female lead with her quiet, not shy (to deliver the line "Can I be you when I grow up?") but rather laid back, eventually boyfriend Ethan (Rory Scovel) was helpful. Other contributive "witnesses" include friends Vivian and Jane (Aidy Bryant and Busy Philipps), and quietly hysterical office mate Mason (Aidan Martinez).

Finally, in her supporting role as Avery LeClair, heiress to cosmetic line, although for her corporate position apparently sufficiently highly educated and quite well looking, Michelle Williams feels unsecure and requires help, so she uses suddenly wonderfully uninhibited Renee to deal with her physical (vocal) limitations, lack of business ideas, and other frustrations of her somewhat awkward position. Already established as dramatic actress, Williams uses this chance well to skillfully break into comedic acting by spicing her character with a touch of restrained lunacy.

In conclusion, film is at times touching, sufficiently amusing, and positively motivating... all of which should, hopefully, help (not only) girls "feel pretty and witty and bright!" (Line excerpted from the musical "West Side Story" and its song of the same title "I Feel Pretty".)

Loved the message of the movie, was funny and clever and not making fun of her for being not a twig!

I have seen a good amount of Amy Schumer's films, standup, and skits, hoping that there would be some change.

Schumer's message is that you should be confident with your body, which is good for every girl or even guy to hear in this day in age. Usually, she messed up this message by pairing it with obnoxiously vulgar vernacular, and has proven time and time again that she cannot hold her own as a comedian without assistance. I have despised Schumer's work for years now, but I wanted to go into this film with an unbiased opinion...

And I was pleasantly surprised. I Feel Pretty is am innocent comedy that presents a message that has been done to death, but is a message that needs to be done repeatedly for modern day audiences. There are some parts in the film that make my bones cringe, but overall, not that bad. It definitely doesn't deserve the rating it has currently, it is average if not slightly above average. I probably won't remember it well in a couple of weeks, but it's worth seeing it once if you have nothing to do on a Saturday afternoon.

I found myself pretty entertained by this film. Not anything exceptional, but it's a sweet message. There are some funny moments that are found every now and the characters are interesting enough. This isn't anything incredible, but coming from Amy Schumer, I'm leaving the theater happy.

I Feel Pretty leans with full confidence on its star, Amy Schumer, who carries most of the film's comedic and emotional weight. As a comedy, the movie is rarely laugh-out-loud funny, but Schumer's exuberance and talent will have audiences grinning throughout. None of the jokes are too crude or cruel, and the central conflict is never too dark to take the audience out of their pleasantly amused mood. In terms of storytelling, the main lead Renee is the only fully developed character in the movie. Everyone else serves the tropes of the genre satisfactorily, but no one manages to steal the scenes from the star. At times, the beats that have to be hit feel like a drag, especially towards the end of the movie when the humor is sacrificed for message. However, one could hardly expect this movie to completely subvert chick-flick clichés. At most, the expectation should be that a movie like I Feel Pretty uses the formula lightly. With this standard in mind, the movie more or less succeeds. The message of the film, absolutely crucial to its success, in no way breaks new ground. The idea that inner beauty matters more than outer beauty is a hackneyed message, and the way the film addresses the issue is neither nuanced nor spectacular. But just because the moral and the medium used to tell it are simple, doesn't meant that it isn't a worthwhile message that can be entertaining in the hands of a talented comedian. If one goes into I Feel Pretty with tempered expectations, they will most likely have an enjoyable time.

Greetings again from the darkness. Comedians taking the leap from TV to movies sometimes find the going a bit rough. Amy Schumer hit it big with critics and audiences in TRAINWRECK (2015), and then flopped with both groups in last year's SNATCHED (2017). This time out, she quells the raunchiness, and instead serves us a PG-13 message movie aimed squarely at adolescent girls. Ms. Schumer doesn't abandon comedy, it's now just a bit tamer and comes with a life lesson.

Renee (Ms. Schumer) is a mostly normal person who works in a computer "dungeon" as website support for a high-end make-up company named Lily LeClaire. Adrian Martinez plays her usually unresponsive co-worker who seems quite comfortable with the lack of human interaction that comes with the daily process. When not at her dead-end job, Renee hangs out with her also mostly normal friends Vivian (Aidy Bryant) and Jane (Busy Phillips, wife of the film's co-director Marc Silverstein). Renee does seem to spend an inordinate amount of time hoping for her dream job (receptionist at Lily LeClaire headquarters) and her dream lifestyle (being beautiful and slim like the Lily LeClaire models).

