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Friends (With Benefits)
Meet Chloe and Owen: best buds since their sandbox days. Now, in med school as they attempt to balance the weight of their studies, his job, her band, their parents, their friends (their sanity), they find little time for relationships...but lots of time for the desire. One fateful day, a brave Owen proposes the "perfect" solution: Friends (read: no messy relationship stuff)...with benefits (read: insanely messy sex stuff). "Perfect," that is...if the two hadn't always been secretly in love with one another So what DOES happen when two close friends decide to secretly blur the lines dividing friendship and relationship...and the rest of their tight knit group of friends finds out? The answer: complications arise. A LOT of complications. In fact, to quote their therapist, "It's brought down empires; imagine what it can do to a group of friends".
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Plot Summary
Dylan and Jamie decide to make their friendship more casual by adding sex, but no strings attached. As they navigate their no-strings-attached relationship, they begin to develop genuine feelings for each other. The film follows their journey as they try to keep their physical relationship purely casual while their emotions complicate things.
Critical Reception
Friends with Benefits received mixed to positive reviews from critics, with many praising the chemistry between the leads and the humor. Audiences generally responded well to the film's lighthearted approach to relationships and its comedic moments.
What Reviewers Say
Praised for the palpable chemistry between Justin Timberlake and Mila Kunis.
Generally seen as a charming and witty romantic comedy.
Some critics found the plot predictable and derivative of other films in the genre.
Google audience: Audiences enjoyed the humor and the performances of the lead actors. Many found the film to be a fun and entertaining romantic comedy, though some noted it followed a familiar storyline.
Fun Fact
The film's director, Will Gluck, originally envisioned the movie with a different cast before Justin Timberlake and Mila Kunis were attached.
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