I Feel Pretty (2018)
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An insecure woman gains extreme self-confidence in her appearance after a head injury, leading her to believe she has magically transformed.
The story
Renee Bennett, a woman struggling with low self-esteem, manages the website for a cosmetics firm. After declining a dream job because of its emphasis on beauty, she wishes at a fountain to be beautiful and subsequently falls, hitting her head. Upon waking, Renee believes her appearance has magically changed, granting her newfound confidence. She begins approaching the world with this new attitude, eventually landing the receptionist position at the corporate headquarters. As she navigates her new life, she enters a 'bikini body' contest and begins a relationship with a man named Ethan, all while navigating her internal shift in self-perception.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Renee Bennett, an insecure woman working for cosmetics firm Lily LeClaire, wishes to be beautiful and suffers a head injury. Believing she has magically transformed, she gains immense confidence, lands a job at the corporate headquarters, and begins dating Ethan. However, her new persona becomes increasingly superficial and judgmental. During a business trip to Boston, she suffers another head injury in a shower, which causes her to perceive her actual physical appearance again. Devastated, she isolates herself in New York, breaks up with Ethan, and falls into a depression. After meeting a beautiful acquaintance named Mallory who struggles with low self-esteem, Renee realizes the company's products are out of touch with real women. She crashes a product launch to give an impassioned speech about self-acceptance. Renee eventually reconciles with Ethan, realizing her insecurities were internal, and they find happiness together.
- First release year
- 2018
- Runtime (minutes)
- 110
- Production countries
- United States
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Abby Kohn; Marc Silverstein
- Writers
- Abby Kohn · writer; Marc Silverstein · writer
- Cast and characters
- Amy Schumer · Renee Bennett; Michelle Williams · Avery LeClaire; Rory Scovel · Ethan; Emily Ratajkowski · Mallory; Busy Philipps · Jane; Aidy Bryant · Vivian; Tom Hopper · Grant LeClaire; Naomi Campbell · Helen
- Genres
- comedy
- Themes
- body image; self-confidence; self-acceptance
- Tone and mood
- charming; mixed
- Premise and plot tags
- comedy; feminist; body image
- Content notes
- body shaming
- Reception
- The film received mixed reviews from critics, with some noting a lack of conviction in the premise or tone, though the lead performances were praised. It received a 'B+' CinemaScore from audiences.
- Reported review scores
- Rotten Tomatoes · score: 35% · review count: 230; Metacritic · score: 48 · scale: 100 · review count: 46
- Production trivia
- The film was moved up from its original June 2018 release date to avoid competition with Avengers: Infinity War.; The film was inspired by the 1945 film The Enchanted Cottage.; A French language television movie remake was produced in 2021.
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