While trying to avoid the clichés of Hollywood romantic comedies, Dylan and Jamie soon discover however that adding the act of sex to their friendship does lead to complications.
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Jamie (Mila Kunis) is a New York head-hunter trying to sign Los Angeles-based Dylan (Justin Timberlake) for her client. When he takes the job and makes the move, they quickly become friends. Their friendship turns into a friendship with benefits, but with Jamie's emotionally damaged past and Dylan's history of being emotionally unavailable, they have to try to not fall for each other the way Hollywood romantic comedies dictate. Written by
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When Jamie (Mila Kunis) is picking up Dylan (Justin Timberlake) up from the airport at the beginning of the film, she uses an old sign to write his name on it. The original name on the sign was O. Penderghast. This stands for Olive Penderghast whom Emma Stone played in Director Will Gluck's previous movie Easy A. Stone makes a cameo at the beginning of this film as Dylan's girlfriend. See more »
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When Dylan and Jamie are talking on top of the building, Jamie's hair goes back and forth from on her shoulders to completely behind her as the camera changes angles. See more »
Dylan (Timberlake) and Jamie (Kunis) meet when the former is on a trip to New York for a job interview. The two become friends, and after a cozy night on the bench, they decide to experiment with having a sex-only affair, i.e. to be 'friends with benefits'. At first this doesn't end well for both of them....
Despite the good title, the contents of this film are disappointing. For a romantic comedy the bear essence of the plot has potential, especially for the younger crowd. However, this only holds up the first half hour, after which it falls into a highly predictable string of poorly written scenes with overly cliché dialog. The lead actors, Timberlake and Kunis, are presumably only cast for their appearance, because they don't fit their role very well in terms of acting. The spark just isn't there. The rare interesting and/or funny scenes mainly involved the supporting cast, i.e. Woody Harrelson, Patricia Clarkson and Richard Jenkins, who make this film just slightly more memorable.
Kunis' mesmerizing eyes lured me to go watch this film. However, despite her stunning bodily appearance, it didn't stop me from feeling rather bored.
5/10
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Dylan (Timberlake) and Jamie (Kunis) meet when the former is on a trip to New York for a job interview. The two become friends, and after a cozy night on the bench, they decide to experiment with having a sex-only affair, i.e. to be 'friends with benefits'. At first this doesn't end well for both of them....
Despite the good title, the contents of this film are disappointing. For a romantic comedy the bear essence of the plot has potential, especially for the younger crowd. However, this only holds up the first half hour, after which it falls into a highly predictable string of poorly written scenes with overly cliché dialog. The lead actors, Timberlake and Kunis, are presumably only cast for their appearance, because they don't fit their role very well in terms of acting. The spark just isn't there. The rare interesting and/or funny scenes mainly involved the supporting cast, i.e. Woody Harrelson, Patricia Clarkson and Richard Jenkins, who make this film just slightly more memorable.
Kunis' mesmerizing eyes lured me to go watch this film. However, despite her stunning bodily appearance, it didn't stop me from feeling rather bored.
5/10