"No Strings Attached"

Comedy and Romance. Rated R. 110 minutes.

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Emma (Natalie Portman) and Adam (Ashton Kutcher) first meet at camp when they were 14. Then, they met again at the University of Michigan five years later. Ten years later, they bump into each other again. While Emma who is a doctor by now, is deathly afraid of committed relationships.

After seeing his father, Alvin, played by Kevin Kline, who is a sitcom star, going out with his ex-girlfriend, Adam is devastated and bumps into Emma at a party and has a one-night stand. They eventually agree on an arrangement where they will be friends---but with fringe benefits. This deal works well with cold-hearted Emma. But as they see more of each other, Adam gets romantically involved. Emma repeatedly keeps breaking his heart.

When Adam can't stand it no more, he decides to break it off. Weeks go by and Emma misses him and with urging from her sister, decides to call Adam. Adam is with a couple of women at the time and is cold towards Emma. Emma thinks she lost him. So Emma goes to his house to make up and accidentally sees Adam arrive with the two women and she hides in the bushes, then leaves.

Days go by and Adam gets a call that his father is in the hospital. He sees Emma there and she apologizes and tells him that she loves him and they both decided to start over and go on a date.

This romantic comedy is directed by Ivan Reitman. It also stars Greta Gerwig and Ophelia Lovibond. Scenes for the film were shot in Los Angeles, Beverly Hills and Santa Barbara.

I loved it and definitely recommend it. This movie opens on Friday, January 21.

OVERALL RATING: A-

Photo credit: Paramount Pictures

No Strings Attached movie poster