The DUFF Review
The DUFF Review
Ratings:4/5 Review By: Gavin Site:TOI
Ari Sandel bases this story on Kody Keplinger's novel of the same name and gives us a lighthearted yet telling look at the kind of peer pressure that some US high school students face.The manner in which Sandel sets up Wes and Bianca's building chemistry makes the way in which this film plays out pretty obvious. Despite the very predictable way the movie moves along, the message here is simple, well-known and comfortingly reassuring - that if someone loves you, they will do so because of who you really are on the inside.
Ratings:-- Review By: Gayatri gauri Site:Firstpost
Whitman sparkles and shines with her comic delivery. Her camaraderie with the very likeable Amell is enough to brighten a predictable script. The spirited students win The Duff an A, despite its lazy and easy treatment. So what if there is no one really fat or ugly here and we just have one more label?
Ratings:3/5 Review By: Mihir Fadnavis Site:Mid Day
The story is predictable right until the very end, but this is one film where the journey is more fun than the result. There are plenty of silly and smart laughs, and the back and forth Whitman has with her friends and foes and especially Robbie Amel is enough to keep to you chuckling in your seat. There's some comic relief also from Bella Thorne who plays the quintessential high school witch.
Movie Name: The DUFF
Synopsis:Bianca (Mae Whitman) is a content high school senior whose world is shattered when she learns the student body refers to her as ‘The DUFF’ (Designated Ugly Fat Friend) to her prettier, more popular friends (Skyler Samuels & Bianca Santos). With her universe turned upside down, she ignores words of wisdom from her favorite teacher (Ken Jeong) and enlists Wesley (Robbie Amell), a slick but charming jock, to help set her apart from the pack and erase her label forever. In doing so, she hopes to land her crush Toby (Nick Eversman), and find the confidence to overthrow the school’s ruthless label maker Madison (Bella Thorne) by reminding everyone that no matter what people look or act like, we are all someone’s DUFF…and that’s totally fine.
Release Dates: Jun 12, 2015
Director: Ari Sandel
Running time: 1h 50m