Sleeping with Other People
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Plot synopsis:
In 2002, Lainey (Alison Brie) causes a scene in a dorm. Taking pity on her as she is about to be kicked out by security, Jake (Jason Sudeikis) claims her as his guest. He learns that Lainey was there in order to lose her virginity to her T.A. Matt (Adam Scott) who Jake thinks is the most boring guy in the world. Lainey eventually realizes that Jake is also a virgin. The two sleep together.
In the present Lainey breaks up with her long-term boyfriend Sam after telling him she has been cheating on him. On the advice of her therapist she attends a sex addicts meeting where she runs into Jake, who is there because of his inability to commit. Lainey, who has been having an off-and-on-again relationship with Matt the entire time, learns that he is engaged. On the advice of a friend she contacts Jake. The two go on one date where they confess their sexual problems to one another. At the end of the date Jake confesses that he wants to sleep with her. Lainey decides that the two of them should just be friends and Jake agrees with the codeword "mousetrap" to be used to deflate sexual tension between them.
The two hang out more and more and eventually become best friends. However they begin to be mistaken for a couple by strangers, and their friends begin to think they are in a relationship as well. Jake learns that Lainey is going to re-enroll in school and possibly move to Michigan. He brings her to the birthday party of his friend's child where she meets a man called Chris Smith and begins seeing him, to Jake's chagrin. Jake decides to move forward, and asks his boss Paula on a date.
A date with Chris Smith leads Lainey to run into Matt and his now pregnant wife. At the same time Jake has sex with Paula and calls her Lainey. After their nights out Jake and Lainey spend the night together where they realize that they are both in love with one another. They decide to do nothing about it.
Lainey moves to Michigan and Jake devotes himself to Paula. Two months after Lainey has left, during brunch with Paula, Jake sees Matt and punches him in the face. Paula breaks up with him and Jake is arrested. He calls Lainey from the police station and confesses he is in love with her. She tells him she feels the same way.
Sometime later, Matt is suing Jake for emotional distress and refuses every settlement he offers. Lainey goes to see him and tells him she will tell his wife about them if he does not accept Jake's settlement. After leaving his office Lainey meets with Jake and the two rush off to be married.

Review: Not easy to portray a dull-as-donuts bad guy, but he pulled it off.Despite the "truthiness" of the dialog, the movie does share one thing with all romantic comedies: it's a wet dream for the love hungry.
And if you aren't expecting it to be something else, this movie absolutely nails it.I know not everyone wants to see a movie about those kind of characters, but I'm really sick of rom-coms about people who have a healthy relationship with sex unless they're a bad guy or someone whose not mean to find love.
"Pretend this empty bottle of green tea is your vagina." - Jake, Jason Sudeikis "Looks just like it." - Lainey, Alison Brie (nearly interrupting her) "Great, let's move on." - Jake, Jason Sudeikis"Early on-set chemistry between actors in movies is a seriously beautiful thing, especially when it's a chemistry you can see develop from the very first frame in the film.
The performers in question are Alison Brie and Jason Sudeikis, both proved assets to nearly every film they are in, Brie for her constant, easy-going charisma and her strengths at situational and conversational humor, and Sudeikis for affable and impressively mature "manchild" roles, if that makes sense.The two make Sleeping with Other People, the sophomore effort from Leslye Headland, who directed Bachelorette in 2012, a delightful romantic comedy, one that speaks to the current generation by use of wit, deadpan sarcasm, technological incorporation, and quick-witted banter.
Rather than trying too hard to try and illustrate a new kind of relationship between people like Friends with Benefits, or frustrate with its narrative conventions and compliance with incredulous circumstances like Safe Haven, Sleeping with Other People is so simple and genuine that you may overlook how large its impact is.The film opens in 2002, where a young collegian named Lainey (Alison Brie) creates a scene outside of Jake's (Jason Sudeikis) dorm.
Jake, who is also a virgin, slams Matt as one of the most boring people on the faces of the Earth, and both him and Lainey end up hitting it off so well that they wind up having sex.In the present day, we see Lainey break up with her long-term boyfriend after telling him she has been cheating on him.
