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Pristine
I was positively surprised. This was the first film ever where I didn't dislike Mila Kunis. Her raspy voice has deepened through the years, which has played a key part in annoying me before. Her character was absolutely wonderful, compared to the average chick-flicks out there, witty, fast-paced and well-written.Justin Timberlake on the other hand... his character was surprisingly bland, although I'm not sure whether that's because he was the counterpart to Mila Kunis (seriously, he just doesn't have nearly enough character and charisma compared to her), or if just bad writing.
I knew there's never going to be a romcom without the usual ending where they fall in love and end up together and hold hands until end credits roll and walk towards sunset over happily ever after, but even though in the dialogue they kept making jokes about romcoms and the cliche ending of boy getting the girl, I was disappointed that they decided to end the film in the way they kept mocking this whole time. If it was supposed to be satire, I didn't see any.
The real problem I have with these chick flicks, not this one specifically, is that they fuel the illusion of casual sex becoming a serious relationship. It's an illusion which in real life will not ever happen, or happens as often as winning the lottery, so virtually nonexistent. Chick flicks keep giving these pipe dreams to romantic girls and women who want to believe in something which at best is the fastest way to break your heart, at worst... One day you wake up in a shitty job, supporting two kids with different dads who're never there and still hope for the white knight to sweep you off your feet.
Newsflash: That will never happen. Stop substituting your own dreams with chick flicks. There's no magic that'll turn a hookup into a husband.
Also, this applies to women and men alike. If someone wants you only for a booty call, that is not love, and will not turn into love. Stop fooling yourself.
Victorialie
WAY better than No Strings Attached, but still a waste of time. Dialogue is overkill and the movie tries to hard.. I wasn't convinced by Timberlake or Kunis and actually found myself more bummed that the other guy Kunis character had an encounter with was an asshole, than I was when the leads hit some rocky ground.oblomov
10% fun, 20% obnoxious, 20% product placement, 50% naked people engaging in shitty dialogue.tessaleonie
This was horriblePatchouliNyaa
The only friends with benefits I have get working tax credits and income support.Angellike
Surprisingly good feel-good/chick-flick. Obviously it includes a fair amount of clichés and happy coincidences but it's still quite enjoyable.StigAnder
Messy. Timberlake needs to do something other than just having fun and being himself in movies. And since when is referencing and talking about apps and Youtube funny?Suzanne
Better than I expected, but still pretty bad.xxNicollable
I don't know, maybe I was already kinda biased because I saw No Strings Attached first, but I really disliked Friends With Benefits. The story just seemed incredibly fake to me and the acting and the dialogues were just really bad.Even though I like Justin Timberlake as well as Mila Kunis, both did a poor job on this one.
I think it could have been a whole lot better.
Cuz
Well, no strings attatched was much better. I just couldnt help hating the characters, just plain boring.katter
Wouldn't go so far as to say that I liked it... but I didn't hate it as much as I wanted to.C0D3M4N
a very pleasant movieScratch47
Fun and funny. Deftly sidesteps many of the genre cliches whilst tipping a hat to them. Good performance from the two leads in particular. I liked it!mook
A sexy Kunis and likeable Timberlake star in a self-aware, superior RomCom - much better than I expected. 8/10.Follow me on Twitter @LastFilmSeen
JG94
Nice Movie at the start, but at the End, the movie takes all the cliches, and it turns boring.Apart from that, I laugh, it is a good movie, but is full of cliches like NY vs LA, and that kind of stuff, sometimes is funny, but (How I have just said), at the end is boring.
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