Not very sexy. Not very funny. Kutcher is no leading man.

Rating: 4/10 (7 August 2011)

We all have differing expectations of certain films, some people like the tabletop magazine, throwaway, take your brain out ease of watching a join the dots romantic comedy, some on the other hand , want to be moved and touched by what they see in a life affirming kind of way. Well, No Strings Attached definitely falls in to the 'take your brain out' category. The trailer sells it as a sexy and witty rom-com when in fact it is neither of those things. It is a dull, plodding experience with an obvious outcome and little inbetween. Sure it's stars are beautiful but do we care for these people, do they deserve or earn our respect and well wishes over the course of the film? Are we desperate for them to get together at the end? A world of no. Ashton Kutcher is no movie star, he is pretty and every inch the MTV presenter, but he cannot carry a film and such is his real life status, is virtually impossible to sympathise with. Natalie Portman on the other hand is a proved quality actress yet she can't help lift this out of the doldrums. Neither sexy or funny.