The two wind up reconnecting just in time for Lainey to realize that Matt, who she was cheating with, is getting engaged; both Lainey and Jake decide to serve as one another's personal therapist as they carry out a strictly platonic relationship revolving around discussing sex and learning the process and perks of commitment.As stated, the bulk of this film relies on the charming and nonchalant chemistry of both Sudeikis and Brie, which is something that consistently works in the film's favor.
The result, coupled with the recurring themes of this generation's approach to love and relationships, is refreshing and uncommonly fun, especially given how laidback this film constantly feels.Starring: Alison Brie, Jason Sudeikis, and Adam Scott.
Let me start by saying, the title is misleading.You might think that this is about a married couple (or couples) who have a "free" relationship and it is allowed to sleep with other people, have one night stands and so on.Far from it and far from original, this is the story of 2 students (a "boy" and a "girl") who had a fling back in the days and meet again after 15 years but they are reluctant to begin a relationship between them.
They try to stay friends and keep their relationship platonic while they keep denying the physical attraction they have to one another.So, it is basically a "When Harry met Sally" rip off which tries to implement a more raw "sexual" and comedic style.Despite the fact that this is rated "R" there is no nudity or vulgarity which makes it a bad decision to rated like that.
Equally unfortunate is that this paragraph is about as funny and clever as the movie "Sleeping with Other People" (R, 1:41) is able to manage in nearly two hours of screen time.Lainey (Alison Brie) and Jake (Jason Sudeikis) met in college and ended up losing their virginity to each other.
It has elements of the very similar 2011 romantic comedies "No Strings Attached" and "Friends with Benefits", with a touch of 2013's "Thanks for Sharing" and "Don Jon" (also very similar), but this film's biggest influence seems to be 1989's "When Harry Met Sally" Unfortunately, unlike that rom-com classic, "Sleeping with Other People" lacks likable characters whose actions make sense.
Instead, with this movie we get crude sexual discussions between two people who are each such a mess that we don't really care if they get together in the end or not."Sleeping with Other People" was written by one person (Leslye Headland, who also directs), but feels like it's written by about five different people – who never conferred with each other.
I enjoyed catching the frequent movie references tossed around by Sudeikis' character, but I stopped caring about the plot when it became clear that I was basically watching the 2015 versions of Harry and Sally, but not enjoying them nearly as much.
I'm no prude and can enjoy a good sex comedy if it's funny, but when a film is just trying to be outrageously raunchy, lewd, and crude and is terribly unfunny, I'm looking for the nearest exit.Jason Sudekis and Alison Brie are most talented actors, but their characters here are so obnoxious and self-absorbed that it all gets quite nauseating.
The writing, however, totally fell down, leading to ridiculous scene after ridiculous scene, few of which had any relationship to the characters or the supposed plot.For example: Jason Sudeikis has to teach Alison Brie how to masturbate using an empty liter-sized soda bottle.
He-man chest-thumping and laughs all around (surprised there wasn't a groin kick in there somewhere, this being a Will Ferrell produced movie).Alison suddenly decides to revive a deferred dream of going to med school, apparently out of an inferiority complex over being a kindergarten teacher (Jason is a software gazillionaire who yet continues to work for some reason).
It's a pretty good romantic comedy that showcases Jason Sudeikis As a leading man..
Sleeping with Other People is a fine rom-com starring Alison Brie and Jason Sudeikis.
Just watched this indie rom-com with my movie theatre-working friend starring Alison Brie and Jason Sudeikis.
The film begins in college in 2002 when Jason's character was helping Alison go through something that I don't feel like revealing here.
It's been 26 years since Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan debated whether guys and girls could be "just" friends, and now writer/director Leslye Headland shows us that same debate continues to this day.Jason Sudekis ("Saturday Night Live", Horrible Bosses) stars as Jake, and Alison Brie ("Mad Men", "Community") stars as Lainey.
Perhaps that's the influence of Producers Will Ferrell and Adam McKay, both who specialize in laughs over nuance.Additional support work is provided by Amanda Peet, as Jake's boss and love interest; and Jason Mantzoukas and Andrea Savage, the married couple trying hard to help while delivering the film's best and funniest scenes (the closing credits – wow!).
