No Strings Attached – ABC Film Challenge – Comedy – N – No Strings Attached – Movie Review
Director: Ivan Reitman
Writer: Elizabeth Meriwether (Screenplay)
Writer: Michael Samonek (Story)
Cast
- Natalie Portman (Leon)
- Asthon Kutcher (Dude, Where is My Car?)
- Kevin Kline (Dave)
- Cary Elwes (Saw)
- Greta Gerwig (Jackie)
Plot: A guy and girl try to keep their relationship strictly physical, but it’s not long before they learn that they want something more.
Runtime: 1 Hour 48 Minutes
There may be spoilers in the rest of the review
Story: No Strings Attached starts when Adam (Kutcher) and Emma (Portman) meet over the years but never have a relationship. Over another chance meeting, Adam and Emma hook up but Emma isn’t looking for a relationship.
This leads to an unusual offer put forward by Emma, they can just have no-strings sex whenever the other one wants. With an agreement that they go their separate ways if they get too close. The question is whether they can keep this up or not.
Verdict on No Strings Attached
No Strings Attached is a romantic comedy that explores the world of having a casual sex partner. It brings two people together who don’t want a relationship and who find themselves caught up in the middle of one, proving their theory doesn’t always work.
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Boston Strangler – ReviewThis does look to highlight a new way relationships work, but usually misses most of the comedy. The star of the show is Jake Johnson who gets all the funny lines and delivers them. Otherwise, this movie does feel like a lot of already dated comedy, while trying to bring to life a modern romance concept.
Final Thoughts – No Strings Attached is a lifeless comedy on modern romance.