‘I Feel Pretty’ Review: A Nice Message about Confidence That’s Only Skin Deep

There’s nothing particularly wrong with I Feel Pretty.

In some ways, it’s a nice throwback that wouldn’t have been out of place in the 1980s with a magic spell that causes its protagonist to see the world in a whole new way.

And yet there’s also something gratingly bland and flat about the movie as well.

The entire premise rests on the protagonist magically becoming confident, and the message of the movie is “confidence, in moderation, is good.” It’s a sweet notion, and sometimes I Feel Pretty is able to get a lot of mileage …

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