{"id":7528,"date":"2011-12-26T23:38:46","date_gmt":"2011-12-26T21:38:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pinartarhan.com\/blog\/?p=7528"},"modified":"2011-12-26T23:38:46","modified_gmt":"2011-12-26T21:38:46","slug":"friends-with-benefits-starring-justin-timberlake-mila-kunis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pinartarhan.com\/blog\/friends-with-benefits-starring-justin-timberlake-mila-kunis\/","title":{"rendered":"Friends with Benefits starring Justin Timberlake &#038; Mila Kunis"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_7530\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7530\" style=\"width: 368px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/pinartarhan.com\/blog\/friends-with-benefits-starring-justin-timberlake-mila-kunis\/friends-with-benefits-movie-poster-2011-picture-mov_e45c31ac_b\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7530\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-7530\" title=\"Friends-with-Benefits-movie-poster-(2011)\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinartarhan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Friends-with-Benefits-movie-poster-2011-picture-MOV_e45c31ac_b.jpg?resize=368%2C464\" alt=\"Friends-with-Benefits-movie-poster-(2011)\" width=\"368\" height=\"464\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinartarhan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Friends-with-Benefits-movie-poster-2011-picture-MOV_e45c31ac_b.jpg?w=317&amp;ssl=1 317w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinartarhan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Friends-with-Benefits-movie-poster-2011-picture-MOV_e45c31ac_b.jpg?resize=237%2C300&amp;ssl=1 237w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 368px) 100vw, 368px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7530\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Friends with Benefits movie poster via posters555.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Premise<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Jamie (<a title=\"Review of Black Swan starring Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis.\" href=\"http:\/\/pinartarhan.com\/blog\/darren-aronofskys-black-swan-the-movie-natalie-portman-couldnt-save\/\" target=\"_blank\">Mila Kunis<\/a>) is a successful executive recruiter from New York. Dylan (<a title=\"Review of the David Fincher Facebook film The Social Network, co-starring Justin Timberlake.\" href=\"http:\/\/pinartarhan.com\/blog\/the-social-network-starring-jesse-eisenberg-andrew-garfield-justin-timberlake-and-armie-hammer\/\" target=\"_blank\">Justin Timberlake<\/a>) is a successful blog\u2019s art director from LA. When GQ wants an art director, Jamie knows that Dylan is the guy. When he comes to New York, she dazzles him with the city and he can\u2019t say no to such a terrific job offer.<\/p>\n<p>Being new to New York, and seeing how fun Jamie is, Dylan wants to keep hanging out with her. But because they were both recently dumped (Jamie for being too romantic, and Dylan for not being emotionally available), they opt for being really good friends instead of trying to date. And then when they both miss dating and sex, they come up with the idea of having sex, as friends.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7535\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7535\" style=\"width: 412px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/pinartarhan.com\/blog\/friends-with-benefits-starring-justin-timberlake-mila-kunis\/kalafudrafiles-wordpress-com\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7535\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-7535\" title=\"Friends with Benefits- Mila Kunis with Justin Timberlake\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinartarhan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/kalafudrafiles.wordpress.com_-300x199.jpg?resize=412%2C273\" alt=\"Friends with Benefits- Mila Kunis with Justin Timberlake\" width=\"412\" height=\"273\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinartarhan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/kalafudrafiles.wordpress.com_.jpg?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinartarhan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/kalafudrafiles.wordpress.com_.jpg?resize=1024%2C680&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinartarhan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/kalafudrafiles.wordpress.com_.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 412px) 100vw, 412px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7535\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jamie and Dylan are discussing how playing tennis and having sex should be similar. Then Dylan follows with: &quot;Let&#39;s play tennis!&quot; Image via kalafudrafiles.wordpress.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>They think they figured out how to prevent all awkwardness, and for a while, they do have a great time as friends with benefits. Their friendship even survives the attempts of dating others. But real problems start when they will have to face that they might mean a little more to each other than just friends who hang around a lot\u2026<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Why should you see this movie?