Review of No Strings Attached (2011) by Sh831994 — 16 Feb 2011

"A movie about sex friends starring Natalie Portman? I'm in!" Yeah, that was my initial reaction after seeing the first trailer. After seeing some TV Spots, I thought this movie would turn out pretty good.

But after actually seeing this movie, it wasn't as good as I had hoped. Lets start with the good. The acting. Natalie Portman and Aston Kutcher do fine in their respective roles. Both of their small groups of friends are hilarious.

I really liked them. The movie itself was funny at times, but just not enough to make me laugh as much as a movie like Zombieland(one of my favorite comedies ever). On to the bad. Where Ashton's character works sucks.

All the characters there are annoying and/or stupid as hell. Also, the movie really began to drag at points, especially near the end. I was just sitting there for the last ten minutes saying to myself "Shouldn't it be just about ovr by now?" Those pacing issues really hurt this movie a lot.

Overall, No Strings Attached is an OK rom-com that I wouldn't buy on Blu-ray or watch on HBO, it's just something to watch on a weekday when you got nothing else going on.