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Manic energy and an agreeable level of comic insanity turn Just Friends into the kind of brainless comedy you can enjoy as a modest guilty pleasure. If you liked director Roger Kumble's previous comedy The Sweetest Thing (and let's face it, that movie had some really funny moments), chances are you'll get at least a few solid belly-laughs from this not-so-high-concept premise, in which a formerly fat high-schooler named Chris (Ryan Reynolds) is transformed, ten years later, into a womanizing music executive with a high-profile client (Anna Faris) in the Britney Spears/Christina Aguilera mold.
As it zips along with some broad-stroked slapstick and snappy one-liners, the screenplay by Adam Tex Davis contrives to reunite Chris with Jamie (Amy Smart), the former cheerleader who was the great, unrequited love of Chris' miserable high-school life. By his narcissistic logic, he'll seduce her by treating her badly (i.e. she'll want what she thinks she can't have), but he gets unexpected competition in the form of a "Mr. Sensitive" type (Chris Klein, from American Pie), and it's pretty much Hollywood formula from there on, as Just Friends loses momentum without losing its basic appeal. And while Reynolds invests his character with an unexpected degree of emotional nuance, Faris (Scary Movie 3) pulls out all the stops, going deliriously over-the-top to maintain her reputation as a rising comedy starlet with a (hopefully) promising future. We're not talking rocket science here, folks... just sit back, take off your thinking cap, and have some fun. --Jeff Shannon
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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
When I first saw this film advertised I immediately thought that it would be really cheesy but my boyfriend wanted it so I decided to give it a go. I can safely say that I was pleasantly suprised by the film. It was hilarious. Some of the humour was slighty cheap but overall I loved it and it had me in stitches of laugher. If you've seen any of the Scary Movie films or Date movie or even films like american pie and have enjoyed them then I think that you will enjoy this because its the same sort of humour. Hope this helps!
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
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i rented this film from amazon and was very wary as i thought it looked ruuubish! but it ws really really good! if you wanna laugh watch this film! its hilarious and romantic! a MUST see!!!
15 of 18 people found the following review helpful
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this is an amazing film which is pure comedy with a great plot! Its extremely funny and its a unique film which pulls off all its jokes - not like some rom coms when the jokes just aren't funny! Theres some amazing characters in the film which all work together really well. If your into comedies or not, i reccommend that you watch this film, you'll be laughing all the way through!
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Just Friends
Love this film! So funny, i can watch it over and over and still laugh all the way through. Ryan Reynolds and Anna Faris are both hilarious.
Published 3 months ago by MissCxx
Not for me
I really don't like the plot of this film. I suppose all the characters of a rom-com can be total fools, but the main characters. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Vicente
Laught Out loud Film
I love this film. I think this has to be one of the funniest films i have ever seen, and yet it is relatively unknown. honestly buy this film you will not regret it. Read more
Published 5 months ago by j
Very funny film.
I borrowed this DVD from a friend but wasn't expecting much more than a couple of hours of easy viewing. However this film is seriousy funny. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Ricky James
Great!
I absolutely love this film. Its very funny. I don't understand why some people are giving it negative reviews, there seems to be a lot of prudes on here. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Leanne
Awful
So bad, I nearly turned it off halfway through in order to watch some paint dry. Thought I'd see it through in order to make it worth hiring - it got worse.
Published 15 months ago by Ruthie Bear
Cringe-worthy yet funny
I have mixed feelings about this film.
It is funny - there are moments where you will feel for Ryan Reynolds' character especially if you too were an 'insider-outsider'... Read more
It is funny - there are moments where you will feel for Ryan Reynolds' character especially if you too were an 'insider-outsider'... Read more
Published 15 months ago by Magpieuk
Not bad, predictable!
I decided to watch this following some recommendations. I loved Ryan Reynolds in a fat suit and his rendition of "I Swear".....along a similar lines to Ben Stillers "milkshake" !!! Read more
Published 18 months ago by Louise Roberts
good service
the dvd is in excellent condition and it arrived quickly, I was very pleased with the service. Thanks
Published on 16 Dec 2009 by Anne Barry
Brilliant!
If you enjoyed "The Proposal" with Ryan Reynolds in, then you will love this film. Excellent! Definitely one you can watch again and again with great characters. Read more
Published on 31 Aug 2009 by Mrs. A. M. A. Clement
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