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36 of 40 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Who Needs Love? Let's Just Have Sex!,
By The film is not realistic in any way, shape, or form, but that's just stating the obvious because we don't go to movies like this looking for meaning or truth. It tells the story of Adam and Emma (Kutcher and Portman), who first met as teenagers in summer camp and saw each other off and on over the next several years. In the present day, they live in Los Angeles, Adam an assistant on a TV series that crosses "Glee" with "High School Musical," Emma a doctor at UCLA. They have successfully maintained a friendship, although there's always a flash of jealousy whenever one of them shows up with a significant other. When Adam's girlfriend dumps him for his father (Kevin Kline), he goes on a bender, makes several phone calls to women he knows ... and wakes up in Emma's apartment, naked and surrounded by Emma's friends and fellow residents. No sex took place the night before. The morning after, however, Adam and Emma suddenly drop their defenses and just go for it. That's when they decide to take a stab at being friends with benefits; they will use each other for sex at any time of the day, but they won't commit to anything long-term. Surprisingly, this comes at the insistence of Emma, who for reasons left a little obscure is frightened by serious relationships. This is made clear in her habit of texting Adam rather than seeing him in person, a trend that has become all too real in today's smart phone society. I'll stop short of saying this movie is sending a message about technology limiting social interaction, although there are hints of it all throughout. No more of the plot needs to be described. It goes through the motions and ends exactly the way we expect it to end. There are, however, a couple of side characters that deserve to be mentioned. One of the best is Adam's on-set colleague, Lucy (Lake Bell), who's deeply neurotic and talks at a hundred miles an hour. Making this kind of character likeable is next to impossible, and yet Bell pulls it off, probably because she understood that there's a fine line between comedy relief and annoyance. And then there are Adam's best friends, played by Chris Bridges and Jake Johnson; they aren't given all that much to do, but you can count on them for a few good male-oriented one-liners. Kline is somewhat underutilized as Adam's father, a former TV star who does drugs as if it was the 1970s and has a thing for much younger women. He's mostly just a counterpoint to his son, a way for the audience to see what Adam should not do when it comes to meeting and loving the opposite sex. One of the film's funniest scenes is in Emma's apartment, where she and her girlfriends - along with one gay man - spend the night together in the throes of menstrual agony. Knowing they're all on the same cycle, Adam stops by with a box full of cupcakes. He also gives Emma a period-specific mix CD, with titles I probably can't repeat for the purposes of this review. There's also a moment when Emma gives Adam a Valentine's Day card, which reads, "You give me premature ventricular contractions." I laughed hard. But then again, I was raised by registered nurses who specialized in cardiology, so I probably have an unfair advantage. Reitman made the right choices in the casting of Kutcher and Portman, for they have that compatibility movies like this require. Kutcher is especially enjoyable and plays what may be the warmest, most caring role of his entire career. Portman is also a natural fit for this movie, which is surprising given her latest stint as a mentally ill ballerina; it's good for even the most dedicated and serious of actors to reveal that they do in fact have a sense of humor. "No Strings Attached" is by no means a great movie, and it will never be in the same league as "Ghostbusters" and "Ghostbusters II," my two favorite Reitman comedies. But if you're in the mood for a conventional lightweight romantic comedy, this movie gets the job done nicely.
7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Awesome,
Ashton Kutcher and Natalie Portman are completely adorable in this movie. I would watch it over and over again. I can't wait until it comes out on DVD. Very cute movie with this situation of 'no strings attached' theory. I highly recommend for a girls night out movie!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Cute!,
This review is from: No Strings Attached (DVD)
I gave this movie an 8/10 simply because it will keep you laughing the majority of the time. Sure the ending is predictable and a few of the background actors deliver lackluster performances but Natalie Portman and Ashton Kutcher fit very nicely together as the main characters, you could really tell they had fun working together.
I see a lot of other reviews criticizing Portman for "stooping to this level" and I'm not too sure why, maybe they didn't go see it in the right frame of mind...this movie is what it is, a romantic comedy about two friends who decide to take their relationship to the next level without having any of the commitments and "duties" of being an actual couple, that's what the trailers showed it as, that's what the actors described it as, nothing was a surprise...she did a cute, funny romantic comedy, it's not like she dove head first into the adult film industry. Will this movie be nominated for awards, probably, will it win, probably not, but overall it was cute, it was funny, and I left the theater feeling like the $10 I paid for a ticket was well worth it. by OompaLoompa8816 (United States)
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5.0 out of 5 stars
I Love Romantic Comedies!
Really cute, fun movie! I don't rate movies like it's supposed to be the movie of the year! The acting was Great lots of laughs....I rented it at home....and now I'm BUYING it! (0=
Published 13 hours ago by Donna's Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
Gives you butterflies!
This is the perfect girl movie! Natalie Portman and Ashton Kutcher are so good together, they could be a real life couple.
Published 16 hours ago by Stephanie L. Hall
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great chemistry and wonderful acting make for a fun movie
Romantic comedies are really not my cup of tea, yet I do watch them occasionally. Hubby rented No Strings Attached last night, and we settled down for what I assumed would be...
Published 1 day ago by z hayes
4.0 out of 5 stars
A very funny chick-flick that both men and women will enjoy. Nothing new but still very entertaining. I say B+
Can you really ever be just "friends with benefits"? After a drunken adventure ends with Adam (Kutcher) naked on Emma's (Portman) couch they decide to strike a deal.
Published 3 days ago by Tony Heck
3.0 out of 5 stars
A waste of good talents
All the ingredients for a fine contemporary comedy are here, including a pertinent theme (the difficulty of finding love amid career obligations and easy sex) and an assortment of...
Published 4 days ago by JoshuaRM
5.0 out of 5 stars
"Great Romantic Comedy"
Ashton Kutcher is known for his many starring roles in several Hollywood romantic comedies and "No Strings Attached" is his latest.
Published 4 days ago by Terry Richard
4.0 out of 5 stars
PORTMAN WAS GREAT
Let us make no mistake about this film. It is a five star chick flick. There won't be a woman with a dry eye in the house. For guys, it might rate 3 stars at the highest.
Published 7 days ago by Michael Ledo
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fun, rated R romcom, great BD package deal overall
I prefer romcoms to be rated R for so many reasons, most of all because of what this film allowed in everyone being able to cuss and talk about relationships honestly - and for...
Published 8 days ago by Steve Kuehl
5.0 out of 5 stars
Best Movie Ever!!
This is one of my favorite movie ever made! I loved it! Ashton and Natalie are the best! It is funny and witty. They are great together and it is a very entertaining movie!
Published 11 days ago by Jennie
1.0 out of 5 stars
Horrid
This movie just plain stinks, there is no catchy story, nothing remotely funny at all about it. Also people wanted to see these to Hollywood stars going at it, well you barely see...
Published 1 month ago by W. freeman
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