An average movie

To be honest, I wasn’t really sure what to expect from this flick but I thought I might as well check it out anyway. Well, I don’t think that the concept was such a bad idea but it didn’t help that the Farrelly brothers already did something very similar with ‘Shallow Hal’. The only major difference between the two movies was the fact that Amy Schumer was not replaced by a gorgeous actress but kept playing ‘herself’ even if she apparently thought she looked completely different. However, even though this approach was better than the one used by the Farrelly’s, I’m afraid it did create a disconnection between the main character and the audience. It’s too bad because it could have been easily solved by showing us what she actually saw when she was passing by a mirror for example. Another issue was to make her so successful at her job. Indeed, if they would have stopped at the moment she became a great receptionist who loved her job and who was deeply appreciated by her colleagues, it would have been more than enough and certainly more believable. Still, Amy Schumer was a perfect choice to play this character and I thought she gave a solid performance here. On top of that, I have to admit that the damned thing turned out to be actually quite inspirational. Sure, it does help if you have a fair amount of hygiene and do some basic maintenance, but, at the end of the day, there is nothing more cool and sexy than someone accepting themselves for who they are and showing tons of self-confidence in the process. In my opinion, this idea was actually perfectly displayed in this movie. Anyway, to conclude, in spite of its flaws,  it turned out to be a decent watch and I think it is worth a look, at least, if you like the genre and don’t hate Amy Schumer.