No Hard Feelings
Columbia Pictures | Release Date: June 23, 2023 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Mixed or average reviews based on 50 Critic Reviews
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91
ColliderNate RichardJun 21, 2023
Lawrence flexes her comedy muscles in both her dialogue and physical comedy, taking some bold swings with some of the things she does on screen, and it pays off extremely well. Read full review
80
Film ThreatJason DelgadoJul 6, 2023
I love the chemistry between Lawrence and Feldman. The comedy is funny and unafraid, and importantly, it has a heart and emotion that works. We need more movies like No Hard Feelings. Read full review
80
Arizona RepublicAmanda LubertoJun 25, 2023
Lawrence delivers a performance that’s long overdue. She finally gets an opportunity to show off her comedic chops and her biting humor and executes it with years of dramatic acting in her bag. She is brash yet warm, making this character extremely believable. Read full review
78
Austin ChronicleAlejandra MartinezJun 22, 2023
Overall, No Hard Feelings is a breezy, welcome return to the sex comedy, even if it’s a bit more tempered than it would have you think. It’s a breath of fresh air that hopefully signals a change for the better, bolder, and filthier in mainstream cinema. Read full review
75
PolygonJoshua RiveraJul 19, 2023
Sometimes, for a good time, all you need is a great actor and a story that seems like a real bad idea. Read full review
75
St. Louis Post-DispatchKatie WalshJul 15, 2023
There simply aren’t enough female dirtbags in cinema, so Lawrence’s Maddie Barker — Uber driver, surly bartender and pissed-off Montauk townie — is a refreshing character. Read full review
75
The AtlanticShirley LiJun 26, 2023
No Hard Feelings is not about to usher in a new era in mainstream sex comedies—it is, however, a delightful showcase for Lawrence’s movie-star verve. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleJun 22, 2023
Basically, No Hard Feelings is everything you like about Jennifer Lawrence, brought together in one movie and then magnified: her down-to-earth irreverence, her comic timing, her idiosyncratic naturalness and her unexpected sensitivity. Read full review
75
Boston GlobeOdie HendersonJun 22, 2023
Ultimately, No Hard Feelings is the story of two people who are afraid of life for different reasons, and how they help each other lose that fear. I’ve heard complaints that it sacrifices filth for feelings. To those folks, I say — you can always watch “Porky’s” instead. Read full review
75
Entertainment WeeklyDevan CogganJun 22, 2023
No Hard Feelings is a welcome addition to a dwindling genre — and a reminder that Lawrence is one Hollywood's best (and funniest) leads. Read full review
75
The Film StageGabrielle MarceauJun 22, 2023
If No Hard Feelings lacks outrageousness and transgression, it is surprisingly nuanced and sensitive. Read full review
75
Chicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperJun 21, 2023
In the hands of director and Stevenson High School grad Gene Stupnitsky (“Good Boys”), who co-wrote the screenplay with John Phillips, this is a hit-and-miss romp with just enough wit and heart to carry the day over the utterly predictable plot and the occasional bit of physical comedy that misses the mark. Read full review
75
Chicago TribuneMichael PhillipsJun 21, 2023
This relaxed, agreeable comedy, filmed near but not in Montauk, works because the stars make it work, and the premise — a little hoary — doesn’t sweat the logic part. Lawrence has fantastic timing and a kind of take-it-or-leave-it confidence that energizes a formulaic comedy. Read full review
72
Paste MagazineTara Bennett Jun 21, 2023
No Hard Feelings may be marketed as just a raunchy, 2000s-era throwback comedy, but Lawrence and her co-star, Andrew Barth Feldman, elevate it into something more. Read full review
70
New York Magazine (Vulture)Bilge EbiriJun 25, 2023
For all its breeziness, No Hard Feelings stays with you because its central dynamic feels so surprisingly honest. Read full review
70
CNNBrian LowryJun 23, 2023
Part French sex comedy, part “American Pie”-like coming-of-age story, this raunchy vehicle for Jennifer Lawrence also possesses darker and deeper streaks that elevate it above its “Pretty. Awkward.” posters. Read full review
70
Vanity FairRichard LawsonJun 22, 2023
No Hard Feelings is a nice comedy, courting taboo here and there but largely rounded out with sweetness. It’s an amiable time at the movies—but I was hoping for more of a shock. Read full review
70
Wall Street JournalKyle SmithJun 22, 2023
Uneven though it is . . . No Hard Feelings devises some smart new twists for the teen sex comedy while expertly counterbalancing Mr. Feldman’s doe-eyed innocence with Ms. Lawrence’s vamping. Read full review
70
The New York TimesGlenn KennyJun 21, 2023
Lawrence is a consistently incandescent screen presence, and her role lets her run through her greatest performative hits, so to speak. She’s goofily sexy, poignantly wide-eyed and retains a beaming, you-can-deny-her-nothing smile. Read full review
70
Screen RantGraeme GuttmannJun 21, 2023
No Hard Feelings is a dual coming-of-age story hidden inside a raunchy comedy that, despite its faults, is both sweet and hysterical, with a chaotic performance from Lawrence that shows the actress can do just about anything. Read full review
70
TheWrapTomris LafflyJun 21, 2023
This light pick-me-up of a flick is as eager to please as Lawrence is to show off her luminous physical comedy skills, elevated by the star’s fiery comic timing and effortless drollness. Read full review
70
SlashfilmJosh SpiegelJun 21, 2023
No Hard Feelings is enjoyable because Jennifer Lawrence is still one of the most delightful actresses of her generation. (At one point, another character dryly dubs her "America's sweetheart," but the moniker does kind of fit in a sincere way.) She's well matched by Andrew Barth Feldman here; their performances are what make this film work. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterLovia GyarkyeJun 21, 2023
This airy and refreshingly low-stakes comedy will have you steadily chuckling, if not necessarily rolling on the floor laughing. But it also has a surprising amount of heart. Read full review
68
The Film VerdictAlonso DuraldeJun 21, 2023
If contemporary American cinema insists on having its cake and eating it when it comes to mixing the sour and the sweet, at least a film like No Hard Feelings spotlights the ability of an actor like Lawrence to deliver both with complete sincerity. Read full review
67
Original-CinKim HughesJun 23, 2023
If you can get past the faintly ridiculous-slash-icky premise, underscored by the film’s double-entendre title, No Hard Feelings plays its broad comedy gamely and with some snappy dialogue to boot, albeit much given away in the trailer. Read full review
67
ConsequencePaolo RagusaJun 22, 2023
No Hard Feelings ends up belonging to Andrew Barth Feldman, who very soon may be one of Hollywood’s go-to leading men (following his year-long stint as the titular role in Dear Evan Hansen). Despite the script’s slightly jumbled ending, Feldman aces his character’s transformation, and finds dozens of moments to truly shine. Read full review
67
The A.V. ClubMurtada ElfadlJun 21, 2023
Jennifer Lawrence proves, once again, that she can carry a film by the sheer force of her on-screen magnetism and performance agility. Read full review
63
ReelViewsJames BerardinelliJun 23, 2023
It often tries too hard for laughs and gets cringes instead. Lawrence and Feldman play well off one another, but the movie needs more than that chemistry to be an unqualified success. Read full review
63
The Associated PressJake CoyleJun 21, 2023
While No Hard Feelings finally gives Lawrence (also an executive producer) a platform for some of the slapstick humor she’s so good at, it also feels like she’s been inserted into the framework of a quite male coming-of-age rom-com/fantasy. Read full review
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