A woman struggling with insecurity wakes from a fall believing she is the most beautiful and capable woman on the planet. Her new confidence empowers her to live fearlessly, but what happens when she realizes her appearance never changed?
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Director:
Ben Falcone
Stars:
Melissa McCarthy,
Kristen Bell,
Peter Dinklage
Stephanie is a single mother with a parenting vlog who befriends Emily, a secretive upper-class woman who has a child at the same elementary school. When Emily goes missing, Stephanie takes it upon herself to investigate.
In I FEEL PRETTY a woman who struggles with feelings of deep insecurity and low self-esteem, that hold her back everyday, wakes from a brutal fall in an exercise class believing she is suddenly a supermodel. With this newfound confidence she is empowered to live her life fearlessly and flawlessly, but what will happen when she realizes her appearance never changed?Written by
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The film was originally going to have an R rating. See more »
Goofs
When Renee is the receptionist and greets the model with the fierce lipstick, the straw in the water bottle appears and disappears. See more »
Quotes
Renee Bennett:
[Standing naked in the doorway]
Just thought I'd give you a sneak peek.
Ethan:
I'm not sure you know what sneak peek means. You're completely naked.
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Can't Get Enough of Myself
Written by Markus Krunegård, Patrik Berger, and Santigold (as Santi White)
Performed by Santigold feat. BC Unidos
Courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corp./Warner Music U.K. Ltd
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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
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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