NO HARD FEELINGS is a desperately ill-judged "comedy" in which Jennifer Lawrence attempts to be Amy Schumer and fails. It pains me that such a talented dramatic actress should waste her time trying to be something she is not - because she is not kooky or adept at physical or verbal comedy. She stars in this film as a thirty-something commitment-phobe who is about to lose her family home. Desperate, she answers a Craigslist ad to basically deflower a shy, much-bullied kid before he goes to College. Cue lots of awkward and unwatchable scenes where J-Law throws herself at the petrified teen who rightly deploys pepper spray. He actually is a sweet kid, and as played by the talented Andrew Barth Feldman, is the only thing hooking us into the heart of the movie. Ultimately, naturally, both of them grow through the experience. She realises she needs to grow up and leave home. He realises he needs to do the same. They end up as friends. But what happens within the running time of the movie is just bizarre. I am not saying that a weird age-gap film can't work. Just look at HAROLD & MAUDE. But J Law doing a nude comedy fight scene just wreaks of desperation. Avoid at all costs.
NO HARD FEELINGS is rated R and has a running time of 103 minutes. It is available to rent and own.
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