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Friday 26 August 2011

FRIENDS WITH BENEFITS [2011]

Anne Hathaway and Jake Gylle--no.....Ashton Kutcher and Natalie Po--....ahh! Mila Kunis and Justin Timberlake pull off some entertaining performances in this tightly wound little rom-com.
It does everything you expect it to but like Scream and Kick-Ass, the characters seem to know they're in a genre film and make a point of the following "rules". The two leads are fun to watch and likable enough but it's the supporting characters played by Woody Harrelson, Patricia Clarkson and Richard Jenkins that are an absolute delight. It's filled with a load of cameos, including a hilarious spot by a well-known Olympic Gold medalist, that keeps the film from getting too ho-hum.

2 ½ Pantless Fathers out of 5

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