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Duff, The

Duff, The

Comedy

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.


The critical consensus

Every plot twist in this teen makeover movie is predictable, but there are nice performances and funny moments.

***(*)(*)Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian, 02/04/2015

This is a likeable and smartly written teen movie that still seems very fresh in spite of rehashing characters and situations familiar from countless other high-school comedies.

****(*)Geoffrey MacNab, The Independent, 03/04/2015

A formulaic comedy where the actors appear to be a good 10 years older than the characters they are playing.

**(*)(*)(*)Allan Hunter, Sunday Express, 03/04/2015

Mean Girls it ain’t, but then again, what is?

***(*)(*)Mark Kermode, The Observer, 05/04/2015

The once-ubiquitous American high school comedy has been supplanted by dystopian Young Adult franchises in recent years, but it makes a minor and surprisingly welcome comeback with The Duff.

***(*)(*)Alistair Harkness, The Scotsman, 05/04/2015

The DUFF is a heartfelt film that adheres somewhat to formula, but that's distinguished by its knowingness, Josh A Cagan's smart script and by a riotous central performance from Whitman.

****(*)Katherine McLaughlin, The List, 06/04/2015

Return visit more of an idle pleasure than a necessity.

David Jenkins, Little White Lies, 06/04/2015

Where and when?

General release. Check local listings for show times.

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