Rag Mop

Rating: 6/10 (8 January 2016)

All I knew about Jennifer Lawrence was that she plays the lead in The Hunger Games, a genre that has absolutely no appeal for me and thus, by definition, I haven't seen. I did, however, read a positive review from a critic I tend to agree with on balance and on that basis I checked it out. There was a dodgy moment early on when Robert de Niro showed up and it soon became apparent he had a major role rather than a cameo; de Niro is someone I have always considered vastly overrated and his performance here did nothing to change my opinion. Jennifer Lawrence on the other hand turned out to be half-decent and acquitted herself quite well in what I suspect is a 'female kicks ass' role similar to the one she plays in The Hunger Games. There were some insights into the world of TV channels that exist solely for merchandising and on the whole it was painless.