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January 21, 2011
At the Movies: 'No Strings' wastes intriguing premise
By CHRISTY LEMIRE
AP Movie Critic
AP Movie Critic
“No Strings Attached” begins with an intriguing premise: A guy and a girl agree to have sex wherever they want, whenever they want, without all those pesky emotions getting in the way, just “friends with benefits.”
What's intriguing about it is that the girl in the equation, a young doctor played by Natalie Portman, is the one who suggests this arrangement, and the guy, an aspiring TV writer played by Ashton Kutcher, is the one who breaks the rules and falls in love. It's a reversal of traditional gender roles, and an indication that we might be in for something fresh, daring and different.
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