Just Friends
New Line Cinema | Release Date: November 23, 2005 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
47
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Mixed or average reviews based on 28 Critic Reviews
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9
Mixed:
11
Negative:
8
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60
Film ThreatMichael Ferraro
Despite the fact that we are watching Reynolds do the same schtick yet again, director Roger Kumble never lets him outlast a joke or take a gimmick too far. The plot is nothing short of formulaic but what comedy of this nature isn’t these days? Read full review
60
EmpireHelen O'Hara
Funnier than it has any right to be, thanks to Reynolds’ charisma and Faris’ bubbleheaded blonde. Read full review
58
Baltimore SunChris Kaltenbach
Whenever Just Friends threatens to become a total drag, Faris bops onscreen for some serious comic business - either saving the film, or making things worse by pointing out what could have been. Read full review
50
Washington PostStephen Hunter
In all, it's not too bad and it's not too long. Read full review
50
Chicago TribuneAllison Benedikt
But alas, even with young talent, director Roger Kumble and writer Adam Davis rely way too heavily (no pun intended) on the fat-suit joke and titular impasse. Read full review
50
Chicago ReaderAndrea Gronvall
Chris Klein steals the film as a rival ex-nerd, now the most gorgeous guy in town, while director Roger Kumble (Cruel Intentions) cribs from the Farrelly brothers and the Three Stooges. Read full review
50
Dallas ObserverLuke Y. Thompson
Where are our Tracy/Hepburn screwball combos? Part of the appeal of "Wedding Crashers" was that Isla Fisher truly did have the comedic chops to match Vince Vaughn, and Just Friends suggests that Reynolds and Faris have potential greatness together too. Just not so much in this film. Read full review
50
Miami HeraldPeter Debruge
This is superficial entertainment to say the least. But if you're looking for laughs, then Just Friends is just fine. Read full review
42
Seattle Post-IntelligencerBill White
Although set 10 years after high school graduation, Just Friends is a dumb teen comedy. Read full review
40
The A.V. ClubNathan Rabin
The tantalizing promise of 90 heavenly minutes of Ryan Reynolds in a roly-poly fatsuit and unconvincing tubby make-up (which make him look like a younger version of Martin Short's Jiminy Glick) proves a case of the old bait-and-switch. Read full review
40
Los Angeles TimesKevin Thomas
This is a standard-issue gross Hollywood knockabout comedy in which slapstick antics have been piled up with a steam shovel and driven home with a sledgehammer. Reynolds and Smart are game and even dimensional, but all others are stuck playing tiresome, obnoxious characters. Read full review
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