During the film the stars joke about romantic comedies and how cliched the plots and music can be....and then this film just follows suit. One of the main problems are the two stars.
Their chemistry is fine, but their dialogue stinks. Awkward and unfunny way too often. It's interesting, because the best parts of the film are when the co-stars like Timberlake's co-worker (Woody Harrelson) and Kunis' mom are on-screen. In fact, Harrelson is by far the best thing about Friends with Benefits. There are other things that grate - Kunis' "knowledge" of the city, Justin breaking into song every so often and the idea that Timberlake would not be upfront about his father's Alzheimers (that juts doesn't seem believable). All of that is excusable though. If only the stars had better banter.
Their chemistry is fine, but their dialogue stinks. Awkward and unfunny way too often. It's interesting, because the best parts of the film are when the co-stars like Timberlake's co-worker (Woody Harrelson) and Kunis' mom are on-screen. In fact, Harrelson is by far the best thing about Friends with Benefits. There are other things that grate - Kunis' "knowledge" of the city, Justin breaking into song every so often and the idea that Timberlake would not be upfront about his father's Alzheimers (that juts doesn't seem believable). All of that is excusable though. If only the stars had better banter.