Ashton and Natalie can beat them in slogans "just sex" without any conditions, but Mila Kunis Justin Timberlake and do it better and more fun in Friends with benefits.
A strong contemporary romantic comedy for adults and especially co-written by Will Gluck Easy A director, bicoastal image goes a long way to bring sexy with a wet type has a high degree of presence of his son friendly.Not only must they deal with jokes pie safe, playful give and take, but, surprise, surprise, they also manage to present an extremely rare quality on the big screen: It is indeed a palpable chemistry between them. Even if the post-modern vehicle proves ultimately to be too close to the fault of them the same tired rom-com conventions, where check satirical fun, fresh-faced, attractive leads to inject vitality to win.
Vibe that should help the public to wipe out the original sense of déjà vu, and Screen Gems will release its own attractive.Immediately after the creation of a fast pace is the film set in New York and Los Angeles, Gluck dispenses with any creaky plot mechanics, which slows down the work at hand can be one of the hot-shot LA-media art director Dylan (Timberlake) and the Manhattan-based corporate headhunter Jamie (Kunis).
Not only adventure managed to convince Jamie to sit on the east coast for a dream concert the lead for the magazine GQ, which are entering each other's arms, among other body parts, even if the two are still recovering from relationship just ended.
Although Jamie and Dylan reciprocal declaration must strictly a physical relationship, damn if it fails to irritate the feelings of those creeping its way into the best laid plans, working with Keith Merryman and David Newman, acutely observed, casually at the current script, which he copied part, Gluck was clearly Vintage Hepburn-Tracy comedy sophisticated back of the head while working out the style and pace of production.
He also mines healthy - and deserved - laughs to mock the current situation in the romantic comedy with a studio model of film-in-the-film offers an unbilled Jason Segel and Rashida Jones and virtually no ' Cliche matter what ROM com under the sun.
But he also succumbs to many same place as the film progresses, including the staging not one but two sequences choreographed, a flash mob phenomenon YouTube has already felt his way since his first when Howie Mandel was the host of a hidden camera special earlier this year.An element of hypocrisy aside, Gluck not only relies on a great performance and Timberlake Kunis (fresh in their career best turn the Black Swan andthe Social Network), a crack supporting cast.
Woody Harrelson, easy to steal his handful of scenes connected office Timberlake, enthusiastic man of a gay man, at the same time, more and more reliable Patricia Clarkson shines as Kunis' misty-around-the-board, the aging of the year Groupie 70 and the mother. Jenna Elfman actually performed live Timberlake fed up with her older sister.
Opens: Friday, July 22 (Screen Gems)
Production Company: Castle Rock Entertainment, Zucker poles, Olive Bridge Entertainment.
Starring: Justin Timberlake, Mila Kunis, Patricia Clarkson, Jenna Elfman, Richard Jenkins, Woody Harrelson
Director: Will Gluck
Writer: Keith Merryman, David Newman, Will Gluck
Producers: Will Gluck, Martin Shafer, Liz Glotzer, Jerry Zucker, Janet Zucker
Executive Producer: Glenn S. Gainor
Photo: Michael Grady
Production Designer: Marcia Hinds
Musical Supervisor: Wende Crowley
Costumes: Renee Ehrlich Kalfus
Author: Tia Nolan
Rated R, 104 minutes.