Also contributing are Natasha Lyonne, Margarita Levieva, and Katherine Waterston (as the doctor's wife).Though they deliver some easy laughs (a good thing), if this movie and Amy Schumer's recent TRAINWRECK are accurate social observations of the times, it's difficult to have much hope for modern day relationships (not really a funny thing)..
'Sleeping With Other People' is a romantic/sex comedy starring Jason Sudeikis and Alison Brie.
This movie had the comedy in some capacity, it had the romance, the sex, and a basic plot, but it was the likable characters that tied the whole thing together.
Jake (Jason Sudeikis) and Lainey (Alison Brie) were quite interesting characters and also very likable.
It had a few issues with the comedy but overall it got me to laugh quite a few times throughout, the romantic story was interesting enough and the characters were very likable.
Wasn't a fan of Sudeikis - I thought he was too much of an obnoxious bro in the movies I saw him in before, but he turned out to be a very pleasant surprise, and had an excellent chemistry with Brie which really carried the movie.Jason Mantzoukas and Andrea Savage were excellent (though a bit underused) in supporting roles - their bit over the end credits is definitely worth watching.
Com'n, man - you're having a sex scene with Alison Brie, at least make an effort!!I thought the movie was really well written and directed, and it managed to make the old rom-com cliché's seem fresh.
I hadn't expected the movie to go in the direction it did and was pleasantly surprised with its ending.Both main characters were relatable and were interesting to follow as they made their way through learning about what love is and what it could be.
Alison Brie and Jason Sudeikis are demonstrating they are very good actors with great capacity to enter into their characters back stories and atmosphere.Boy and girl meet, fall in love and...
The fact that Jason Sudeikis, Jake, has commitment issues and Alison Brie, Lainey, is sleeping with a married man, makes the movie watchable but you know were the film is going to end up, right from the beginning.
The New York City backdrop, makes it feel like a Woody Allen movie and you can tell that Will Ferrell produced the film, because of its fast jokes, strange innuendos and outrageous scenes but I personally found it mediocre.
Average!Round-Up: The chemistry between Jason Sudeikis and Alison Brie is quite good in this movie but Alison seems a bit ditzy throughout the film.
Judging by the money that this movie made at the box office, I'm not alone with thinking that this movie wasn't that great but I doubt that it will damage Jason Sudeikis's career, which has been pretty impressive to date.Budget: N/A Worldwide Gross: $850,000 (Terrible!)I recommend this movie to people who are into their drama/romance/comedies starring Jason Sudeikis, Alison Brie, Amanda Peet, Adam Scott, Adam Brody, Margarita Levieva and Jordan Carlos.
'SLEEPING WITH OTHER PEOPLE': Four and a Half Stars (Out of Five)Romantic comedy flick, about two sex addicts; who try to maintain a good platonic relationship, while fighting off strong feelings for each other (of course).
The film stars Jason Sudeikis and Alison Brie, as the leads, and it costars Adam Scott, Amanda Peet, Jason Mantzoukas, Andrea Savage and Natasha Lyonne.
Alison Brie playing the role of Elaine "Lainey" Dalton, finds herself at a sex addicts meeting, where she bumps into Jake (Jason Sudeikis) the guy she lost her virginity to in college.
I really thought its gonna be a dumb comedy like We are the millers , i mean i saw that Jason Sudeikis is in it , plus Alison Brie and other cast members made it promising but no , this is romance with some funny moments.
I wont say that it was garbage or something but i don't think that the industry needs a movie like that in the next couple of years .The plot is not so original and the clichés even making it worse , from the beginning of the movie i knew exactly what is going to happen and even the good cast couldn't save this awkward film.
About 45 minutes into the movie I realized I could not hear what the characters were saying to each other but I decided not to turn the sound up because I was not missing anything.Scene after scene made me scratch my head and ask what kind of people act like this and what kind of people write a movie where people act like this.I always allow for poetic license but none of this behavior was interesting or funny or made any sense.If you are getting the idea that I did not like this movie you are 200% correct.In a movie where 90% of the time is spent talking about sex or showing people having sex there is not one moment in the movie that is sexy.I have watched animals mating on the National Geographic channel that was more interesting and compelling and I cared more about than I did the people in this movie.Not recommended.With extreme prejudice..
