‘The DUFF’ doesn’t break new ground, still humorous

Having some type of label attached to you, regardless of whether you know about it, is par for the course when it comes to high school. The typical ones still exist: jock, cool kid, preppy, hipster, nerd, goth, emo, et cetera. I can say, though, that I had never heard of DUFF before I saw commercials for the teen comedy “The DUFF.”

You see, if you’re the DUFF, you’re the Designated Ugly Fat Friend. OK, so I can go with that. In the world of hashtags and viral videos, an acronym label makes sense in a time-constraint sort of way. And though I can say I thoroughly enjoyed the silliness that was “The DUFF,” I’m not sure I’ll ever understand how the DUFF can be someone who by all means is a well-adjusted, attractive person with a great sense of humor, decent friends and whip-like intelligence. Perhaps it has something to do with the overalls?

This strange breakdown in logic is the centerpiece of “The DUFF,” which takes a bit from every conventional teen comedy, merges them together and creates a movie that completely entertaining without offering anything new.

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Three “That’s some serious product placement” stars out of five.

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Robbie Amell and Mae Whitman are shown in a scene from “The DUFF.” (Photo credit: Lionsgate)