If you've seen the trailer, you know what happens next. Renee gets conked on the head during a fitness class, and when she wakes up, she sees herself as the beautiful woman she always dreamed of becoming. Of course, her appearance hasn't changed the slightest, but the way she carries herself certainly has. Where once there was moping and hoping, there is now confidence and daring. Her self-esteem cup is overflowing and she falls into her dream job, and lands a terrific boyfriend, while also being pursued by a dreamy one.

Her time at the company headquarters finds her interacting with CEO Avery LeClaire played with drop-dead perfect comedic timing from 4-time Oscar nominee Michelle Williams. Yes, THAT Michelle Williams! It's such a treat to see this talented actress step away from her usual dramatic characters and flat out nail a comedic role in which she seems to nearly flutter across the screen while sporting a voice that would typically only be heard in Saturday morning cartoons. The shared scenes with Ms. Schumer and Ms. Williams are the film's best, but unfortunately are too few - leaving some unexplored humor to our imaginations.

Co-writers and co-directors Abby Kohn and Marc Silverstein (first time directors, co-writers of HE'S JUST NOT THAT INTO YOU) work hard to deliver the type of humor that Amy Schumer fans expect, while also paying respect to the all-important female body image message the film strives to deliver. It's a challenging proposal, however despite my finding much of the comedy predictable, the theatre was filled with laughter from what was very likely a group of loyal Schumer fans. The bikini contest sequence seemed especially effective in generating laughter and praise from the loyalists.

As for the boyfriend role of nice guy Ethan, Rory Scovel may seem like an odd choice. He's the anti-Hollywood leading man type - generally laid back with no glimmer of Type A personality. A quiet guy who takes Zumba classes is actually the perfect straight man for Schumer's dominating screen personality ... she does talk incessantly through most of the movie. Other supporting roles are filled by Lauren Hutton as Lilly "Gram" LeClaire, the company founder and grandmother to Avery; Emily Ratajkowski as Renee's fitness class acquaintance, whose sole purpose seems to be in convincing Renee that beautiful women have life struggles too; Naomi Campbell as a company executive; and Tom Hopper ("Game of Thrones"), as the required eye candy for a viewing audience likely to skew heavily female.

Ms. Schumer is surely to receive backlash on the movie due to utilizing a head injury to show her character the road to self-esteem and confidence. In my opinion she should be commended for using comedy and her celebrity to send this message to the girls out there. We never know what delivery method will work, and if a fake bump on the head in a movie gets a few girls to realize success in life is not about one's physical attractiveness, then I'm on board. Of course, there are many who say I'm not qualified to review the movie since, being a male, I can't possibly understand what girls go through. And on that point, they are likely correct.

I think most of the reviewers here must be Shumer haters. I enjoyed this movie. It's nice to see a comedic film nowadays that isn't littered with language, sex and slapstick violence. The entire audience last night laughed out loud a number of times. Plus the movie has a great message: be happy with who you are. While I don't think it's appropriate for very young children, teens and pretty much anyone else would enjoy this movie.

This film is an intriguing one. The premise is silly, and several plot points are ridiculous. However, there are some laugh out loud moments. Amy Schumer does a good job acting, however, I do not know if this was the best choice of actress for this role. I say this because her character lacks self-esteem for not being "beautiful" when she is not an ugly person to begin with. In fact, it is not even clear why she doesn't have confidence in herself in the first place. It is never said if it is a weight issue, personality issue, or any other issue she has that she deems herself as not pretty. The message that this film conveys is being able to see a person's inner beauty and not focusing on their outer appearance only. Additionally we could all be more sensitive about others predicaments. The trailers led people to think this film may be about "body-shaming", but it was more about finding confidence from within. The plot has issues due to some weak writing in the script. However, some of the dialogue is witty and fun. The story fits a romantic comedy conventions and is quite formulaic in it's approach to romance. The supporting cast is decent, but 95% of the laughs do come from Schumer's character. Michelle Williams does a fine job in her role. It is not the worst comedy in the world, but it isn't the worst one ever either. Overall, I give this film a 5/10.

