I Feel Pretty

The Amy Schumer comedy “I Feel Pretty” has generated a bit of backlash before it’s even come out, with many folks concerned that it’s relying on body shaming to generate cheap laughs. But that’s actually not even the movie’s biggest problem.

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The sudden onset of delusion gives Amy Schumer's character new confidence in a comedy that also stars Michelle Williams and Rory Scovel.

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Amy Schumer puts out so much energy in I Feel Pretty that it’s hard not to feel charged up, too. The movie is seriously suboptimal, but she is such a force for good — for comedy, for women — and the laughs land often enough that you can go, if somewhat begrudgingly, with the messy flow.

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Amy Schumer stars in I Feel Pretty, a high-concept rom-com with more product placements than laughs

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Who the hell thought that making plus-size jokes then simply tacking on a moralizing ending was hilarious? Or acceptable?

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Amy Schumer's fable about fat-shaming is frankly depressing

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Abby Kohn and Marc Silverstein's I Feel Pretty never really taps into the inherent absurdity of its premise.

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Amy Schumer's fearless American-body-image satire addresses the inevitable self-esteem issues created in a culture obsessed with appearances.

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Without actually seeing the movie, Schumer’s detractors have sniped I Feel Pretty reinforces societal expectations about the way women should look, based solely on the trailers divulging the movie’s provocative setup.

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In “I Feel Pretty,” Amy Schumer Defeats, Discovers Herself

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Amy Schumer Gives I Feel Pretty Its Confidence and Charm

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Suffering from low esteem, Renee Bennett (Schumer) is a beauty junkie working in the basement of a huge cosmetics firm, dreaming of the life of the beautiful. An accident during a spin class sees her hit her head, waking up firm in the belief she looks like a supermodel. She gains a new-found confidence, but will it last?

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As an insecure woman finding her place in a superficial world, the comedian’s considerable talents can’t save a subpar script

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Amy Schumer’s ‘I Feel Pretty’ is a tone-deaf failure

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There’s a great idea buried within this esteem-com, but it’s a rigidly unfunny fiasco

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Amy Schumer stars as a woman transformed from sad to ultra-confident in this strenuous comedy.

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