Tag: I Feel Pretty
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‘A Quiet Place’ Hopes to Hold off Newcomers and Return to Weekend #1
Audiences may already be looking ahead to Avengers: Infinity War, but this weekend could feature an interesting battle among the top three. While we’re expecting A Quiet Place to return to the weekend’s #1 spot, the race could be a little closer should Rampage hold on better than expected or if Amy Schumer’s new comedy…
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Film Review: Amy Schumer in ‘I Feel Pretty’
At the outset of “I Feel Pretty,” Amy Schumer plays a woman who doesn’t believe she’s beautiful. If you agree with her, then the comedian’s high-concept body-image satire — in which a nasty concussion gives her supposedly schlubby character an empowering shot of self-confidence — is liable to be hilarious. If, on the other hand,…
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‘I Feel Pretty’ With Amy Schumer Is Well-Intentioned, But Flimsy & Shallow [Review]
With its heart of gold and good intentions, “I Feel Pretty” is beautiful on the inside. Unfortunately, what is seen on the outside is often a hot mess – and in movie criticism, appearances do matter. This is the era of Tinder, after all. The Amy Schumer vehicle means well and intermittently shows audiences a…
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‘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…
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‘I Feel Pretty’ Filmmakers Analyze the Pre-Release Criticism: It Was Based on Internet Culture and Hollywood’s Bad ‘Old Habits’
If you’re looking for measured, considered discussions about current events, the internet probably isn’t the place for you. Filmmakers Marc Silverstein and Abby Kohn learned that lesson the hard way back in February, when the first trailer for their comedy “I Feel Pretty” hit the web. Amy Schumer stars in the film as Renee, a…
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Aidy Bryant Chooses Roles Carefully After Being Sent ‘Demeaning’ Scripts Where Her ‘Body Is the Punchline’
“Saturday Night Live” favorite Aidy Bryant co-stars in the upcoming comedy “I Feel Pretty,” which received criticism following its trailer debut for being fat-shaming and insensitive to people struggling with body weight issues. The film stars Amy Schumer as an insecure woman who suffers a head injury that causes her to feel confident and beautiful…
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Amy Schumer’s ‘I Feel Pretty’ Release Date Moves Up Two Months
The release date of Amy Schumer’s upcoming comedy “I Feel Pretty” has been moved up almost two months, from June 29 to April 27.STXfilms announced the new date following the trailer’s Feb. 8 debut. In the film, Schumer’s character originally struggles with low self-esteem, but later sees herself as a beautiful and capable woman after…
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Amy Schumer’s ‘I Feel Pretty’ Now Ready For A Spring Debut
STXfilms is moving up its Amy Schumer comedy I Feel Pretty from June 29 to April 27, which places the release date the weekend before summer kicks off. Stx has made the decision given the great response the film received from a recent test screening, where the audience responded to the pic’s message of self-confidence,…