“ROMANCE WITH SEX”
Starring: Natalie Portman, Ashton Kutcher, Greta Gerwig, Kevin Kline, and Ophelia Lovibond
Directed by: Ivan Reitman
MPAA Rating: R for sexual content, language and some drug material
Genre: Comedy and Romance
Running Time: 1hr 50min
Release Date: January 21, 2011
Distributed by: Paramount Pictures
By John Delia
Romance with sex is the best way to describe No Strings Attached. The fast paced openly sexual film takes liberties using artistic license and lets it all hang out. This comedy’s not for the prudent or immature and has no class whatsoever. If it embarrasses you, then your morals are still in tact. If not, you probably had a good time.
At the center of the story are Adam (Kutcher) and Emma (Portman) two young career people who met earlier in their lives and are now getting to know each other better. While formerly ‘friends’ there sex lives are way over the hormone levels of the normal. Actually both can be categorized as borderline nymphomaniacs. After becoming reacquainted, since their lives have just been in a passing by phase, Adam starts to take interest in the now blossomed girl that has become more tantalizing. When Adam finds out that his father is dating his ex-girlfriend, he goes over the edge looking of any old girlfriend he can contact to have mind-altering sex. Getting totally smashed after hitting all the bars in town, he wakes up the next morning in Emma’s apartment. What happens next is the ‘rest of the story.’
Now while I am not a prude, actually I do see the changes in today’s society relating to morality, my opinion on this up in your face sex comedy is not in high regard. The evocative characters however are extremely well performed, elicit a lot of laughter and do entertain. The writers must have been living in LA all their lives because the lifestyle seems to have gotten to them.
Performances by Kutcher and Portman in the bedroom scene are so realistic you would think you were watching a porno it’s that hot. What is all the fuss about Portman and Kutcher kissing as reported on Yahoo? Portman said it was weird. NOW, it didn’t look like either person found it weird at all. Actually it looked very sexy and real. Watch out Demi.
What keeps the film going for 110 minutes are the support cast that adds more sexual humor that continues the sex-fest in various side stories. The writers didn’t leave out a thing from gay, both men and women; to handcuffs and everything in between. Here the side characters are as funny as the leads.
I know I had a lot of fun writing this review and if you are a mature adult you will probably have fun watching the movie. No Strings Attached is rated R for sexual content, language and some drug material. I may add that it contains some naked rear end shots that both the men and women should enjoy.