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Shot between Silver Linings Playbook and American Hustle , Serena sadly represents the runt in the recent litter of Jennifer Lawrence/Bradley Cooper couplings. Every bit as exciting as a story of lumber milling in Depression-era America sounds, Susanne Bier’s adaptation of Ron Rash’s 2008 novel starts off dull and ends …

Kevin Bacon as a mutant Nazi! Rose Byrne in her pants! Nicolas Hoult done up like Sully from Monsters, Inc! And these aren’t even the best things about Matthew Vaughn’s vibrant, sprawling, ensemble origin story (well, maybe the Bacon bits…). A franchise reboot reminiscent of JJ Abrams’ 2009 Star Trek …