In "No Hard Feelings," Maddie and Percy's friendship may face challenges due to distance, but they will always remember how they helped each other. By the end of the story, both characters have grown and moved on to new aspects of their lives, getting a boost from their relationship with one another. Jennifer Lawrence's performance in "No Hard Feelings" could signal a career shift into more comedic roles.

Jennifer Lawrence made her debut in a full-fledged comedy, and No Hard Feelings’ ending takes a heartfelt turn as the characters move past their hurdles. The film, directed by Gene Stupnitsky from a screenplay he co-wrote with John Phillips, is focused on Lawrence’s Maddie, a Montauk local who is hired to bring the introverted 19-year-old Percy out of his shell before he goes off to Princeton. Billed as a raunchy comedy, No Hard Feelings has plenty of emotional beats and...