Adapted from Ron Rash’s novel by Christopher Kyle, Serena re-teamed Lawrence and Cooper before Silver Linings Playbook even opened, two-and-a-half years ago. Since then it has been through at least three different edits on the search for distribution and it still has its problems, which is not to say that it is a mess. The glamorous stars are compelling and look dreamy in their period duds and out of them, in perhaps a few more sizzling sex scenes by firelight than are strictly necessary, and the landscapes are breathtaking.
We have great expectations of Lawrence and she does not disappoint, her Serena a fearless beauty in the Carole Lombard line who commands the respect of rough-hewn labourers in the logging camp, tames an eagle (literally and metaphorically) and is as irresistible as she is manipulative, cunning and dangerously jealous in her voracious love and desires. When she goes crazy you believe it.
Cooper achieves the near-impossible, making an entitled, macho man — who intends to hunt down the last of the panthers in the Carolinas— a resilient, striving figure rather to be admired and a sympathetic, classically flawed, tragic hero type. But you cannot possibly root for anyone (unless it’s that elusive cougar). They have fibre but lack morals. Instead you watch an inexorable spiral of awfulness the same involuntarily fascinated way you might peek through your fingers at a crash. Source: www.empireonline.com
Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper have become an onscreen power couple. The twosome kicked off their working relationship in "Silver Linings Playbook" and then re-teamed for "American Hustle." Now, the dynamic acting duo is paired in the new period piece "Serena" and will join forces once again in "Joy," out Christmas Day.
Jennifer spoke about the comfort level she has formed with her co-star: "That's why we did 'Serena.' We were doing 'Silver Linings' – that was our first movie together – and we just loved it," she told Access Hollywood at the "Serena" premiere on Saturday in New York City. "He makes me better and we just collaborate so well. It's very easy and amazing, so we were just like, 'We gotta do this again' and then it just hasn't stopped."
Bradley and Jennifer first hit the dance floor onscreen in 'Silver Linings Playbook' and return to the ballroom in "Serena." The actor credited that experience for helping to knock down any barriers between the two. "We had just done a pretty serious movie together and [when] you're dance partners, I think that broke the ice more than anything. Once we did that dance," he said. "I don't think we even thought about the sex scene… Cause there's nothing sexy about it."
His beautiful actress sarcastically teased him in response, "We get it. You didn't think I was sexy."
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