Decent Flick....

Rating: 6/10 (3 May 2011)

Ivan Reitman's 'No Strings Attached' is a decent romantic-comedy, laced with charming performances by it's lead cast. Even the freshness attached to it, comes up as a sorta relief.
'No Strings Attached' stars Natalie Portman & Ashton Kutcher, as two friends who end up having sex one morning and begin to worry about their friendship being ruined. They then make a pact to have a 'No Strings Attached' relationship, that, to have casual sex without falling in love with each other.
The idea is fresh, and the writing in the first hour, especially, is interesting & enjoyable. But, like every other romantic-comedy, the second hour suffers from the usual clichés. However, the freshness in the first-hour doesn't let it's impact go a miss completely. Ivan Reitman's direction is fine. Cinematography is good. Editing is fair.
Performance-Wise: Portman & Kutcher, both, are equally charming. Portman gets it right from the very beginning, and doesn't fail to impress, yet again. Kutcher, like always, gets his timing spot-on. In the supporting cast, Kevin Kline gets very limited scope. He deserved more footage. Greta Gerwig is alright. Lake Bell is extremely natural. Cary Elwes is hardly there.
On the whole, 'No Strings Attached' is a decent watch.