Review of Friends with Benefits (2011) by Brendan C — 08 Apr 2013

Well a very formulaic, and clichéd chick flick but it still delivered a few laughs, and it was a decent movie. It is relatable, because it does talk about how sex always comes at a price, and how relationships are so stressful.

I am in high school, and everybody around me is always saying how being in a relationship is stupid, and it is unneeded stress. So it's kind of a good film in that sense, with a ton of sex. Justin Timberlake, and Mila Kunis make a good couple.

I could actually see them being with each other. The story is about two people who just came out of two break ups, who want to have sex, but don't want the stress of a relationship. So they become friends with benefits.

Probably a total of 8 minutes at least was them having sex or making out. They eventually start falling for each other as expected. Then the guy messes up, and ruins it, then gets her back like in every love story.

The film has some funny things like the opening scene where Justin Timberlake gets dumped. His girlfriend dumps him because he showed up late for a John Mayer concert, and they missed the song "Your Body is a Wonderland" because he showed up late.

I laughed at that because I am a huge John Mayer fan, and I thought I would be angry if I missed that song. Well I wouldn't be like she was, if my girlfriend showed up late and I missed that song because of her, but I would be pretty annoyed.

I thought it was funnier at the beginning of the film, then the part of the film that made it more of a chick click kicked in. It was still decent then however. I have a mental list of films that I would want to watch on a date, and this is on it, because girls like films like this.

I usually don't but this one is decent. This is definitely a date night film, or something you would watch with friends. It is not original, but it is entertaining, so that is why I say it is decent.

I don't have many more things to say about this, because it is kind of just basic entertainment. Maybe I didn't love it because I don't like Justin Timberlake, or Mila Kunis as actors.