Friends with Benefits (2011) - Friends Sharing the Bed with Each Other? OK, Who Copied "No Strings Attached"?

Rating: 7/10 (21 December 2011)

This present-day romantic sex comedy stars Justin Timberlake and Mila Kunis as friends who don't have the feelings of a complicated and emotional relationship. So they decide to start adding sex in their friendship with no emotions and complications. They try their best not to share any emotions, until they start spending time with each other, and their feelings. Well, this sounds like a coincidental mash-up, since this movie failed to release at a perfect time, when the perfectly similar film, "No Strings Attached", was released months earlier. Although this film is a carbon copy, this is still a pretty cool and fun film. Justin Timberlake and Mila Kunis share a delightful chemistry, and they fill their characters with such charm and charisma. They round up a terrific cast ensemble including Patricia Clarkson as Mila Kunis' crazy mother, Richard Jenkins as the Alzheimer stricken father to Justin Timberlake, Emma Stone, Andy Samberg, and Shaun White all in funny cameos, and Woody Harrelson in a scene-stealing performance as Timberlake's gay business partner. There are some laughs to be had, from beginning to end, and it's pretty cool to watch Timberlake and Kunis have a chemistry in the bedroom. Director Will Gluck has a perfect idea of organizing a sexy script with some heart, a terrific cast, and some truly funny moments. "Friends with Benefits" is actually one of the better romantic comedies, and I think it's damn entertaining. From start to finish, this movie is funny and sexy. "Friends with Benefits", in my review, "one of the sexiest, raunchiest, and funniest films of the year".