Jennifer Lawrence Hosts 'Saturday Night Live;' What Did Critics Say? [VIDEO]
On Saturday, Jan. 19, "Saturday Night Live" made its long-awaited return to TV in a new airing hosted by Jennifer Lawrence.
The actresses’ appearance on the hour-long sketch comedy show came on the heels of a huge Golden Globes win but reviews are in and reports stated that her performance was a dud.
Just a week before, Lawrence received tons of flak from critics when she said “I beat Meryl” in her best actress acceptance speech for “Silver Lining Playbook.” Lawrence claimed viewers took her friendly jab the wrong way, saying it was actually a line from the 1990's film “First Wives Club.”
Unfortunately, Lawrence’s "SNL" appearance was not well received and the “The Hunger Games” actress found herself at the mercy of critics again.
Yahoo Movie Critic Thelma Adams said the actress stumbled on "SNL."
"Did the 'SNL' writers leave the Golden Globes winner and Oscar nominee Jennifer Lawrence hanging in the wind last night during her monologue?" she said. "It was no Oscar-worthy performance Stand-up takes another skill set and J. Law came across as a little stilted and high-school speechy, but also genuine and game."
The Huffington Post writer Mike Ryan said the odds were not in Lawrence's favor:
"They had a whole month off and that's what they come up with? I'm not a big support of that line of thinking. Planning for Saturday Night Live, like with any show, starts on Monday. I think the success of a show as more to do with chemistry and momentum than it does a long break. Regardless, Saturday night's Jennifer Lawrence-hosted edition of SNL was... not good.”
The stand-out sketch of the night was the opening monologue. Proving she’s game for anything, Lawrence took on her fellow Oscar competitors by trash talking them.
Lawrence mocked, “You’re about to get served," hurling a barrage of playful insults.
"Well, well, well. Look who it is. Jessica Chastain. More like, Jessica Chas-ain’t winning no Oscar on my watch!" she said.
Even 9-year-old Quvenzhané Wallis wasn’t spared: "The alphabet called. They want their letters back."
