No Strings Attached

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Let's talk about No Strings Attached from 2011.

Ivan Reitman's No Strings Attached is a romantic comedy that attempts to explore the complexities of a No Strings Attached relationship.

The film stars Natalie Portman as Emma, a medical resident in Los Angeles, and Ashton Kutcher as Adam, a gopher on a television series with aspirations of becoming a writer.

The plot revolves around their decision to engage in a purely physical relationship without the complications of romance, a decision that inevitably leads to emotional entanglements.

The film's comedic moments, such as a scene involving a mixed CD for menstrual cycles, offer glimpses of the humour Reitman is capable of, but these moments are overshadowed by the film's struggle to maintain a consistent tone.

The subplot involving Adam's father and his ex-girlfriend adds an unnecessary layer of complexity, detracting from the central narrative.

Ultimately, No Strings Attached is a film that tries to be edgy and modern but is hindered by its adherence to traditional rom-com tropes.

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was like No Strings Attached and then also Friends with Benefits were released in like the same year.

I love when studios do that.

It's so catty.

Yeah, when I was looking through 2011, I realized, wow, it's kind of an incredible year.

Just to list it off, Moneyball, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2, as aforementioned, Crazy Stupid Love, Drive, The Untouchables, Captain America, The First Avenger, Pirates of the Caribbean, On Strange Tides, The Help, Bridesmaids, Thor, The Cabin in the Woods, X-Men First Class, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Source Code, Limitless, Horrible Bosses, Shame, Super 8, Cars 2, Rio, Rango, No Strings Attached, Friends with Benefits, Midnight in Paris, The Lincoln Lawyer, The Hangover Part 2.

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Um, and so I, I think that that's a similar one where all of a sudden you have a reason to, that you have to stay connected to this person, and that then becomes the, like, the m- the, the mechanism for all of this.

I mean, no strings attached was a super common one.

Like, we got Friends with Benefits and No Strings Attached, the movies with, um, Ashton Kutcher-

Ashton Kutcher

... and Justin Timberlake.

A side quest on the side quest because this phenomena I think is so hilarious.

So let's see.

No Strings Attached was 2011.

... making cute mice.

Um, I was reading through, there's a book called No Strings Attached, which is, uh, the inside story of Jim Henson's Creature Shop.

Mm-hmm.

And I was reading through the parts of that about the witches, and there's a part where they're talking about going into production on the witches.

That's gonna be-

It's gonna be gross

... from reading that No Strings Attached book, it does seem like some people definitely had that, uh-

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