In 'No Hard Feelings,' Jennifer Lawrence relishes playing a 'messy and chaotic' character

LOS ANGELES: It's a beloved rom-com trope: an irresponsible, irreverent and seemingly irredeemable man falls in love with a woman, setting him on the path to finally get his act together.

But in "No Hard Feelings," which hits theaters Friday, director Gene Stupnitsky sought to subvert those gendered expectations, with Jennifer Lawrence instead playing his dirtbag protagonist.