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This film was surprisingly outstanding, and something today's society needs to see.

For starters, it is something fresh. Then I give the highest props to both joint writer and directors Abby Kohn and Marc Silverstein, of which this is only their 2nd film directing (1st being a short) and they nailed it. I never would have guessed this was directed by 2 novice directors. Also as seasoned writers, this one is a winner for me.

This film had everything, a great story - and message- for current social issues, comedy, and romance. It was 100% pure entertainment. All these whiners complaining it's predictable... so what? So is a roller coaster ride, and I still go on it over and over, because it's entertaining and I enjoy it. What level of moron does one have to be to nitpick apart or psychoanalyze a comedy anyway??

I am shocked and appalled at all these haters and wannabe critics slamming this film, and especially at those who gave this an undeserving 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5! There are so many garbage films out these days - bad writing, directing, casting, acting and lame humor that have higher scores than this film and it makes me shake my head.

This film made me laugh - literally out loud, more than any other comedy this year, and almost cry. Sure maybe it was cheesy, but is was LMAO cheesy, and we have Amy Schumer to thank for that. I will admit, I'm not the biggest Amy Schumer fan, but she simply just nailed her role in this film - and probably her best performance to date, and I can't think of anyone else that could have been cast better for this role. Mad props to Amy Schumer as she now has my full respect and I am a fan!

Everyone in this film was cast perfectly, from Emily Ratajkowski who also nailed her role and was perfectly cast for it, to the basement computer guy Adrian Martinez.

The pacing was perfect as was the length. For me, this film was near perfection. Ignore the haters and wannabe critics and watch this fun and entertaining film, you will not regret it, and I'll bet you'll be just as surprised as I am!

Will certainly recommend and watch again. A very well deserved 9/10 fun ride from me!

I really enjoyed this movie. Classic Amy S physical comedy but not stupid like some comedies these days. Not raunchy either. Just good characters, good pace, and great message. It won't win Oscars of course but it's worth the price of the tickets. Go see it.

Have a look at how many reviews these 10-8 stars reviewers have....

"Great for girls night out" sure if you hate your friends.. and your brain.

I wonder what other "tricks" the studios are using to get people to watch the unwatchable.

Terrible movie, by terrible people with terrible people

Not a fan of most of Amy's movie but had a free preview of this movie so checked it out. Also pretty picky with comedies, as many now are just stupidity hiding as laughs or prejudices hidden in humor. Anyway, it was cute, quirky, constant laughs and a great message that is relatable too many people.

I don't generally watch movies that rate under 6 stars just to save wasting time. I don't think I'll do that anymore.

I went to see I Feel Pretty with a friend as the trailer had me hooked. I literally just created a IMDB account to leave a review because I just honestly can't believe how many awful reviews there are about this movie! Amy Schumer is every woman and I LOVED her in this. I laughed and nearly cried and above all felt empowered and walked out of the cinema feeling great about myself. Not many movies can do that.

The character development and screenwriting are both very sound, and although nothing we haven't seen before, this film is fun, loveable and simply one of the best 'feel good' movies I've seen in a long time.

Please don't let the ratings turn you off... It's hilarious. I can't wait to take my sister and mum and anyone else who will see it with me.

Really not the biggest fan of Amy Schumer, don't think she's that funny. Trainwreck was okay and Snatched was not very funny at all. I liked the trailer for I Feel Pretty because it seemed like an absurd idea but one that I really wanted to see play it. I get that the film had controversy surrounding the casting and content for the premise of the film but my reviews keep outside controversies separated from the review of the film. The film has a few moments where you laugh but most of the good stuff is already in the trailer.

The film is about a very insecure girl named Renee and her struggles with everyday acceptance. One day she hits her head while at a soul cycle gym which changes her outlook on her appearance, despite there being no discernible change. All of a sudden her confidence skyrockets, she gets her dream job, starts hanging with a different social circle, and finds a man. Obviously, this feeling and life that she perceives cannot last forever.

I think Schumer does a good job in the role. The film works at many stages when its not supposed to because Schumer can sell it. I'd commend Michelle Williams as well as this was a different type of role for her and it actually came off well. As mentioned earlier the laughs are sparse. The best laughs are seen in the trailer. The film srunning length doesn't help as there are passages which feel dull and unnecessary. Like the whole arc with Tom Hopper's character. The film becomes predictable as you know exactly where it goes before it gets there. The end message is a good one but one you saw coming miles away.

