Basically…
A dark story of
love, jealousy and greed, set in 1930s North Carolina, George Pemberton’s
(Bradley Cooper) timber empire is affected when he marries Serena (Jennifer
Lawrence).
In other words…
Jennifer Lawrence
goes a bit psycho again.
The main men and leading ladies…
With an unflattering
hairdo and an even less flattering personality Lawrence fails to capture your
heart or trigger any emotion. A wooden performance from Cooper also leaves us
questioning where the spark has gone between our favourite on screen couple.
In the chair…
Known for her
romance films, but none of real note, Susanne Bier takes on this adaptation of
the Ron Rash novel. It won’t stand out on her CV though.
So…?
It’s hard to
remember the last time a film has left such an empty, cold impression as Serena
does. With a cast as golden as Lawrence and Cooper you go in wanting to like it
more than you care to on your way out. They do a lot of dramatic things but it never
quite feels dramatic. You know you should
be sympathising with George – and perhaps to an extent encouraged by Serena’s strength
to overcome sexism at that time – but you feel neither because they’re so wooden.
You never get deep into their world or develop a connection with any of the
characters, leaving you asking 'who cares' by the end.
Worth the money?
No, it's not worth your money or your time. In fact, why are you still reading this?
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