A high school senior instigates a social pecking order revolution after
finding out that she has been labeled the DUFF - Designated Ugly Fat
Friend - by her prettier, more popular counterparts.
Director: Ari Sandel
Writers: Josh A. Cagan (screenplay),
Kody Keplinger (novel)
Stars: Mae Whitman,
Bella Thorne,
Robbie Amell |
Storyline
Bianca is a content high school senior whose world is shattered when she
learns the student body knows her as 'The DUFF' (Designated Ugly Fat
Friend) to her prettier, more popular friends. Now, despite the words of
caution from her favorite teacher, she puts aside the potential
distraction of her crush, Toby, and enlists Wesley, a slick but charming
jock, to help reinvent herself. To save her senior year from turning
into a total disaster, Bianca must find the confidence to overthrow the
school's ruthless label maker Madison and remind everyone that no matter
what people look or act like, we are all someone's DUFF.
Movie Reviews
For
those who have been waiting for a new Clueless or Mean Girls, look no
further than The DUFF, the Designated, Ugly, Fat Friend. Every group has
one, at least according to Wesley (Amell) and the high school he
attends, but this isn't about him, it's about his childhood friend
Bianca (Whitman), who he accuses of being a DUFF to her two best
friends. Times have changed since the discouragement of Mean Girls. A
contemporary take on teenage life at school shows exactly this, and that
there are different problems that American youngsters have to deal
with. Bullying still exists, except now it is exploited by technology,
just as Bianca comes to realise. The DUFF is funny in places, aided by
Whitman's black sheep. Apart from its fetching phrase, this teen drama
has little originality. The stereotypes are still there, as are the
creepy teachers and boring headmaster. Ken Jeong flourishes as one of
Biancas's teachers but improv actor Romany Malco is majorly underused.
Moving these big names aside and you'll find Whitman a lovable rogue and
Amell more than just a jockey.
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