5 burning questions about Amy Schumer’s truly baffling ‘I Feel Pretty’

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I Feel Pretty is ostensibly a fable of female empowerment, as an insecure woman (Amy Schumer) suddenly comes to believe she’s suddenly become beautiful – only to realize, in the end, that it really and truly is what’s on the inside that counts. 

But I Feel Pretty fumbles its message so badly that the end result is less inspiring than just plain baffling. At its worst, it does more to reinforce society’s punishing beauty standards than dismantle them. 

The story begins with a catastrophic head injury. Schumer’s Renee attends a SoulCycle class, where she hits her head and wakes up believing she’s turned into a much prettier woman. It’s not that she’s come to appreciate her own body, mind you – she believes she’s got an unrecognizably different body, even though she looks exactly the same to everyone around her. Read more…

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Amy Schumer gets confident in the ‘I Feel Pretty’ trailer

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Sometimes, all it takes to gain a bit of self-esteem is a massive head injury.

I Feel Pretty stars Amy Schumer as a woman who wishes she were more beautiful – until she hits her head and comes to believing she actually has become more beautiful.

The apparent delusion gives Renee a newfound confidence that may just change her life … even if she looks like the same old Renee to everyone else.

I Feel Pretty arrives June 29. Read more…

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