The movie I watched last weekend is called Friends with Benefits(with a funny Finnish translation "Vain seksiä")and it totally made me a very good impression! It was directed by Will Gluck in 2011 and represents the good old romantic comedy genre. But the fact is this movie does really avoid those typical clichés of Hollywood comedies.The leading actors, Mila Kunis and Justin Timberlake, bring with their genuine personalities and jokes lots of surprising moments into the movie, making people really notice their connection. Friends with Benefits was also nominated for the best comedy in People's choice awards.
The plot revolves around Dylan(Timberlake)and Jamie(Kunis), who meet in New York City and because of all their earlier miserable relationships both of them have decided to quit serious dating. Jamie is an executive recruiter for a leading job agency and from the very beginning her task is to recruit Dylan, who works as an art director, to interview for a job with GQ magazine. Dylan lives in Los Angeles so at first he isn't quite sure about moving to New York and taking a huge step in his life. However Jamie spends time with Dylan taking him around the city trying to sell him the opportunity and finally Dylan agrees to take the job. They become good friends but over time both of them start feeling a need for a physical connection and after a fun evening together they agree to have sex without emotions and commitments."Sex is like playing tennis", said Dylan to Jamie so that the idea wouldn't have sounded so bad. Nevertheless, after several trysts together Jamie notices that this isn't what she really wants and tells Dylan they need to stop. The hopeful couple decides to start dating other people again.Consequently it turns out that naively adding sex to a friendship will lead to some complications...
After seeing the movie I began to wonder how lucky I really am to have so many good friends and especially a lovely boyfriend, with whom I can always share my thoughts and troubles. The movie taught me finding a true love isn't that easy but you should never give up. In my opinion it was quite effortless to follow the movie and I actually found it very thrilling because you could never foresee what was happening next.
I recommend Friends with Benefits to young people who are not afraid of obscene humour and like to watch romantic dramas(so called girls' movies),but it also makes guys laugh too! The purpose of the movie is to remind people not to waste a second in their lives and do what their heart says.Okay, I have to admit, still quite a cliché.