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Friends with Benefits is a lot of fun! I never thought I\u2019d laugh at a Justin Timberlake movie so much. I always thought I could only handle him in small dozes (like in <a title=\"Review of the David Fincher Facebook film The Social Network, co-starring Justin Timberlake.\" href=\"http:\/\/pinartarhan.com\/blog\/the-social-network-starring-jesse-eisenberg-andrew-garfield-justin-timberlake-and-armie-hammer\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Social Network<\/a>).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Well, I\u2019ve got to hand it to him- he made a great couple with Mila Kunis: they were both hilarious, entertaining, sweet and entirely likeable.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>This romantic comedy has the right combo: 70%comedy, 30% romance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It makes fun of romantic comedy clich\u00e9s, but it is smart enough to abide by the clich\u00e9s the romcom audience wants, especially our happy ending.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The supporting cast has Jenna Elfman (our very own Dharma from Dharma and Greg) and Bryan Greenberg \u00a0(One Tree Hill, Prime) and Patricia Clarkson (Married Life, <a title=\"Review of Woody Allen's Vicky Christina Barcelona co-starring Patricia Clarkson\" href=\"http:\/\/pinartarhan.com\/blog\/woody-allens-vicky-cristina-barcelona-starring-scarlett-johannson-javier-bardem-rebecca-hall-and-penelope-cruz\/\" target=\"_blank\">Vicky Cristina Barcelona<\/a>, <a title=\"Review of the lovely romantic movie Cairo Time, starring Patricia Clarkson\" href=\"http:\/\/pinartarhan.com\/blog\/cairo-time-starring-patricia-clarkson-and-alexander-siddig\/\" target=\"_blank\">Cairo Time<\/a>).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>There are cameos by <a title=\"Emma Stone trivia\" href=\"http:\/\/factoidz.com\/trivia-for-crazy-stupid-loves-hot-couple-ryan-gosling-emma-stone\/\" target=\"_blank\">Emma Stone<\/a> and Andy Samberg- they are the ones who dump Timberlake and Kunis in the beginning of the movie.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Kunis\u2019 Jamie is a big romantic comedy fan, and her favorite movie is the fake movie starring Jason Segel and Rashida Jones. And Rashida Jones, Jason Segel and Any Samberg did star in an actual romantic comedy (well, a bromance) together called <a title=\"Review for the entertaining bromance I Love You Man\" href=\"http:\/\/pinartarhan.com\/blog\/i-love-you-man-starring-paul-rudd-and-jason-segel\/\" target=\"_blank\">I Love You Man<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Segel also co-starred with Mila Kunis in the romcom <a title=\"Review for the romcom Forgetting Sarah Marshall\" href=\"http:\/\/pinartarhan.com\/blog\/forgetting-sarah-marshall-starring-jason-segel-kristen-bell-and-mila-kunis\/\" target=\"_blank\">Forgetting Sarah Marshall<\/a>. She played the love interest and the movie was written by Segel.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Review for the TV show Hawaii Five 0 (2010 version)\" href=\"http:\/\/pinartarhan.com\/blog\/hawaii-five-0-starring-alex-oloughlin-scott-caan\/\" target=\"_blank\">Hawaii Five O<\/a>\u2019s nerdy medical examiner Masi Oka makes a cameo as a plane passenger sitting next to Timberlake\u2019s Dylan.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It really is funny and romantic. And the sex scenes are hilarious.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Rated at 6.6 on IMDB. See it if you like your modern romantic comedies.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7536\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7536\" style=\"width: 535px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/pinartarhan.com\/blog\/friends-with-benefits-starring-justin-timberlake-mila-kunis\/moviecarpet-com\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7536\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7536\" title=\"Friends with Benefits- Mila Kunis with Justin Timberlake\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinartarhan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/moviecarpet.com_.jpg?resize=535%2C391\" alt=\"Friends with Benefits scene- Mila Kunis with Justin Timberlake\" width=\"535\" height=\"391\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinartarhan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/moviecarpet.com_.jpg?w=535&amp;ssl=1 535w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinartarhan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/moviecarpet.com_.jpg?resize=300%2C219&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 535px) 100vw, 535px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7536\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Friends with Benefits- Mila Kunis with Justin Timberlake. Image via moviecarpet.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Entertainment References:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Poking fun at other romcoms and pop culture in general, the movie has some familiar references:<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dylan accuses Jamie of acting out a scene from <a title=\"Review of the sitcom Will and Grace\" href=\"http:\/\/pinartarhan.com\/blog\/will-and-grace-starring-eric-mccormack-debra-messing-sean-hayes-and-megan-mullally\/\" target=\"_blank\">Will and Grace<\/a>, referring to the airport scene where they first meet. She\u2019s on the conveyor belt, looking for the sign with Dylan\u2019s name on it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dylan starts humming the Semisonic song Closing time when they are having sex for the first time. He insists the song belongs to 3<sup>rd<\/sup> Eye Blind, a popular 90s modern rock band that got a lot of radioplay during the same period as Semisonic. He later says that the lyrics are meaningful, and jokes about 3<sup>rd<\/sup> Eye Blind being poetic. In the end, he admits that the song is Semisonic\u2019s.