'No Hard Feelings' admirably attempts to do this one thing, but ultimately fumbles.
Editor's Note: The following contains spoilers for No Hard FeelingsComedy movies can often be a great way to secure some hysterical escapism for a couple of hours, but just like any other medium of cinematic expression, these features can also be an effective method to comment on the wider world moviegoers inhabit.
Initially, this animosity to the wealthy people that are turning Montauk into a nightmare is shockingly present in No Hard Feelings. It even informs Maddie Barker’s decision to answer a Craigslist ad from some rich parents asking somebody to “date” their teenage. In return, these parents will offer up a brand-new car, an item Barker needs.
When Does ‘No Hard Feelings’ Begin to Stumble? As No Hard Feelings continues its story, contempt for the rich and commentary on class inequality become noticeably less prominent in the story. The focus, very understandably, shifts onto gags emphasizing the drastically different personalities of Percy and Maddie. If the only problem here was that No Hard Feelings traded in class commentary for odd couple gags, there really wouldn’t be an issue.
More problematic is how Maddie’s financial woes end up getting solved in the span of one montage, which is a tragedy since the emphasis on her difficulties getting cash or making house payments was one of the best aspects of No Hard Feelings. Mainstream Hollywood features are so often so afraid to go anywhere near class or economic-related woes, so No Hard Feelings embracing how much basic money turmoil molds Maddie’s decisions truly felt novel.
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