The DUFF

Lionsgate | Release Date: February 20, 2015

6.6	USER SCORE Generally favorable reviews based on 119 Ratings

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LamontRaymondFeb 21, 2015

It's genial and means well - and it's LEAGUES better than Hot Tub Time Machine 2 - but it lacks a bit of puch that similar movies like 10 Things I Hate About You have. The bad **** isn't bad enough. The "good" cool guy stays the sameIt's genial and means well - and it's LEAGUES better than Hot Tub Time Machine 2 - but it lacks a bit of puch that similar movies like 10 Things I Hate About You have. The bad **** isn't bad enough. The "good" cool guy stays the same throughout the movie. And the lead just isn't quite dynamic enough. However, the two leads are extremely likable, and it's fun to root for them.… Expand

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csw12May 24, 2015

The movie is preachy and predictable but at times came across genuine among the two lead actors. The DUFF is basically Mean Girls 3, only not as funny.

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LadyJesseMar 27, 2015

Another Mean girls movie. Between good and bad. A movie for teenagers, school and bullying lovers. I wish thins kind of movie wasn't so superficial, take things into a deeper level of thinking and making conscience about bullying andAnother Mean girls movie. Between good and bad. A movie for teenagers, school and bullying lovers. I wish thins kind of movie wasn't so superficial, take things into a deeper level of thinking and making conscience about bullying and teenagers ideas and real living in school would make me rate it better.… Expand

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zouz123Mar 14, 2015

I had to choose between an action movie and this one, i wish i had chosen the former. The Duff turned out to be a teen comedy, so if you're 17 and below, this movie is for you. Felt like watching 2 episode of a disney channel series. TheI had to choose between an action movie and this one, i wish i had chosen the former. The Duff turned out to be a teen comedy, so if you're 17 and below, this movie is for you. Felt like watching 2 episode of a disney channel series. The story is fun but childish, it's about a high-school girl who discovers that she's the designated ugly fat friend (duff) and wants to change that and un-duff herself. cool… Expand

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wornoutspinesMar 13, 2015

The DUFF is quite entertaining and has a really nice poignant message. The film captures life, I mean the characters, and I'm mostly refering to Wesley (Robbie Amell) and Bianca (Mae Whitman), are realistic, humanized. I got a weird senseThe DUFF is quite entertaining and has a really nice poignant message. The film captures life, I mean the characters, and I'm mostly refering to Wesley (Robbie Amell) and Bianca (Mae Whitman), are realistic, humanized. I got a weird sense that I was watching people I knew and not a stereotypical film version of them. The movie has that documentary feel to it and it's due to how the leads portrayed their characters and how easy it is to relate to them.

The only real disappointment I have with the movie is that I thought it would be funnier. It's still a comedy but it's a little more serious than I expected. Watching the trailer I thought that I would laugh a hell of a lot more, specially when you look at the established comedic cast in it. Whitman and Amell do have good comedic timing and The DUFF is fairly funny but the quality of the jokes are not as high as I hopped they would be.

The story is intelligent, insightful, and kind of funny but it's still very predictable. The DUFF is on the edge of being great but it’s not.

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heromoderApr 21, 2015

Was surprised by this one. A meaty performance from Mae Whitman pushes this past regular teen fodder into a fresh comedic space, even if the ending is predictable.

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SEROJNov 5, 2016

Enjoyable, but overall very predictable. I still recommend it to all teens out there looking for a movie - it deserves a watch. But i'm giving it a 5/10 because it was a decent movie for me and i can't tell if you'll like it or not.