Summary
Emma is a busy doctor who sets up a seemingly perfect arrangement when she offers her best friend Adam a relationship with one rule: No strings attached. But when a fling becomes a thing, can sex friends stay best friends?
Cast
Natalie Portman
Emma Kurtzman
Ashton Kutcher
Adam Franklin
Kevin Kline
Alvin Franklin
Cary Elwes
Dr. Stephen Metzner
Greta Gerwig
Patrice
Lake Bell
Lucy
Olivia Thirlby
Katie Kurtzman
Ludacris
Wallace
Jake Johnson
Eli
Mindy Kaling
Shira
Talia Balsam
Sandra Kurtzman
Ophelia Lovibond
Vanessa
Guy Branum
Guy
Ben Lawson
Sam
Jennifer Irwin
Megan
Adhir Kalyan
Kevin
Brian H. Dierker
Bones
Abby Elliott
Joy
Vedette Lim
Lisa
Gary David Goldberg
Emma's Relative
Armen Weitzman
Taxi Driver
Shaun Russell
LACMA Guard
Nealla Gordon
Lydia
Seth Morris
Man with Dog
Nasim Pedrad
Writer
Elizabeth Meriwether
Writer
Mollee Gray
Sari
Derek Ferguson
Benji
Matthew Moy
Chuck
Tyne Stecklein
Victoria
Kym Connor
Stage Mom
Renna Bogdanowicz
Stage Assistant Director
Jennifer Hamilton
On Camera Choreographer
Krystal Ellsworth
Secret High Dancer
Kim Marko Germar
Secret High Dancer
Megan Honore
Secret High Dancer
Nick Lanzisera
Secret High Dancer
Moira 'Anjolie' Marfori
Secret High Dancer
Dalphe Morantus
Secret High Dancer
Katrina Norman
Secret High Dancer
Heather Phillips
Secret High Dancer
Britt Stewart
Secret High Dancer
Paula Van Oppen
Secret High Dancer
William Loftis
Secret High Dancer
KC Monnie
Secret High Dancer
Jason Williams
Secret High Dancer
Chulachak Chakrabongse
Bar Group
Jay Barclay
Bar Group
Tom Tangen
Eli's Dad
Tim Matheson
Eli's Dad #2
Ben Lautman
Rabbi
Joshua Andreacola
Boy at Wake
Sam Greenberg
Boy at Wake
Rachel McDermott
STK Waitress
Robert Trapp
Mini-Golfer
Rachael Markarian
Frat Party Dancer
Kherington Payne
Frat Party Dancer
Dylan Doornbos Hayes
Young Adam
Stefanie Scott
Young Emma
Crew
Director
Ivan Reitman
Screenplay, Story
Elizabeth Meriwether
Story
Michael Samonek
Reviews
GDawson2
December 18, 2018
7
No Strings Attached is romantic comedy starring Natalie Portman and Ashton Kutcher. Now, I'm not a prolific watcher of the rom-com genre and honestly I've probably only seen a few of them throughout my entire life to this point. I bring this up because it seems like most of the criticisms people have of this film deal with the idea that it's not all that original and the only thing it did differently was add in foul language. I, on the other hand, really enjoyed this film for what it is. I think this is primarily because I'm still pretty inexperienced with the rom-com genre, but I also think it's because there's nothing really "wrong" with this film. Does it lean more on romance than comedy? Sure, but I actually appreciated that choice. Is the story about as surface level as it gets? Yes, but I also think that the chemistry between Natalie Portman and Ashton Kutcher largely makes up for that flaw. I knew, along with everyone else who has seen this film, how it was going to end the entire time, but I was still interested in how it would get to that point, and I can't say that I was dissatisfied when the credits rolled.
In the end, No Strings Attached is a perfectly fine romantic comedy. It's not going to blow your socks off, but you'll get your fix off of it.
Media
Recommendations
Friends with Benefits
Love & Other Drugs
What Happens in Vegas
Spread
Where the Heart Is
A Lot Like Love
Valentine's Day
The Other Woman
New York, I Love You
Killers
How Do You Know
Due Date
Sex Tape
The Ugly Truth
The Girl Next Door
A Family Man
Meu Passado Me Condena: O Filme
From Prada to Nada
Fair Game
