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STUNNING Jennifer Lawrence At Serena Premiere,Gets Praise !
Variety Review of Serena - Lawrence excellent, film not so much 
first reviews about her performance came out today
From VARIETY...
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In the wake of her two collaborations with David O. Russell — for context, “Serena” was filmed between them — auds should no longer be surprised by Lawrence’s preternatural poise and inventiveness in roles for which she seems improbably, or at least prematurely, cast. While her fierce, heels-dug-in screen presence still can’t make sense of Serena’s all-too-sudden descent into madness, hers is still a performance of agile, angular daring, often toggling sweetheart and vixen personae in the space of a single scowl.
The Stanwyck comparisons lavished upon Lawrence’s Oscar-winning work in “Silver Linings Playbook” resurface here; she certainly looks every inch the Golden Age siren with her crimped vanilla locks and array of creamy silken sheaths that, true to vintage Hollywood form, never seem to get sullied in the wild. The star also makes good on her proven chemistry with Cooper, who acquits himself with stoic intelligence and a variable regional accent in an inscrutable role that, for its occasional flourishes of Clark Gable bravado, is equal parts hero, anti-hero and patsy
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http://variety.com/2014/film/reviews...na-1201326313/
VULTURE
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Given the ever-present backdrop of the lumber industry, headline writers the world over will be disappointed to hear that none of the film’s central performances could reasonably be described as wooden. Lawrence is as reliably engaged as ever, finding a convincing emotional path through even the shallowest of lines (to be fair, she’s had two X-Men movies’ worth of practice). Cooper, likewise, is un-showy but competent as Serena’s slowly unravelling husband George, a sturdy role that caps off his career-long quest to play as many Men With Responsibilities as possible. As an actor, Cooper has always been in his element lying in bed at night, staring at the ceiling and mulling over the difficult task at hand (whether that’s plagiarizing an unpublished novel in The Words or navigating the corruption of a local police department in The Place Beyond the Pines), and he gets plenty more chances to do so here.
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http://www.vulture.com/2014/10/seren...ey-cooper.html
Digital Spy
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The woman of the title (Lawrence, as Serena) instantly captures his heart and also offers him sage advice on how to run the business, immediately setting herself apart from the usual society ladies. She is a spirited gal yet there's an air of melancholy, too, stemming from a tragedy in childhood that wiped out her family.
Lawrence conjures all of that darkness and light with a finely tuned instinct.
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http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/movies/r...oSBQeFLArbctOT
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