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>3<sup>rd<\/sup> Eye Blind is the band that sang \u201cSemi-Charmed Life\u201d, How\u2019s It Gonna Be\u201d and \u201cJumper.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Patricia Clarkson\u2019s Lorna wants to have a mother-daughter getaway, and she says it will be just like a Nora Ephron movie. Nora Ephron is the screenwriter of the <a title=\"Trivia for Meg Ryan\" href=\"http:\/\/factoidz.com\/17-fun-meg-ryan-facts-meg-ryan-trivia\/\" target=\"_blank\">Meg Ryan <\/a>movies You\u2019ve Got Mail, Sleepless in Seattle and When Harry Met Sally.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In the beginning of the movie, right after Jamie was dumped by her boyfriend (Andy Samberg), she is complaining about romcoms to her friend. They pass by the DVD poster for <a title=\"Review of the shamelessly entertaining (and politically incorrect) The Ugly Truth\" href=\"http:\/\/pinartarhan.com\/blog\/the-ugly-truth\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Ugly Truth<\/a>, a romantic comedy starring <a title=\"A combined trivia for Hollywood's tall actresses, including Katherine Heigl\" href=\"http:\/\/factoidz.com\/tall-actresses-nicole-kidman-jennifer-garner-katherine-heigl-sigourney-weaver-and-uma-thurman\/\" target=\"_blank\">Katherine Heigl<\/a> and Gerard Butler. She shouts: &#8220;Shut up, Katherine Heigl, you stupid liar!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>After Jamie and Dylan decide to stop having sex and going back to being friends, Dylan decides that he will talk to the pretty girl they see. The girl is reading a book, and Jamie comments that it is probably a book\u00a0 by <a title=\"A post dedicated to the Nicholas Cage movie adaptations and his love for tragedy\" href=\"http:\/\/pinartarhan.com\/blog\/nicholas-sparks-vs-happy-endings\/\" target=\"_blank\">Nicholas Sparks, the bestselling author of The Notebook, Message in a Bottle<\/a> and <a title=\"Compaing Keith and A Walk to Remember - two movies with similar plots, with different styles\" href=\"http:\/\/pinartarhan.com\/blog\/a-walk-to-remember-vs-keith-two-sweet-movies-with-their-similarities-and-differences\/\" target=\"_blank\">A Walk to Remember.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Before her boyfriend broke up with her, she was waiting for him to see Pretty Woman again. Pretty Woman stars Julia Roberts and Richard Gere, and is one of the most famous romantic comedies of all time.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Emma Stone starred in the 2010 comedy <a title=\"Review of the cool comedy Easy A \" href=\"http:\/\/pinartarhan.com\/blog\/easy-a-starring-emma-stone-penn-badgley-amanda-bynes-thomas-haden-church-dan-byrd\/\" target=\"_blank\">Easy A<\/a>, directed by Friends with Benefits director Will Gluck. Her sexually liberal mother with a happy past was also played by Patricia Clarkson.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Both lead character say that they want to be like George Clooney after they are dumped.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Jamie says \u201cI\u2019m just gonna shut myself down emotionally. Like George Clooney.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Dylan says \u201cI just want to work and f***. Like George Clooney.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 align=\"center\"><strong>Also on Mila Kunis<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/pinartarhan.com\/blog\/forgetting-sarah-marshall-starring-jason-segel-kristen-bell-and-mila-kunis\/\" target=\"_blank\">Forgetting Sarah Marshall starring Jason Segel, Mila Kunis, Russell Brand &amp; Kristen Bell<\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/pinartarhan.com\/blog\/darren-aronofskys-black-swan-the-movie-natalie-portman-couldnt-save\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Black Swan starring Natalie Portman, Mila Kunis &amp; Vincent Cassel<\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 align=\"center\"><strong>Also on Justin Timberlake<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"..\/the-social-network-starring-jesse-eisenberg-andrew-garfield-justin-timberlake-and-armie-hammer\/\">The Social Network starring Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield &amp; Justin Timberlake<\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\n<p><iframe src=\"http:\/\/rcm.amazon.com\/e\/cm?t=pinartarhanco-20&#038;o=1&#038;p=8&#038;l=as1&#038;asins=B004EPZ0BQ&#038;ref=tf_til&#038;fc1=000000&#038;IS2=1&#038;lt1=_blank&#038;m=amazon&#038;lc1=0000FF&#038;bc1=000000&#038;bg1=FFFFFF&#038;f=ifr\" style=\"width:120px;height:240px;\" scrolling=\"no\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Premise Jamie (Mila Kunis) is a successful executive recruiter from New York. 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