No Hard Feelings
Jake Goldstein-Street

Review by Jake Goldstein-Street

No Hard Feelings 2023

★★★½

Watched 28 Dec 2024

I'll date his brains out! </em?

Has some of the funniest bits in recent comedic film history (not tough competition), including naked Jennifer Lawrence beating people on the beach, an accidental punch in the face at a high school party and about half a dozen other sight gags from JLa. This is a genre she belongs in, with her knack for physical comedy and pitch-perfect timing.

But when this movie swerves into dramatic stakes, and turns into a story about quasi-gentrification and friendship, it lags a bit. It starts taking its subject matter a bit too seriously, and takes the bond between these two characters a bit too seriously. This stuff just doesn't land nearly as well, and makes you yearn for the comedy of the first 75 minutes. Unfortunately, this is the direction it must go, surely it can't just be a rip-roaring good time without a message.

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