After seeing the trailer, I thought it was going to be some sort of raunchy-R-romantic comedy that really just didn't have a plot,but I was blown away by the amazing performances by Alison Brie and Jason, the story is actually very good, and took me a bit to figure it out in the end.
The subject of sex addiction is a new one, at least in indie filmmaking, and it was terribly explored in the 2012 film "Thanks for Sharing." With a much funnier cast assembled, and a solid screenplay to boot, the romantic coupling of Jason Suidekis and Alison Brie is one of the best in recent years.
Though this isn't the best rom-com of last year it has flawless chemistry between its leads and includes bawdy humor that impresses and intrigues.The film starts in much the same way as "When Harry Met Sally," with Lainey (Brie) meeting Jake (Sudeikis) in a dorm hallway, where Lainey is pounding on someone's door.
The problems of the characters aren't anything new, but their chemistry and constant support of one another make the film both introspective and endearingly funny.Like in "Thanks for Sharing," sex addiction doesn't actually get explored as well as it could.
Love addiction doesn't seem like it makes sense as the film's major theme, because Jake doesn't seem to love anyone but himself, and Lainey cheats on her only love interest.The film stresses that these two people have not had any healthy relationships since their one night stand thirteen years prior.
In 2002, college student Jake (Jason Sudeikis) finds Lainey (Alison Brie) yelling for Matthew (Adam Scott) in the hallway.
"Sleeping With Other People" (2015 release; 95 min.) brings the story of Jake (played by Jason Sudeikis) and Lainey (played by Alison Brie.
The good thing is that there seems to be a real chemistry between Sudeikis and Brie, and that helps the movie a lot.
The com is as tepid as the rom with hard R jokes mostly coming in a little to caustic to be much fun (cynical people may have found their "You've Got Mail." The mostly blatant example involves the Sudekis character describing a sex act in clinical detail to Brie in a scene that could have been the "I'll have what she's having" moment had it been handled with a defter touch and with a more interesting pair of actors.
They form a strictly non physical relationship, yet it's full of chemistry and sexual tension."Sleeping with Other People" is a predictable romantic comedy, the kind that you know who will end up with who in the first five minutes.
And the sad thing is that many woman's are in situation like Lainey's one.Alison Brie good job on that act, but the golden star goes to Jason Sudeikis.
If this is not your sort of thing, move along.However, if you like the genre and / or want to spend a light moment with your partner, "Sleeping Among Friends" goes about the genre presenting two fundamentally flawed characters - borderline unlikable - and a very kinky setting for their love story.
Now keep in mind that it is still a romantic comedy at its base, but layered on top of that base is a warm story about friendship, and what it truly means to love someone when you're scared to, and when you're the only obstacle in the way of your happiness.Jason Sudeikis and Alison Brie have a fantastic chemistry, but more than their relationship with each other, their relationship with themselves is what helps to make the movie so lovable.
They lose their virginity with each other and don't meet for several years.Then, in the present day, the Alison Brie character is cheating with the aforementioned jerk, while Sudeikis is beating off women with a stick, apparently.We've all seen the movies, read the books, heard the songs, browsed the blog posts about the woman who comes dangerously close to being snapped up by the jerk while missing out on the guy who really loves her.
It may be a new trend for the "guy who really loves her" to be kind of a jerk too, so you can't really tell what's so bad about the first jerk, and you certainly don't care who they end up with.The movie had maybe two funny moments, and the touching/romantic stuff fell flat even worse than the humour did..
The main characters are played by Jason Sudeikis and Alison Brie, notable supporting cast members include Adam Scott and Amanda Peet.
Jason sudeikis is on top form with his clever one liners and quick come backs and alison brie is brilliant the chemistry between them works, with a decent run time of 96 mins you don't get the feeling there is scenes that are there just to fill time, the comedy is dark, the screens are well shot and there is a nice bonding message in this film.
Sleeping with Other People seems like a reverse Friends with Benefits along with an updated When Harry Met Sally....But I think some reviewers have been a bit hard on the film.
I also enjoyed the actors who played their friends, they bounced off the leads very well.On the opposite side, while this movie is really funny and boasts an actor and an actress that are good both individually and together, the best parts of Sleeping With Other People are during the middle of the film where Lainey and Jake are riffing off each other, talking through their crazy situations together and making jokes about each others love lives.