Monday 7 March 2011

No Strings Attached (2011) 7/10

Starring : Natalie Portman, Ashton Kutcher, Kevin Kline, Cary Elwes, Greta Gerwig, Lake Bell
Director : Ivan Reitman
Running Time : 108 mins

Emma Kurtzman (Portman) and Adam Franklin (Kutcher) have bumped into each other frequently over the years since they first met in summer camp at the age of 15, so when Adam discovers that one of his exes is dating his dad, and Emma’s father dies leaving her an emotional pariah, they decide to start up a no-strings-attached, sex-only relationship.

There seem to be a few of these movies around at the moment, what with Friends With Benefits on its way in a few months. The idea for this movie is a simple one that, in many ways, has been done before, but Kutcher and – unusually in a comedy – Portman manage to keep the comedic moments alive while still intermingling dramatic moments.

You’ll like this if you liked : Love & Other Drugs

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