Not a bad "remake" of When Harry Met Sally

Rating: 8/10 (4 November 2012)

Well, it's obviously not a remake of When Harry Met Sally, but it's impossible not to make the comparison. There was even a straight homage/reference to Nora Ephron in one scene.
I haven't liked many new movies coming out of Hollywood in this millennium and have therefore not watched many lately, I'd rather been catching up on the classics I haven't seen. I watched this one without any expectations and it caught me by surprise, it had a heart which very few new movies have. The two characters were actually pretty likable and that's a key factor to this kind of movie. There's no point watching this kind of movie if you don't like the characters.
I read a few reviews stating Kunis and Timberlake didn't have chemistry, but I strongly disagree. I think this couple here is a real pleasure to watch. I've previously seen Timberlake only in The Open Road - one of the only movies I have actually stopped watching in the middle - the acting was just horrible. Here the story is totally different, Timberlake makes a great performance. Kunis has made a great career, something one might not have expected after the 70s Show.
The writing is nice for the most part, the dialog works. What I had a small problem with were a few dialogs that went "under the belt" so to say. It's a pity, since this is somewhat classy movie, even the sex scenes were done in a kind of tasty fashion. We don't need to know where someone's finger went or why it's difficult to pee at a certain occasion.
The dialog and pace is at times a tad too fast, resulting in bad editing. In a few occasions there is a clear jump cut, where a characters position changes noticeably between two consecutive images.
In any case, this was a bit of comeback for Hollywood in my eyes. It seems they can still create likable characters after all. Being the age where I remember When Harry Met Sally as a new movie, it's a great achievement that I could actually enjoy the "same movie" made for a new generation.