Jennifer Lawrence definitely shines in this. She gets to do a lot of great physical comedy but she can reel it in for the more quieter moments too. If you're going to see the movie for one reason, it should be her. There is a lot of good jokes in there, again elevated by Jennifer's performance, and also surprisingly heartfelt too. Sometimes, it did cross over and become a little too over the top and would pull me out of the film. Like, I get Percy is supposed to be awkward (and I'm not sure whether intentional- maybe on the autism spectrum) but their first interaction for example he just straight up doesn't seemed interested in her at all, it just feels a little weird that he like suddenly switches and is like "Date tomorrow?". I also just didn't think Laura Benanti or Matthew Broderick were funny. They were the weak links.
Overall though I thought it was pretty good. I didn't have the biggest expectations going in and I had a pretty good time watching it.
Overall though I thought it was pretty good. I didn't have the biggest expectations going in and I had a pretty good time watching it.