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Dir: Abby Kohn/Marc Silverstein (12A, 98 mins)
A comedy about body image, self-esteem and learning to love yourself that mostly strikes the right chords and is often very funny, thanks to Amy Schumer and a talented supporting cast. Schumer plays Renee, a thirtysomething with issues about how she looks and how it makes her feel. She compares herself to others and has the wrong job toiling away at a low-level post at a cosmetics company, but lacks the confidence to make a change. Following a hit on the head during a spin class, she suddenly perceives herself as wonderful, confident and beautiful, and she doesn’t care who knows it. A body-swap comedy of sorts that treads awkwardly at times around its central premise, but still musters a feelgood vibe. Michelle Williams adds dramatic heft as the insecure squeaky-voiced head of the cosmetics company, Busy Phillips and Aidy Bryant are supportive friends, whilst Rory Scovel is the man whom Schumer entrances with his own self-confidence issues. The film confronts ideas about self-worth head on for laughs. Schumer redeems herself after Snatched and the breezy 80s-esque vibe proves infectious.
Opens May 4