Overall, I think there is so much that could have been done in terms of humor with this film but it was a missed opportunity. You had a really committed Amy Schumer to boot but didn't really deliver in the writing of the script. The film gets pretty mixed on what it wants to say as the journey goes on, which a lot of people won't like. I'm open to seeing Schumer in something better. Interesting idea, mostly failed delivery.

6/10

I just couldn't believe it. They are kind of remaking Shallow Hal, Shallow Hal ! Is there a drought in Hollywood? No writers? If this gets the go ahead from a corporation who's in the business of making money, I don't know what they're doing because this is not going to make money and it certainly won't break barriers, or tell us something new. Where are the writers of Barbershop (2002) or The Ref or Death Becomes Her, three examples of very smart & very funny. I Feel Pretty has one saving grace, Michelle Williams. She is completely there for us that's why a 2 and not a 1 - Do I sound pedantic? I'm sorry, I really am.

Amy Schumer isn't the reason why this movie flaked so hard. It's the way the movie played out. You could have had the greatest female comedian play the same role and the cheesy comedy and appeal to biases would yield the same result. Unfortunately, I'm finding it difficult to believe the slew of 8 and 10/10 star ratings when the movie is horrible and yields an overall 4.4. We need to stop catering to political and gender ideals and allow fair criticism and in truth, this movie sucked really bad.

Listen people. It's not supposed to be an Oscar-worthy, slow, deep, depressing drama. BE SERIOUS. This movie is exactly what it claims to me ... a fun, accurate, timely portrayal of how we treat ourselves and each other! Those side-eyes we all throw and the whispering about each other and "who does she think she is" looks ... and the comments we feel entitled to say to each other or about each other. Nailed it. We can do better. I know I can.

What else does it nail? Beauty and confidence come from the inside, how we talk to ourselves does matter, stunningly beautiful people still have feelings and struggles and insecurities, true friends call you out when you're out of line, you don't have to be good at everything, do what you have to do to feel comfortable in your own skin and then ROCK it because you are AMAZING. I laughed. I cried a little. I related and related and related. It's an important, universally-applicable, valuable, timely lesson. Don't listen to the haters about this movie, or anything else really. If you need a pep talk, go see it. If you need to help someone else understand their worth, go see it. If you need a reminder that you're not alone, go see it. If you can only enjoy movies that are Oscar bound, I still think you should see it. I guarantee someone around you needs to hear what it has to say. That's all.

Amy just phones this one in with a lackluster script from a really terrible person. The humor here is like the standup stuff, offensive to anyone with any morals at all. Seriously, see SHALLOW HAL instead. It is funny with good special effects and a sense of direction. This film is another misfire from someone who should give up writing awful movies and stick to .... something else. SKIP THIS

Surprised to see how low the rating is for this movie. I went to see this movie when I felt like giving up on life in the hope that it would help me feel better and it did. After watching I Feel Pretty I realized it's not about what happens in my life, but how I see it. Wonderful movie I love it

Done for sport or spite? I don't know. Amy holds your attention for two hours surrounded by characters with depth and substance that matter. This is a worthy effort. Of course she exploits her flaws and foibles, but not without compassion nor at the expense of the beautiful people here character reveres. Mine was before a nearly full lively crowd, animated and smiling as they left entertained - and not in a crude way. They liked it and so did I.

A movie filled with a list actor cameos and a light hearted chick flick to make women accept their flaws and think more positive about body image. While the movie does send a good message you cant seem to get past amy schumers over the top personality that screams 'im trying too hard'.

Look, this movie won't win an Oscar, let's face it. If you're an Amy Schumer fan, chances are you either like it or love it! It's a cute movie with a simple message, with confidence, anything is possible. I'm usually not one to go out of my way to go to a movie theater to see this kind of a movie but glad I did this, it was funny and quite cute and the perfect vehicle for Amy Schumer. If you're not a fan, you might not get into it. However, surprise yourself and give it a try. Don't pay attention to a few of the low ratings, they're posted by folks who don't get it and love to post. Surprise yourself, try it.