Sections N News S Sports O Opinion R Religion A Arts & Living M Must Reads Video Photography P Podcasts S Sponsored Legal Notices Obituaries Jobs Homes Sections Thursday, May 17, 2018 Sign In Subscribe Account Sign Out Sign In Subscribe Account Sign Out facebook twitter email facebook twitter email By Michael O’Sullivan | The Washington Post · Published: April 19 Updated: April 19, 2018 “I Feel Pretty” suffers from a fatal flaw: its premise. Built around the notion that there’s something inherently hilarious – even crazy – about a woman not supermodel-thin or -gorgeous behaving with the confidence of one who is, the comedy treats its star, Amy Schumer, as if she were Chris Farley in the “Saturday Night Live” skit “Chippendales Audition.” In that classic sketch from 1990, the late actor – nearly 300 sloppy pounds of him – does a sexy striptease next to a nervous, insecure and very buff Patrick Swayze. It’s funny because Farley, without his shirt on, and his blubber set in motion to Loverboy’s “Working for the Weekend,” is kind of, well, ridiculous. Schumer, although zaftig, is no Chris Farley. She plays Renee, an ordinary woman who wakes up from a head injury with the self-esteem of Beyoncé. In one scene, her character dares to enter a boardwalk-bar bikini contest. It’s meant to produce gales of laughter but delivers mostly groans instead. In that set piece, Renee loses the contest but captures the heart of her beau, Ethan (Rory Scovel), with her verve…. [Read full story]
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