No Strings Attached

Ratings: 6.1/10

Film Class: C

Genre: Romantic Comedy (RomCom)

Natalie Portman brings forth yet another Love and Other Pursuits' performance... mediocre. Perhaps with a hint of titillating sauciness this time round. Aston Kutcher on the other hand, brought forth something I have never seen before... one of his few disappointing moments in his career. He was unconvincing... and there was forced chemistry between the two leads. Natalie Portman overshadowed Aston Kutcher's performance even though the focus of the film was on the latter.

A guy who's hopelessly desperate lands himself in bed with one of his longest "acquaintance" friend. Agreeing to be just friends with benefits, the two unknowingly falls deeper into a relationship that neither one of them could handle, more so for Natalie Portman.

Typical romcom storyline, with less nudity and less substance, of which the two factors being mutually exclusive. Compared to most other romcoms like Ugly Truth, What Happens in Vegas and Going the Distance, this movie lacks in comparison due to the absence of genuine chemistry. Compared with Love and Other Drugs, No Strings Attached too falls short of the sensuality and substance of the storyline. Chalky scripting (as quoted from my gf) and an absolute disastrous story progression. Bottomline... No Strings Attached isn't worth your time.

Enough slamming of this movie... lemme see if I can sum up its merits in a single sentence before closing this post... Hmm.. Hmm.. Thinking hard... Oh, I finally got one. "You should know, if you come any closer, I'm not letting you go." (the only nice quote from the movie)