No Strings Attached

2011 "Friendship has its benefits."
6.2| 1h47m| R| en
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Emma is a busy doctor who sets up a seemingly perfect arrangement when she offers her best friend Adam a relationship with one rule: No strings attached. But when a fling becomes a thing, can sex friends stay best friends?

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Afouotos Although it has its amusing moments, in eneral the plot does not convince.
Usamah Harvey The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.
Aubrey Hackett While it is a pity that the story wasn't told with more visual finesse, this is trivial compared to our real-world problems. It takes a good movie to put that into perspective.
Loui Blair It's a feast for the eyes. But what really makes this dramedy work is the acting.
bjarias ..say what you will.. these guys are very good... it's the little repeated moments that prove the point.. and to be sooo young, and way above immensely talented, and to top it off standout beautiful.. it will be no questions a constant uphill struggle to keep your head screwed on on straight.. the film is fun (no wow writing credits) but the guys chosen to speak the lines well return their rewards.. it's one of the basic rom-coms in every sense of the term.. what makes this one better beyond the majority plays out on screen, as all these guys are just really fun to watch.. it's always a big debate.. casting or script... this one is an easy choice
acsbendi For starters, the answer for that question is because I expected a funny, light, sit-down-and-laugh comedy. But what'd I get? A boring, slow, and simply very bad teaching-movie-wannabe.I think the fact that I wanted to stop watching even after about 20 minutes kind of describes my image of this film. It was very hard to not do so, because the movie was full of boring, bad cut scenes which are often awkward, too. I could not laugh at all.I suspect the main problem here is that it wanted to be too serious. It certainly shouldn't have. The theme just doesn't allow that, at least not for a this kind of movie without a really surprising twist in the story. This is why the movie was so slow, instead of funny. This atmosphere spoiled the jokes. The creators must've felt it, and that's why they made a pathetic attempt after the actual ending (which, of course, is a predictable one).It also lacks a lot when it comes to the characters. They're very unnatural and badly depicted. The best example for that is Adam'coworker. I absolutely could not understand her part in the movie. The acting was also bad, but it hardly could've been better with other actors.Overall, I found this movie to be very artificial and empty. I advise you don't watch especially if you want a comedy. A better choice'd be Friends with Benefits of this kind.
normancaleb1 this was a movie about meaningless sex but for some reason was one of my favorite movies. It was well paced,thought out and extremely enjoyable. The casting choices for nearly every actor and actress was spot on and they fit there roles perfectly. The chemistry between Ashton Kutcher and Natalie Portman was amazing and they seemed so perfect for each other. They looked like the enjoyed working together and at times kept the movie together solely on there connection to each other. This film also had a great balance between crude humor and well thought out jokes that fit smoothly into the dialog of the story. One of the best movies I have seen by far and is just so enjoyable to watch. It is quite predictable but in such a good way. After watching it I wanted to watch it again because it was so enjoyable and funny.
leplatypus Well, this movie offers to change course of a relationship: usually, the couple meets, discovers each other and finally expresses their communion in an intimate relationship. Here, it's the opposite: they begin with intercourse and they want to achieve more. Well, this idea leaves me completely cold, as I don't want such experience. And what to say about a father and son sharing the same girl? It's a comedy and I'm supposed to laugh? And for sure, all the characters that fall ill go to the hospital where Nathalie works. No way for that BS...Then, the movie is the 8 462 512 same used cliché about i love you – i don't love you – i miss you... No way it happens like this in reality and i really don't understand why Hollywood keeps making such empty, disconnected movies?In addition, the story involves as usual, privileged families that have outstanding occupation: famous college, medical intern, movies assistant! For me, it's the sure choice to suffocate any emotions. At last, the casting is awful: Kuchner is among my list of worst actor ever: he hasn't changed since he ruined "a lot like love" with Amanda! Not a funny line, close to a slug. Now, Natalie is totally wasted here: when you make a movie about sex, you find the adequate actress (= Sharon Stone in "basic instinct"). Here, with all the deep intelligence and education Natalie has, i can't believe her drinking, having sex just for sex and saying the big words. She is much more worthy than this kind of character. The ice of the cake was to discover that it was a Reitman's movie! In conclusion, one of his worst and the same for Natalie!