Review of No Strings Attached (2011) by Jonnyfendi — 15 Mar 2011
There are only two reasons you go to watch thiz movie. First bcoz of BLACK SWAN (2010), you want to see Natalie Portman! Or you are one of those who think Ashton Kutcher is cute! The story follows Adam (Kutcher) and Emma (Portman) who are friends since childhood.
Somehow they promise to use each other for physical reason which is sex! It is exactly what Anne Hathaway did with Jake Gyllenhaal recently in LOVE AND OTHER DRUGS (2010). They want sex, but in the process to that they find something more special.
Kutcher has fun and easy-going character (where he did just well most of the time). On the other hand, Portman gives a balancing to their interaction. It is good, not bad at all for sure, but it is like using big Bazooka to kill a little bird, completely waste of talent.
The movie comes from the Director who is the father of GHOSTBUSTERS (1984) and Arnie KINDERGARTEN COP (1990). The fun factor is still on the air for about half hour of the beginning, we could still feel the excitement and freshness, afterwards the movie becomes a never-ending boredom.
In my note, what happened to modern Rom-Coms nowadays, it is almost impossible, making movie without raising Gay Issues. For example in thiz movie, one of Portman best friends is gay, and so with one of Kutcher best friends also has gay parents.
Another factor that occurs to most of modern Rom-Coms lately is the use of vulgar words and irreverent dialogue, it is totally unbearable, including thiz one. By the way, if you came to see Portman being naked in the first place.
Well, instead of that, you get Kutcher being naked! It is pretty ugly for the one who expects more. One good evidence of the situation that describes you fell when no strings attached.
This review of No Strings Attached (2011) was written by Jonnyfendi on 15 Mar 2011.
No Strings Attached has generally received mixed reviews.
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