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The amusing can be credited to screenwriter Elizabeth Meriwether, who not only develops lead characters that are likeable, however has surrounded these individuals with a surprisingly rich supporting cast. There is not token best friend that gets all the lines. There's in fact a posse. Natalie Portman's Emma and Ashton Kutcher's Adam are surrounded by pals and co-workers that are very very funny without needing to turn to outrageous infantile humor. Heck, they all looked like they could be any of the naturally amusing people that I understand in the real world.
Adam and Emma fulfill cute as teens at summertime camp where his sheepish moves on Emma fall flat. The run into each other again at a frat party in college, then once more a few years later on. As always occurs in the movies, they are destined to wind up in the same state, in the very same town, at the same time. So when drunk and despondent Adam calls every phone number in his cell for a booty telephone call, he ends up waking up in Emma's Los Angeles flat surrounded by her roomies. Emma is now a workaholic physician, and Adam works as a middling minion in the television business. Emma doesn't have the time or energy for a real relationship, so she proposes that she and Adam come to be fuck-buddies. What guy would certainly decline?
I think it is intriguing that there is a string of "no strings affixed" sex comedies spilling into the theaters. And they all seemingly have the same twist (which is very little of a twist when they are all the same): In the modern take, it is the guy who falls for the non-committal woman initially. However where the similar setup of Love and Other Drugs failed from lack of chemistry between Jake Gyllenhaal and Anne Hathaway, Natalie and Ashton in fact make an attractive couple. Their quips seem natural, as well as though Emma is a bit over-the-top bristly whenever she thinks she is being conned into a relationshippy-type moment, she is still appealing. And who doesn't such as to see Natalie Portman have an occasional potty-mouth moment? That's right. We all like a smart girl that swears.
No Strings Attached does falter a bit. It struggles with energy towards the end as it comes under the predictable region of whether or not these enthusiasts should additionally be together for realz. Hollywood does constantly want the perfect kiss at the end. However until then, I was absolutely appreciating the ride. Along with excellent supporting turns by Greta Gerwig, Mindy Kaling, and Lake Bell (along with more uncomfortable appearances by Kevin Kline and Cary Elwes), No Strings Attached is funny escapism with an excellent cast that will not leave you feeling cheated after your two-hour fling at the movies.
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