No Hard Feelings

No Hard Feelings

On the brink of losing her childhood home, Maddie discovers an intriguing job listing: wealthy helicopter parents looking for someone to “date” their introverted 19-year-old son, Percy, before he leaves for college. To her surprise, Maddie soon discovers the awkward Percy is no sure thing.

  • Released: 2023-06-15
  • Runtime: 103 minutes
  • Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
  • Stars: Jennifer Lawrence, Andrew Barth Feldman, Laura Benanti, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Hasan Minhaj, Kyle Mooney, Alysia Joy Powell, Scott MacArthur, Jordan Mendoza, Matthew Broderick, Natalie Morales, Matt Walton, Amalia Yoo, Quincy Dunn-Baker, Matthew Noszka, Zahn McClarnon
  • Director: Gene Stupnitsky
 Comments
  • lisafordeay - 20 June 2024
    A real surprise of a gem
    No Hard Feelings is a 2023 romantic comedy starring Jennifer Lawrence,Andrew Barth Feldman,Matthew Broderick, Ebon Moss Bacharch and Laura Benanti.

    The story follows a woman named Maddie Barker(Lawrence)who is about to lose her home and her car due to having no income. So she gets hired by Mrs and Mr Becker(Benanti and Broderick) to date their teen son Percy(Feldman) who is socially awkward and they will give her a Teasla. But will romance blossom between Percy and Maddie?.

    The story was predictable, the cast was good and the chemistry with Jennifer and Andrew was grand. If you love Failure to Launch then this film is for you.

    Good film.
  • PostcardsFromEden - 4 May 2024
    I hope this film ages horribly - it'll show that we have progressed.
    No Hard Feelings is a film that really should be left in the dustbin of the 2000s, but the fact that it was made only last year, shows the worrying attitudes to sexuality, and misandry still prevalent in media today. I would have given 0 stars if I could.

    The plot revolves around Jennifer Lawrence (Maddie Barker), who is 32 in this. She is needing money to stop bankruptcy, answers an ad for a car in exchange to date and have sex with a 19 year old, Percy Becker (played Andrew Feldman). The ad is put out by his parents, who see him as needing this before going off to college. It's already enough that this is borderline grooming. The film portrays this as funny, when it is certainly not.

    The first scene together is very uncomfortable, and involves Jennifer looming Percy to her car, and kidnapping him for sex at her house. He is seen as the crazy one for carrying pepper spray and protecting himself with it, after all the film uses the dangerous notion that men will always want sex, and it must be pushed on them, because a man saying no is clearly just lying.

    This is also not the only scene where male sexual assault is seen as funny. This is seen when Lawrence is angry when Percy says no to having sex after being taken skinny dipping. She is visibly angry and upset after being told no. She then storms off and takes his clothes. This is all played as a joke ( ha ha sexual assault is funny).

    I will admit that the film had potential, it could have been a sweet film about how it's okay to not date and be yourself, and going at your own pace with certain things. That could have been a good message, however this is thrown out the window, for the far more important aspect of depicting Jennifer Lawrence completely nude in a fight scene for some reason. There is no need for it, other than just for sexual gratification. "Comedy", where is the comedy in that scene. It was sexualised nudity just because you could.

    There is normalisation of destructive and hedonistic habits - including the drinking culture of American colleges, with it being seen as necessary, with Percy being told to "drink his medicine" in a bar, even when it is clear he does not want to.

    There is also a borderline rape scene, where Percy tries to have sex with Becky, but it feels like he was being forced into a corner with it. That scene is also sort-of played for laughs.

    The movie portrays the worst parts of society as just normal, rather than trying to change it or prevent the glamorisation of it. Its attitudes on male sexuality are outdated and borderline dangerous, and should be left in the American Pie era of movies. There was a chance of a heart-warming film that championed individuality and saying no to peer and societal pressure, but shoehorned in nude Jennifer Lawrence was just far more important.

    You could say that the depictions of male sexuality in this are so stale that the American Pie is now rotting. That's a slight misnomer. It was rotten from the day it was fresh from the oven.
  • bryanpsweeney - 16 April 2024
    Shocked by how good it was
    I'm a 26 year old dude who probably leans a bit more to the introverted side (when it comes to women at least), so theres a chance I liked it more than others since I found the main character relatable, but i legitimately think its a really good movie.

    I'm not typically into romcoms either, but I thought I'd give this one a try since I was looking for a non-serious movie to watch one day after work, and I was really pleasantly surprised not just by the story, but the acting and the humor. J-Law and ABF are both outstanding in this movie. The humor was actually funny and some of the scenes were outrageous, but in a good way. It's a satisfying ending, ABF also drops a fire cover of maneater halfway through. I think this movie in general is super underrated and deserves more praise.

    (PS mom and dad if you're reading this, please set me up with Jennifer Lawerence)