The DUFF Review

The DUFF brings some of the old antics of high school life and blends it with the new troubles in schools today. There are quite a few points of comedy mixed in with this form of bullying. You will enjoy it and maybe even think back to your high school years.

Check out down below for a spoiler review on The DUFF. You’ve been warned.

The Good

• This movie is quite funny. It has a good cast with decent comedic timing. The main cast displayed a great range of acting. Robbie Amell is really coming into his zone and this movie showcase his skills. Mae Whitman, Bella Thorne, and Bianca A. Santos did well in showing a great friendship. Whitman definitely came out with a lot of range and owned this movie.
• Romany Malco and Ken Jeong played as the adults of this movie and it worked. Both of these guys played off each other well. Their comedic presence was a helping factor. Romany Malco was a funny principal. He shined each time he popped up on the screen. Ken Jeong was hilarious and made for a great teacher.
• There was a great message about defending yourself against cyber bullying in this movie. Not many movies touch this topic and handle it well. The DUFF brought out really serious tones and meshed it together with uplifting tones. The steps to The DUFF was great.

The Bad

The transition of love interest was sloppy. One moment you have Bianca and Wesley as friends then he kisses her out of the blue. This was the start of their romance but it felt forced. You can’t just have their love smack the audience in the face when during the beginning they showed no interest in each other.

Her end of movie transformation was decent but could have been handled better. When you see her come out at the final moment you’re not getting the “wow” feeling. It looked like they added a dab of makeup and soft braided her hair. The dress was a nice touch but everyone being surprised was slightly weird.

Bianca didn’t notice Madison’s secretary videotaping her twice which made me scratch my head. It wasn’t like the girl had camouflage on our anything. She was bold enough to move from cover too. Bianca should have seen her from the beginning.

The reveal for Toby was ridiculous. They put too much effort in that to go left after a small section of time. There were no signals of his actions until they got to the porch. If he wanted to talk to either Casey or Jessica then why invite Bianca to his house for a romantic evening. He could have just took her to McDonald’s or something.

The DUFF (2015) Cast and Details

The DUFF (2015) is directed by Ari Sandel and stars Mae Whitman, Robbie Amell, Bella Thorne, Bianca A. Santos and Ken Jeong. It runs 101 minutes and is rated PG-13. You can look up the full cast and crew on IMDb. You might also like my The Wedding Ringer review.