Friends with Benefits

“Chemistry is king. It's one reason the rom-com has long seemed like the toughest code for Hollywood to crack. But never underestimate the power of snappy, rapid-fire banter, the paving stones of the Hollywood road to romance.”

Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel · 88

“The result isn't just the best new romantic comedy released so far this year, but one of the best comedies, period.”

Mike Scott, New Orleans Times-Picayune · 88

“It works because Timberlake and Kunis are totally in control of their damaged characters without winking at the audience, as if to say: "Aren't we cute, behaving so naughty?" Their sex is amusingly awkward, and their repressed longings more so. It's the kind of chemistry that comes along once in a generation.”

Steve Persall, Tampa Bay Times · 83

“Goes a long way in bringing sexy back to a soggy genre, benefiting greatly from the presence of its likable leads.”

Michael Rechtshaffen, The Hollywood Reporter · 80

“It's after the sex friends go back to being just friends that the film really hits its stride, and that's also when the excellent Patricia Clarkson and Richard Jenkins enter the picture as loving but imperfect parents who help explain what's made both leads so gun-shy.”

Alison Willmore, Time Out · 80