Jennifer Lawrence in "No Hard Feelings"

[Anonymous]

Matthew Broderick and Laura Benanti are helicopter parents who want to make sure their awkward 19-year-old boy sows his wild oats before starting college. So they place a Craigslist ad seeking a hot woman to seduce their son that summer and take his virginity. Hot, broke Uber driver Jennifer Lawrence answers the ad. Hilarity ensues:

“I read it, and I thought, ‘This is wild. Who is the woman that answers this ad?'” (Director Gene) Stupnitsky said. “And I thought, ‘Oh, that’ll be a great role for my friend Jennifer Lawrence.'”

“Gene read the Craigslist ad to me, and I died laughing,” Lawrence added. “I thought it was hilarious, but there wasn’t a script or anything. I just thought he had a funny idea. And then a couple years later, he handed me the funniest script I’ve ever read in my life.”

Why would the director think his good friend Jennifer Lawrence is perfect for the role of a woman entirely willing to enter into a transactional relationship where she predates on a young man and changes his life for the better? What makes him think his friend would be comfortable being portrayed as the predator in a sexualized relationship?

[Anonymous]

I don't know Jennifer Lawrence well enough to answer that question. We're not friends.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Matthew Broderick and Laura Benanti are helicopter parents who want to make sure their awkward 19-year-old boy sows his wild oats before starting college. So they place a Craigslist ad seeking a hot woman to seduce their son that summer and take his virginity. Hot, broke Uber driver Jennifer Lawrence answers the ad. Hilarity ensues:

“I read it, and I thought, ‘This is wild. Who is the woman that answers this ad?'” (Director Gene) Stupnitsky said. “And I thought, ‘Oh, that’ll be a great role for my friend Jennifer Lawrence.'”

“Gene read the Craigslist ad to me, and I died laughing,” Lawrence added. “I thought it was hilarious, but there wasn’t a script or anything. I just thought he had a funny idea. And then a couple years later, he handed me the funniest script I’ve ever read in my life.”

Why would the director think his good friend Jennifer Lawrence is perfect for the role of a woman entirely willing to enter into a transactional relationship where she predates on a young man and changes his life for the better? What makes him think his friend would be comfortable being portrayed as the predator in a sexualized relationship?

Wow - you really don’t have a sense of humor, do you?

[Anonymous]

Get a life!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Matthew Broderick and Laura Benanti are helicopter parents who want to make sure their awkward 19-year-old boy sows his wild oats before starting college. So they place a Craigslist ad seeking a hot woman to seduce their son that summer and take his virginity. Hot, broke Uber driver Jennifer Lawrence answers the ad. Hilarity ensues:

“I read it, and I thought, ‘This is wild. Who is the woman that answers this ad?'” (Director Gene) Stupnitsky said. “And I thought, ‘Oh, that’ll be a great role for my friend Jennifer Lawrence.'”

“Gene read the Craigslist ad to me, and I died laughing,” Lawrence added. “I thought it was hilarious, but there wasn’t a script or anything. I just thought he had a funny idea. And then a couple years later, he handed me the funniest script I’ve ever read in my life.”

Why would the director think his good friend Jennifer Lawrence is perfect for the role of a woman entirely willing to enter into a transactional relationship where she predates on a young man and changes his life for the better? What makes him think his friend would be comfortable being portrayed as the predator in a sexualized relationship?

Sweet Jesus. It’s an acting role, OP. A comedic acting role.

[Anonymous]

I mean really nobody here has ever had sex with someone out of sheer charity?

[Anonymous]

I kept getting Can’t Buy Me Love vibes.

I heard JL did her own nude scenes.

[Anonymous]

Because she would make the character believable, likable and fun to watch? Don't worry; I don't think parents would do this IRL for a female teenage daughter if that is your concern?

[Anonymous]

It was so good I fell asleep.

[Anonymous]

I saw this movie. It’s a far cry from The Graduate. The funny scenes were what the trailer showed and I can see people taking issue with an adult 30 plus woman having a transactional sexual relationship with an 18 year old on high school. I’m actually surprised it didn’t get major backlash.

[Anonymous]

No comments on whatever she did to her face?

[Anonymous]

This movie was really funny. She was great in it - everyone was.

[Anonymous]

We watched this last night and laughed so much. Loved it but did find the relationship to be creepy and strange. No one in the town thought it was weird seeing their friend with a 19 year old? Travis?

[Anonymous]

I actually really liked this movie and thought she was great in it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We watched this last night and laughed so much. Loved it but did find the relationship to be creepy and strange. No one in the town thought it was weird seeing their friend with a 19 year old? Travis?

Everyone thought it was weird! That's part of what made the movie so funny.

I could not stop laughing when the college kids were calling her ma'am at the Princeton party.