The Designated Ugly Fat Friend. Take a moment for that to sink in. You or someone you know is the designated ugly fat friend.

Also known as the duff, the designated ugly fat friend is the person in a group of friends that makes everyone else look good. The approachable, unglamorous one of the group. Sounds harsh, right? Well that’s exactly what the movie, The Duff, wants you to think.

Before made into a movie, The Duff was a book written by Kody Keplinger when she was just 17 years old. Keplinger knew what it was like trying to survive high school with its cliques, and had the humor to capture millions of other teen’s attention by writing about typical teenage troubles in her novel. The film was recently released February 20th, 2015, and landed 8th in the Box Office Charts.

The film follows a group of three girls; the tough one, the sweet one, and the Duff. Mae Whitman plays Bianca, best friends with Casey and Jess, who just happen to be two of the prettiest girls in the school. Bianca thinks nothing of this, until her longtime neighbor Wesley-played by Robbie Amell-lets her in on a little secret; she’s their Duff. This throws Bianca’s whole world upside down, causing her to rethink why she’s friends with the prettiest girls in school and how she can reverse this negative image of the Duff.

By the ending of the movie, Bianca proves that everyone is special and important in their own way. And that even the most popular people in the world are Duffs to someone else. I enjoyed the humor and overall message the movie promoted of self-confidence and going after what you want. However, I did feel that some of the language was too vulgar for a PG-13 movie.

Generally, the movie seemed pretty predictable, especially the ending. A more surprising plot would have earned it a full five out of five stars. Nonetheless, I would definitely recommend it to other teenagers looking for a laugh and would give it a four out of five stars.