From time to time I do secretly enjoy a good romantic comedy. I have my moments of being a hopeless romantic who loves happy endings. I've been quite disappointed with the last few that I have seen. This mishmash of trailers pretty much describes it all...
What is this world coming to when quality actresses like Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis who just came out of the Academy Award winning movie Black Swan actually think it's a good idea to take roles like these? I honestly do not understand.
I watched No Strings Attached from the comfort of my bed where I no one else could witness me watching such an embarrassing choice for my evening entertainment. I had high expectations that this wasn't going to be your average romcom since it had Natalie Portman in it. I should have realized that since it has Ashton Kutcher starring in it; of course it was going to be like all of the others.
I just saw Friends with Benefits two days ago thanks to securing two tickets to a free, early screening (courtesy of being on the mailing list from old job.) I figured why pass up an opportunity to see a movie in advance and without having to spend a penny. I brought along my friend Jackie and were both surprised that we actually wound up liking it more than we had expected to. It was actually quite funny. Part of this could have been due to the crowd effect...You tend to laugh more at things when those around you are also laughing along, but I honestly think that even if I would have watched this movie alone in my apartment that I still would have laughed at loud from time to time. What was frustrating however is that at the end of the film I felt like I had basically just watched No Strings Attached all over again. Definitely not very original, but if you fall victim to liking romcoms from time to time...This one is one of the funnier ones that I have seen.
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