Jennifer Lawrence, Andrew Barth Feldman - No Hard Feelings (2023)
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Les Misérables Fancast
Jean Valjean played by Joshua Henry
Javert played by Brian Stokes Mitchell
Fantine played by Emmy Rossum
Cosette played by Rachel Zegler
Marius Pontmercy played by Andrew Barth Feldman
Eponine Thénardier played by Auli’i Cravalho
Enjolras played by Derek Klena
Thénardier played by Brad Oscar
Madame Thénardier played by Imelda Staunton
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No Hard Feelings (Spoiler) Review Not that you should watch it, though
I do not understand what is up with these problematic movies involving kids being exploited these past few years. I mean, first we had Cuties, then we had Naked Education, and now this. And what’s sad is that it actually had an interesting idea behind it.
The concept of a socially awkward young adult trying to make friends and find a partner is something that I think is relatable in today’s generation. Only the problem is that the PARENTS are the ones pushing this. Literally pushing their ADULT CHILD to get laid. Oh, and it gets worse.
Right off the bat, we have the most unlikeable protagonist I’ve seen in years. Jennifer Lawrence’s Maddie is a complete womanchild, a groomer and a Karen. She’s apparently a 30-year-old who’s somehow never gotten out of her crazy wild child phase. Why she’s like this, I have no clue. And the way she acts towards Percy, she’s like the female version of Johnny Bravo but somehow more creepy? Idk. It’s like the writers wanted to come up with all sorts of ways to make the most obnoxious protagonist ever. I also think Jennifer Lawrence is miscast, her sweet, innocent face does not suit the role that she has.
Maddie and Percy have little chemistry and no reason why they should even be into each other in the first place. They are two completely different people with different life values and Maddie was overall just toxic both as a partner and a friend around Percy. She sabotaged his friendship with a girl because he didn’t want him to have anyone else, she lies to him, kidnapped and seduced him, blocked his view while he was driving, and gets mad at him for leaving her for Princeton. Percy literally has no reason to forgive her for everything by the end of the movie, but he does. All because she almost drowned. Wow, what a heart-warming ending.
Also, Maddie claims that she grew because of Percy, but I do not remember anywhere where she has made even subtle hints toward growth. She has just been a self-centered, manipulative bitch toward Percy and everyone else the entire film.
The humor is also weirdly Ai-like? I can’t remember which dialogue, but some of it just felt like the writers ran out of ideas and decided to ask Ai to generate some random dialogue for some of the scenes. I don’t remember anytime where I laughed. Maybe I chuckled once or twice, but I cringed at the rest.
Even the end credits scene is boring. It’s literally all landscapes.
No Hard Feelings gets 3.2 bells out of 10.
Honestly, I wish Percy was the protagonist. He was the only likeable character in the film, he just doesn’t have a lot of agency because the ADULTS are the ones making the decisions for him. I don’t see how this movie got decent reviews or how anyone would ship Maddie and Percy. Am I missing some deeper meaning that other people are seeing? Because all I’m seeing is a 30 year old woman sticking her ass out at the uncomfortable socially stunted 19 year old and the 19 year old forgiving her because he is a product of a grooming relationship and a toxic cycle. And the movie somehow acts like all of this is okay.
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Jennifer Lawrence, Andrew Barth Feldman - No Hard Feelings (2023)
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