Review of The DUFF (2015) by Wife Of T — 22 Feb 2015

So, all the reviews you've heard are true. But since I did see this movie on opening weekend I thought I'd go ahead and give you my two cents as well. That is after all, why I hope you're here (wink).

So we saw this movie on Friday and just so you know movie fans, my husband was awake the entire time. It was a little hard not to be though when we had a teen next to us actually using the flashlight feature on her phone, so she could see her food, but oh yeah, back to the movie.

Okay, so that flashlight thing is still bothering me, and I promise I'll let it go, but I do want you to be warned about the kind of crowd you will find in this film. They are the flashlight crew people, the folks that take "selfies" before the film starts and the folks that believe a "dimmed" screen is still the same as an "off" screen. But now, back to the review!

See how long that took? Well, that's about how long this film takes to get to the point. A while people. Between ignoring flashlights and dimmed screens when you actually get to the film, there's not a lot there. I am comparing it now to such classics as THE BREAKFAST CLUB, and SIXTEEN CANDLES, FARRIS BUELLER'S DAY OFF, SOME KIND OF WONDERFUL and BRING IT ON. Yes, there have been other great teen flicks since then, but if EASY A or PERFECT PITCH couldn't bring the genre back, this film ain't gonna. Remember that fist in the air (Awww - makes me melt just thinking about it)? There is no such feeling of victory when you walk away from this one. It is in fact very preachy, the characters not entirely believable, and does in fact leave some loose ends.

I am trying to be the type of reviewer that does not have to write "spoiler alert" in every review, so I wont walk you through the end of this film. No need to, you already know the story. Our dumpy protagonist is threatened at the end by our typical mean girl antagonist and there is never any proof that Mean Girl does or does not follow through on her threat.

"You stole my boyfriend!" Becries Mean Girl throughout the entire film. This is of course sacrilege for any mean girl. Our protagonist is such a mess however, she is easy pickings for mean girls of any type, even one as dumb as the one we're presented with here who's goal in life is to be a reality star.

I think I actually felt a few brain cells fall asleep and DUFF's big speech at Homecoming was not enough to get them moving again.

This film also tries to incorporate social media into it's story line, but guess what film did that so much better - CHEF (which I highly recommend and my husband can't stop watching now that it's on cable)!

My husband really likes my reviews and I know a few of you out there do also, so I decided to write this one. I want to share with you how it went down with my significant other, since he's such a big part of the reason why we're here. He left the theater claiming to LOVE the film guys, but I think he was tipsy on that wine he was sipping. Here's why. When he left he claimed to really LOVE this film, but a few minutes ago I asked him,.

"Hey Babe, do you have anything to say about DUFF?".

He flashed that winning smile and said, "The chef? Oh yeah! He's great!" At my look of confusion he said "You mean the DJ on MTV?" At my eye roll he finally connected the dots. "Oh that movie we saw? Oh yeah, that was great! Don't give it a bad review.".

Okay. I won't use the word bad, just forgettable.

100% wakefulness, (70% forgetful).

Remember, films are expensive, take a nap before it starts,.

Wife of the sleepy husband.