Review of I Feel Pretty (2018) by Nateed — 31 Jul 2021

I Feel Pretty has a great layout for what it could do, but never actually achieves it. That's the main problem of the movie. It feels like it doesn't know what to do with the plot which leads the movie to become very drawn out and sometimes boring.

Some parts of the film feel like things just happen out of nowhere only to progress the story. There is no reasoning for some of the choices the characters make which makes the film seem off in certain moments.

The movie switches from being good to being iffy every 20 minutes leaving the film to feel inconsistent. This film is also way too long. The filmmakers could have easily cut 15-20 minutes of the movie and make it a solid 90-minute movie.

This ties into the random part as a lot of the scenes in this film feel so long. It's like the filmmakers didn't know how to end a scene so they just kept it going until it randomly cuts to the next scene.

It also doesn't help that some of the jokes don't land as well as they should. I found some parts to be funny, but some of it felt like the actors and writers were trying too hard. Despite those main problems, I do have to say that the message in the film is quite nice and has an empowering ending.

Amy Schumer does a great job telling the message of rising above the hate and becoming more confident with yourself. Even if that whole realization moment seems a bit overdone and predictable, Schumer knows how to put her own spin on it.

It helps that a great score by Michael Andrews powers behind some inspiring moments in the film. The cast does a good job here with Schumer knowing how to handle the role. Rory Scovel also does a great job here even when his character was poorly handled in the script department.

Michelle Williams and Tom Hopper are also fun to watch in the little roles they have. I guess that leads me to the overall problem with the film: everything feels undeveloped. Even with the great message at the end, most of the characters and almost all of the story feel so underdeveloped with no uniqueness to it.

With a better script, this film could have been something really special. I do think that even with all the flaws in I Feel Pretty, there is something there that isn't entirely bad. I just wish that the filmmakers knew how to fully flesh out the story.

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