The best romantic comedy of this summer

Rating: 8/10 (28 August 2011)

Films on such tricky subject, when two lonely hearts meet each other and decide to refuse having serious relationships and mutually agree to experiment what it's like to be just sex friends recently came out in the cinemas so we can compare and contrast . By playing main characters' feelings and intentionally getting them into this game it seems like directors try hard to show us that such experiment is bound to fail. And it is, surely, a perfect version, because everyone is alive, let us not forget that it's only a movie, but we have evident example of what happens if we try to go against nature.
In spite of the original scene â€“ New York again, and little banality of the plot, everything is given lively and comparatively new. Because the main thing is how to present and this is the key to success. And to present the movie as good as possible and give it out as something individual the creators used techniques that allow separating this comedy from variety of movies of this kind. Dilan (Justin Timberlake) moves to New York to become art director of a famous magazine. That's when Mila Kunis' character appears and becomes a guide for him (and for us, of course) in the city that never sleeps. So we can praise the director even for the opportunity to fall in love with night New York over 15 minutes. Flash mob idea deserves particular attention, because prepares us for the further watching and in some way leads us, giving the opportunity to feel what we are going to see next and how we should receive it.
A couple of Mila Kunis and Justin Timberlake look fresh. Undoubtedly, new faces breathed new life into this kind of movie, yet it is still possible and we are not tired of Justin's curls. Preconception of his actor career can be explained, but is unjust. Justin, even if it sounds strange, stands out against a background of all these former pop singers who decided to try themselves in something new. What's the secret? Maybe his charisma, maybe really good acting. And who knows, maybe both. Anyway, he is quite good looking. At least, he manages well in a comic genre.
What exactly characterizes this movie from its previous related neighbors is easy and unstressed narration. But even this is not everlasting. Though characters make fun of this over-dramatization in the cheap romantic movies with happy endings, for classic melodramas it is an irreplaceable element, and finally the films gets its drama, gradually adding tragedy as it is supposed to be. On the other hand, it is presented not as sweet as it could be if we talk about classic romantic comedies, but with a sense of humor and satire. There are certain clichÃ©s that are necessary to be done.
As a result we have an excellent summer comedy, a little vulgar, a little cynical, but all in all it is pleasant to say that creators didn't stress much on drama, but expressed the main idea without using strong morality.