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Beware: "The DUFF" is ShitPureShit
| Rose crusty hell | 02/17/15 |
| Rose crusty hell | 02/17/15 |
| Rose crusty hell | 02/18/15 |
| Rose crusty hell | 02/20/15 |
| Excitant psychic bawdyhouse | 08/09/15 |
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Date: February 17th, 2015 12:19 PM Author: Rose crusty hell In a way that defies credulity but would make Oprah proud, Wes insists that Bianca be fitted for a better bra. Their foray to the mall turns into a wacky episode of What Not to Wear (or is that Straight Eye for the DUFF Girl?).
The movie’s richest and most surprising twist is that the All-American jock turns out to be simpatico, and not the usual egotistical dunderhead. As if we didn't see THAT coming!
It's also rather odd that the writer of this film, 42-year-old(!) Josh A. Cagan can't shake the topic of high-school nonsense. (His previous offering, the box-office bomb Glee ripoff "Bandslam" also focused on nubile teenagers.) This leads this reviewer to wonder whether Cagan is a budding Larry Clark-type perv...or maybe that Cagan's life peaked too soon, back when Bush the Elder was President. |
Date: February 17th, 2015 4:01 PM Author: Rose crusty hell These idiots actually gave this asshole a chance after his first movie lost them $8M??? LJL
Bandslam
Screenplay by Josh A. Cagan Todd Graff Story by Josh A. Cagan
Budget $20 million Box office $12.2 million |
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Date: February 18th, 2015 3:19 PM Author: Rose crusty hell The DUFF’ Could Be OK, but its Dumb Message Is Too Distracting http://www.bdcwire.com/the-duff-could-be-ok-but-its-dumb-message-is-too-distracting/
The term has been kicking around for years, but director Ari Sandel and writer Josh Cagan have taken it upon themselves to give the term a proper Viking funeral by way of a mediocre teen movie.
This looks like a really dumb, low budget, all but disposable teen movie, but we have got to give this guy all the credit in the world. He’s showing up for each screening looking like a damn movie star, even as they force him to pose against cheap or non-existent backdrops.
Seriously, there’s no PR assistant who could put a potted plant in front of that electrical outlet? http://tomandlorenzo.com/2015/02/robbie-amell-at-the-the-duff-new-york-premiere/
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Date: February 20th, 2015 4:52 PM Author: Rose crusty hell Yearning to be the new "Mean Girls," "The DUFF" is just another bad movie some premium cable channel is going to try to make you watch in the near future. James Verniere Boston Herald
[T]oo eager to prove that it's hip to the ways of the youngsters these days ... pounding away at its one note of supposed insight until it just becomes condescending. Mark Dujsik Mark Reviews Movies
The fact that The DUFF ends on a such a sappy, uninspired note isn't surprising, but it is disappointing given all the little glimmers of promise peppered throughout the film's first half. Adriane Neuenschwander Consequence of Sound
It falls short of the mark, even as it hits every one of the genre's conventions. Tirdad Derakhshani Philadelphia Inquirer
Even in this would-be subversive comedy, success means getting the guy. Getting good grades (as Bianca does) is not enough, nor is writing the front-page article in the school paper. (Bianca’s assignment is “What homecoming means to me.” It must be a slow news day, even with the principal’s crackdown on cyberbullying.) On-screen hashtags, references to social media and closing credits with Twitter handles serve as inscribed marketing.
You know what would be revolutionary? Making a really good movie about a three-dimensional teenage female character that doesn't start and finish with both eyes on the same old punishing character types. Michael Phillips Chicago Tribune
But as it stands in "DUFF," the denouement at prom has cliché written all over it. Betsy Sharkey Los Angeles Times
A shallow, witless, and bizarrely cast endeavor, always eager to preach about the value of self-acceptance, but just as ready to indulge superficial behavior as a method of empowerment. Grade: D+ Brian Orndorf Blu-ray.com
The earnest, yet consistently misfiring "The DUFF," makes all those other teen movies look even better. Kevin Jagernauth The Playlist
The DUFF doesn't seem to know what its point actually is. It's pro-self-acceptance and also pro-makeover. It's about liking yourself, and how you'd like yourself better with a boyfriend. Score: C Amy Nicholson L.A. Weekly
What might have been a frank portrayal of high school culture and challenges ends up veering between being either too cynically hyper-sexual or preachy. Ann Hornaday Washington Post
"The DUFF" is a Dumb, Uninteresting, Formulaic Failure. 0.5/4 Colin Covert Minneapolis Star Tribune
A Derivative Unimaginative Forgettable Film. Peter Keough Boston Globe
A tepid, undernourished clone of the John Hughes high school template, with attractive leads stuck in a script that feels like a tattered hand-me-down. C- Frank Swietek One Guy's Opinion |
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Date: August 9th, 2015 4:48 PM Author: Excitant psychic bawdyhouse (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2810809&forum_id=1#28514896) |