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Ugly Me

R Released Feb 8, 2008 1h 49m Romance Comedy List
Tomatometer 2 Reviews 52% Popcornmeter 100+ Ratings
After catching her boyfriend cheating, Amanda (Bárbara Mori) decides her good looks are causing the problems in her life. She moves to a new town and creates an unattractive alter ego to ward off men and gain respect from her co-workers. When she meets Marcelo (Marcelo Mazzarello), a self-proclaimed womanizer, Amanda's anger inspires her to teach him a lesson using both her "ugly" persona and a provocative third personality named Helena -- but leading a triple life isn't easy.

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Los Angeles Times A battle-of-the-sexes comedy that flies the flag of genre master Billy Wilder in its use of a self-created double life to allow for farce and feeling in equal measure. Rated: 4.5/5 Feb 8, 2008 Full Review Tim Grierson L.A. Weekly Mori, whether buried in bad makeup or dropping jaws in a slinky number, turns out to be a fine actress who just happens to be a total knockout. Feb 7, 2008 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member cute Chilean comedy about a woman who is scorned and decides to play a double life to get back at the next gigalo who walks into her life. You can see the movie in Spanish or English though I recommended the Spanish version and just used subtitles if you need the extra help. So bottom line does he get the revenge she does desperately desires or do the tables get turn on her. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/11/23 Full Review Audience Member A cute story, humorous enough to provide some good laughs, but ultimately a story that was, as others have said, a not very original treatment. A beautiful woman is betrayed and swears off men, disguising herself as a frump in order to prevent men from being attracted to her. Meeting the office Lothario at her new job presents her with an opportunity to teach him and by default, all men, a well deserved lesson. The lead actress, Barbara Mori who played three personae, was believably dowdy as Amanda, and ravishingly beautiful as her alter ego, the femme fatale, Helena. The scenery was beautiful and this viewer especially enjoyed some of the establishing shots, that highlighted the texture of the Chilean backdrop. Four stars if not for the disappointingly cliched ending. Because of that, however, only three and a half. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Audience Member This movie isn't good, but it is entertaining and the story is interesting, although acting wasn't credible. The end was predictable. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/13/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis After catching her boyfriend cheating, Amanda (Bárbara Mori) decides her good looks are causing the problems in her life. She moves to a new town and creates an unattractive alter ego to ward off men and gain respect from her co-workers. When she meets Marcelo (Marcelo Mazzarello), a self-proclaimed womanizer, Amanda's anger inspires her to teach him a lesson using both her "ugly" persona and a provocative third personality named Helena -- but leading a triple life isn't easy.
Rating
R (Sexual Content)
Genre
Romance, Comedy
Original Language
Spanish
Release Date (Theaters)
Feb 8, 2008, Limited
Release Date (DVD)
Apr 28, 2009
Runtime
1h 49m
Sound Mix
Dolby Digital