Out Friday, July 22nd
Justin Timberlake and Mila Kunis mostly naked?! Oh boy! I was lucky enough to attend an advanced screening of the new movie ‘Friends with Benefits’. Sound familiar? You may remember a movie called ‘No Strings Attached’; same idea, but not nearly as funny.
Not only is this a hot topic in the dating world, but my friends and I are always discussing this arrangement and whether or not it can ever work.
The premise: Justin’s character is emotionally unavailable; Mila’s character is emotionally damaged. So why can’t sex be like tennis?! You play the game, shake hands, and then go your separate ways!
But as my friends have decided over and over again, it just can’t be so simple. The two main characters start as friends but when sex is introduced, things get complicated, emotions get involved, and they begin to realize how different their relationship is.
All in all, this is a typical romantic comedy (with a spoof movie within the movie where they attempt to make fun of romantic comedies, this one starring Jason Segel and Rashida Jones). Kudos to the amazing supporting cast: Richard Jenkins as Justin’s father and Jenna Elfman as his sister, the beautiful Patricia Clarkson as Mila’s free-spirited mother, and of course Woody Harrelson as Justin’s gay coworker. There is also a cameo by a famous snowboard gold medalist playing himself as a somewhat deranged friend of Mila’s.
This film was somewhat predictable, but had some twists, steamy sex scenes, and some great humor! Flash mobs, Kris Kross, and so much more, I think this movie is definitely entertaining although my expectations are never very high for romantic comedies!
So do FWBs ever work out? Woody’s character summed it up best when he said “That NEVER works!”
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