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    TV Films

    Jan 10, 2021 2 minutes
    by RUSSELL BAILLIE

    SATURDAY JANUARY 16

    THE DUFF (TVNZ 2, 7.00pm).

    Despite its unkind premise – plain, smart Bianca finds her prettier mates use her as “the DUFF” (Designated Ugly Fat Friend) – this high-school comedy is enjoyable for the performance of Mae Whitman as Bianca in a film reminiscent of 1980s John Hughes movies and while updating

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