Wednesday, June 21, 2023
No Hard Feelings
Bartender/Uber driver Maddie (Jennifer Lawrence) loses her car due to delinquent back property taxes on her home. Desperate for transportation, she answers an ad to “date” the anti-social, socially awkward son, Percy, of 2 wealthy helicopter parents for a Buick as payment. It’s a predictable storyline but very funny as Lawrence plays the hired cougar who throws herself at the introverted & clueless Princeton-bound student. Lawrence has the acting range to be convincing as the emotional tide changes when the inevitable deceit is discovered. By the end, they both learn to grow up & move on without losing the friendship that they have developed. There are some surprises but the most shocking is a beach scene. This film was better than I️ expected. This raunchy dramedy is rated R for sexual content & innuendos, graphic nudity, & brief drug use. Surpringly, the premise was based on a real-life Craigslist ad.
Alien gives it 3 “The Mantauk Maneater & The Chinese Finger Puzzle” stars out of 4.
