JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE PLAYS DYLAN WHO GETS RECRUITED FOR A JOB IN NEW YORK BY HEADHUNTER JAMIE, PLAYED BY MILA KUNIS. THEY SOON BECOME BEST FRIENDS AND ONE NIGHT DECIDE TO ADD SEX WITHOUT ANY TIES TO THEIR FRIENDSHIP. THIS TURNS OUT TO BE A BAD IDEA, AND THE REST OF THE MOVIE IS HOW THE TWO DEAL WITH THEIR PROBLEM.
A ROMANTIC COMEDY THAT FOLLOWS ALL THE OLD CLICHES OF THE MANY ROM COMS BEFORE IT: THEY MEET, THEY GET ALONG, THEY HAVE SEX, THEY FIGHT, THEY GET BACK TOGETHER. I SUPPOSE THE HARDEST THING TO DO IN THESE TYPE OF MOVIES IS DELIVER THE STORY IN A DIFFERENT OR INTERESTING MATTER. THE MOVIE SORT OF FALLS FLAT HERE TOO, NOT REALLY GIVING US ANYTHING NEW, JUST THE SAME THINGS IN A DIFFERENT MANNER. SO THAT LEAVES IT UP TO THE ACTORS TO MAKE OR BREAK THIS MOVIE, AND I THINK TIMBERLAKE AND KUNIS DO MORE MAKING THAN BREAKING. THEY ARE A CUTE COUPLE AND ARE VERY BELIEVABLE AS FRIENDS AND ULTIMATELY LOVERS. TIMBERLAKE IS A COMPETENT ACTOR, BUT HE IS NEVER REALLY CHALLENGED HERE TO DO MUCH THAN LOOK CUTE AND EXPRESS SOME BASIC EMOTIONS. THE SAME THING CAN BE SAID ABOUT KUNIS. IN SUPPORTING ROLES ARE WOODY HARRELSON AS A GAY SPORTS EDITOR, JENNA ELFMAN AS DYLAN'S SISTER, PATRICIA CLARKSON AS JAMIE'S MOTHER AND RICHARD JENKINS AS DYLAN'S FATHER.
RATING 3 OUT OF 5
NO EXTRAS ON THE RENTAL DVD.
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