Review of No Strings Attached (2011) by Ruslan M — 28 Jan 2012

A perfectly disposable, plotless, cliched, and unfunny, if often charming and well-acted, addition to the romcom genre.

This review of No Strings Attached (2011) was written by Ruslan M on 28 Jan 2012.

No Strings Attached has generally received mixed reviews.

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