Olour me impressed, or maybe I just have a thing for films set in beachtowns. This one unravels in Montauk, a hamlet within the state of New York, known for its touristy summers. The premise is somewhat ludicrous but that's also its major selling point (some would argue if it'll work just as good with the gender roles reversed?). It's about 32-year-old Maddie (a sizzling Jennifer Lawrence) trying to date 19-year-old Percy, in exchange for a car from his helicopter parents. JLaw's performance is a stark reminder that she needs to be cast a lot more in romantic/sex comedies. She's got the charm, the comic timing, and the looks.
The chemistry she shares with Andrew Barth Feldman is mostly what keeps the movie afloat - well, that plus the funny lines the film throws at you when you least expect them. The slapstick elements are what didn't really excite me (except for that "suplex", DAMN, that was SMOOTH AF) - the same struggled to work for me in Stupnitsky's Good Boys. Apart from the two leads, the writing doesn't lend much texture to the supporting characters; therefore, their small joys and victories don't seem to matter to us as much. Neither is the script interested in throwing any curveballs. That said, I totally had fun watching immature millennial JLaw snubbing Gen Z nerds and their "random wokeness" in a party scene, minus the physical joke at the very end of it.
P. S - I think this would've had a lot of fun outtakes. Why didn't they show 'em in the end credits?
The chemistry she shares with Andrew Barth Feldman is mostly what keeps the movie afloat - well, that plus the funny lines the film throws at you when you least expect them. The slapstick elements are what didn't really excite me (except for that "suplex", DAMN, that was SMOOTH AF) - the same struggled to work for me in Stupnitsky's Good Boys. Apart from the two leads, the writing doesn't lend much texture to the supporting characters; therefore, their small joys and victories don't seem to matter to us as much. Neither is the script interested in throwing any curveballs. That said, I totally had fun watching immature millennial JLaw snubbing Gen Z nerds and their "random wokeness" in a party scene, minus the physical joke at the very end of it.
P. S - I think this would've had a lot of fun outtakes. Why didn't they show 'em in the end credits?