No Strings Attached

Name: No Strings Attached
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Released: January 21, 2011
Duration: 110 min
Rating: 50
Cast: Ashton Kutcher, Natalie Portman

2011

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Paramount Pictures | Release Date: January 21, 2011 | R

Starring: Ashton Kutcher, Natalie Portman

Summary: In this comedy, Emma and Adam are life-long friends who almost ruin everything by having sex one morning. In order to protect their friendship, they make a pact to keep their relationship strictly "no strings attached." "No strings" means no jealousy, no expectations, no fighting, no flowers, no baby voices. It means they can do whateverIn this comedy, Emma and Adam are life-long friends who almost ruin everything by having sex one morning. In order to protect their friendship, they make a pact to keep their relationship strictly "no strings attached." "No strings" means no jealousy, no expectations, no fighting, no flowers, no baby voices. It means they can do whatever they want, whenever they want, in whatever public place they want, as long as they don't fall in love. The question becomes- who's going to fall first? And can their friendship survive? (Paramount Pictures)

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Director: Ivan Reitman

Genre(s): Comedy, Romance

Rating: R

Runtime: 110 min

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Joe Morgenstern

Jan 20, 2011

Ivan Reitman directed, with great verve and unflagging finesse, from a terrifically funny script by Elizabeth Meriwether. Read full review

Roger Moore

Jan 19, 2011

It's a movie benefiting from another sparkling, sexy and emotionally available performance by Natalie Portman. Read full review

Keith Phipps

Jan 20, 2011

No Strings Attached isn't a BAD piece of formulaic product. Read full review

Peter Travers

Jan 20, 2011

What's in this cliché grab bag for moviegoers? Well, Portman and Kutcher are a cute mismatch. She's short to his tall, sassy to his sweet, etc. I dried up here. So does the movie. Read full review

Calvin Wilson

Jan 21, 2011

A foul-mouthed comedy, which isn't necessarily a bad thing. "Bad Santa" (2003) also had plenty of crude language and lewd behavior. The difference is, "Bad Santa" was extremely funny. Read full review

Simond Braund

Feb 21, 2011

Not a bad premise, but material demanding a light touch is weighed down by a desperate desire to fit in, like a little kid swearing to impress the big boys. Read full review

Elizabeth Weitzman

Jan 20, 2011

On the bright side, Ivan Reitman's disappointing new comedy isn't just cheap and formulaic, but so forgettable few people will even remember she (Portman) was in it. Read full review

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Acesonnall

Dec 10, 2012

How the sack does this movie get a 50 around here. This movie was so fantastic. I'm not even sure how some of you call yourselves decent critics. Does every movie have to be groundbreaking to be rewarded? I don't know. I had a really good time watching this. All I had to do was sit back,How the sack does this movie get a 50 around here. This movie was so fantastic. I'm not even sure how some of you call yourselves decent critics. Does every movie have to be groundbreaking to be rewarded? I don't know. I had a really good time watching this. All I had to do was sit back, relax, and enjoy what was in front of me. No need to analyze the entire thing, if I do that, nothing will be peaceful and enjoyable.… Expand

1 of 1 users found this helpful10

GrantD243

Nov 3, 2018

No Strings Attached is romantic comedy starring Natalie Portman and Ashton Kutcher. Now, I'm not a prolific watcher of the rom-com genre and honestly I've probably only seen a few of them throughout my entire life to this point. I bring this up because it seems like most of the criticismsNo Strings Attached is romantic comedy starring Natalie Portman and Ashton Kutcher. Now, I'm not a prolific watcher of the rom-com genre and honestly I've probably only seen a few of them throughout my entire life to this point. I bring this up because it seems like most of the criticisms people have of this film deal with the idea that it's not all that original and the only thing it did differently was add in foul language. I, on the other hand, really enjoyed this film for what it is. I think this is primarily because I'm still pretty inexperienced with the rom-com genre, but I also think it's because there's nothing really "wrong" with this film. Does it lean more on romance than comedy? Sure, but I actually appreciated that choice. Is the story about as surface level as it gets? Yes, but I also think that the chemistry between Natalie Portman and Ashton Kutcher largely makes up for that flaw. I knew, along with everyone else who has seen this film, how it was going to end the entire time, but I was still interested in how it would get to that point, and I can't say that I was dissatisfied when the credits rolled. In the end, No Strings Attached is a perfectly fine romantic comedy. It's not going to blow your socks off, but you'll get your fix off of it.… Expand

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Akkhar

Aug 20, 2011

"No Strings Attached" is a good Rom-Com but could have been a lot better ! Actually I thought it would be a lot better but it failed ! With an amazing cast like Natalie & Aston the film was quite boring ! It could be a lot more funnier but the script was so weak . Ivan failed to make it"No Strings Attached" is a good Rom-Com but could have been a lot better ! Actually I thought it would be a lot better but it failed ! With an amazing cast like Natalie & Aston the film was quite boring ! It could be a lot more funnier but the script was so weak . Ivan failed to make it better ! Natalie was the best thing in this movie ! Aston was Good and that's it.....

Story : 12 [Very little amount of comedy]
Directing : 1.22 [Wasn't so good ]
Acting : 1.52 [Natalie & Aston]
Sound : 1.22 [Not bad but not so good]
Others : 1.12 OVERALL 610… Expand

1 of 1 users found this helpful10

worleyjamers

Dec 7, 2012

I liked it! Much better than I was expecting. Friends with Benefits is a little better though. Natalie Portman can do no wrong; she somehow finds something in this material and makes the movie so much more than it otherwise would have been.

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Tokyochuchu

Mar 31, 2012

A totally forgettable and harmless piece of rom-com fluff. It works mildly well as a one-time date movie, but it doesn't have the quality to stand up to repeat viewings.

1 of 1 users found this helpful10

Marick

Jun 30, 2015

Sounds like a clone of Friends With Benefits, but do not really like. I do not know something he does not .

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Dorrbecker

Feb 8, 2011

Very dull romantic comedy we seen million times before, nothing new, or worth talking about. Natalie Portman is another sex crazed movie, nothing but a predictable dreadful bore.

0 of 1 users found this helpful01

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