a good idea but the material is strained

Rating: Null/10 (19 August 2018)

Emma Kurtzman and Adam Franklin, who initially met over an awkward encounter as teenagers, and then again multiple times over the years, never managed to stay connected. Flash forward to present day Los Angeles where she's a doctor and he's a TV production assistant, only this time they engage in a casual sexual relationship and make a pact to keep it from developing into anything other than that...which naturally leads to complications. Portman and Kutcher are likable enough, and the premise creates all sorts of comic possibilities, but there aren't as many laughs as there should be, too many addlebrained supporting characters, and too many unnecessary and distracting subplots that take away from the central theme of the film. **