Monday, 26 June 2023

No Hard Feelings - The scoop and digest

Director Gene Stupnitsky co-wrote screenplay with John Phillips.

Jennifer Lawrence - Maddie
Andrew Barth Feldman - Percy
Matthew Broderick - Laird
Laura Benanti - Allison
Natalie Morales - Sarah
Scott MacArthur - Jim

Summary

32-year-old Uber driver Maddie is facing bankruptcy for failing to pay taxes on a house she inherited from her mother.

In desperation, she accepts a Craigslist post about a socially awkward 19-year-old boy called Percy.

His rich helicopter parents are looking for a woman in her early 20s to 'date' him before he leaves for college.

In return, lucky lady will be given a car.

Despite promising to 'date his brains out', seductress finds virgin's nut difficult to crack.

Pretty cringe

This claims to be a sex comedy, but Failure to Launch with a different title is more like a drama.

I didn't laugh once, but sure felt uncomfortable.

Was that the intention?

Leads give good performances and there are some sweet moments between them, but tonally - it's a complete mess.

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