There are fitful sparks between him (Kutcher) and Portman, but he is unable to sustain viewer interest in his character. She becomes the dominant figure and that throws off No Strings Attached's balance and impacts the all-important chemistry.
Predictable, cutesy and nowhere near hot-blooded enough.
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Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
The movie is rated R, but it's the most watery R I've seen. It's more of a PG-13 playing dress-up.
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Chicago TribuneMichael Phillips
Chicago TribuneMichael Phillips
You've seen worse. The film industry is capable of better.
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Time OutNick Schager
Time OutNick Schager
Remember the "Seinfeld" episode in which Jerry and Elaine try to become friends with benefits, and set up unsustainable ground rules for their new arrangement? Imagine it rewritten by the Romantic Comeditron 2000 as a profanity-laced schmaltzfest, and you've got this tone-deaf dud.