This is yet another romantic comedy with a cookie-cutter plot, but it will make you laugh!
It is a very topical film, but serves its purpose which is to entertain.
I enjoyed the movie. There, I said it!
The description of the movie is incorrect.
there was one or two actually laugh-out-loud moments in there but the movie was still pretty meh overall
"We don't get to pick who we fall in love with, and it doesn't happen like it should."
I always get this confused with Friends with Benefits. After watching this I realized it was the other movie that I liked more haha. These 2 are charming actors, I just think the story isn't that great. It does have some funny moments though.
That was more fun than I expected. It ended quite sweet, and some nice fun moments. Easy watch.
There are a lot of "comedies", and "romantic" "comedies" that are crudely open about sex, and incorporate it into (attempts at) humor, and this is, of course, subjective, but this one struck the right balance to me, as just real enough, and just intelligent enough that I actually wasn't put off by it, and found the attempts humorous and somewhat charming. This works a lot better than most, overall, and it's only partially thanks to the great cast. I always think Olivia Thirlby is underutilized as a side character, but, other than that, the casting was spot on, but the writing is really tight as well. Not intelligent. This is a dumb romantic dramedy, but it uses its formula well.
It's a bit lighter in the intensity of its drama, and more general appeal that something like 5 to 7, and wraps up faster than the kind of elaborate journey of Definitely Maybe, so it's a bit more "basic", but I still call it a solid entry into a genre of mostly irredeemable tripe.
It's fine, nothing special but does have a good cast.
Why do Ashton Kutcher Movies have to start from past always ?!
The only thing worth watching in this movie is Natalie Portman.
J
I can't believe Hollywood really released the same movie twice in one year (this and friends with benefit). Anyway, friends with benefits approached this topic better and way more balanced.
It's cute. It's funny. It's a nice mindless rom-com for those of us who need a break from nominated films and blockbusters.
This was definitely one of the better romantic comedies on the market. The cast was top-notch, and Natalie Portman and Ashton Kutcher had strong chemistry together.
Revisiting this one and surprised at how well it stands up. The leads have great chemistry and the writing is solid (and funny!).
Natalie Portman is always a pleasure to watch and she really leant into this one. Genuinely gave those 'heart clench' moments I usually only get from good fiction.
In my opinion Jake Johnson, Lake Bell, Greta Gerwig and Mindy Kaling where the most interesting part of this movie - basically all the side characters. Natalie Portmans character was quite annoying. It did turn out to be an okay movie at the end. To be fair, the end credits were the funniest part of the movie.
"No Strings Attached" poses the question: Is it possible to have sex with someone without risking that you could fall in love with them? The answer is YES. It also poses the question: Is it possible to make a clichéd and hackneyed film that smells like ass? The answer is YES. A bland and dated mainstream romantic comedy, which attempts to give itself an edge through raunchy humor and language and situational comedy right from the 80's. Kutcher and Portman have no chemistry. That lack of understanding of how people interact with each other and this carries over to all of the relationships in the film. None of these actors feel like they enjoy each other. You get the sense that Natalie Portman hates everyone she is working with and it's this kind of energy that dominates the film and makes it so painful to watch. The audience sat there like statues for the film hoping they would maybe get a string You know we walk into the movie theater with open minds and goodwill and get hit by this and it's just an affront. It is incoherent, maddening and UN-funny. They had what? 25 million dollars to work out some kind of movie... How about 10 reasonably real moments? That would have been acceptable. They delivered zero. Excuse me? Hello?! I'm sorry Natalie, maybe you had the Oscar deal already dialed in but nonetheless, they're shooting real film here that people watch – Kutcher? You there? Was anybody there? Was Reitman around? What the hell is going on here? C'Mon folks! Let's step up to the plate. You're all getting a nice stack of cash – Can't you put just a little bit of work into it? Let's go! C'Mon Reitman! Snap snap. Wake the hell up kids! Time to pull the star out of your ass! EMBARRASSING!
Shout by C. S. C.BlockedParent2014-09-07T21:27:49Z
I'm surprised at how enjoyable this was. Very decent rom-com for a Sunday night!