Thursday, June 23, 2011

Friends With Benefits


I was invited to watch this new chick flick romantic comedy 'Friends With Benefits' today and owh boy, it was hilarious! (*not to mention I'm watching it a month earlier than everyone else!)

Remember how romantic comedy always end up being repetitive and cheesy? Well expect that not from this one. It was funny, mostly because the jokes were fresh and relevant to our daily lives. I think the director, Will Gluck (Easy A, I love Emma Stone!!!) really has a good sense of humor on cliches/irrational in the same movie genre, like how he did with Easy A. I always think an important key to a successful movie is to be relevant and allow the audiences to connect themselves to the story.

Well ethically I am not allowed to spoil the movie but all I can say is, its definitely a good romantic comedy, lot of laughters, expect to see a lot of skins and awkward bed scenes. Mila Kunis is a perfect fit for the role, and I hate to say this but I think Justin Timberlake is proving himself from time to time again he can be be taken as a serious actor. Still prefer him to sing regardless. Anyway as this might not be the final cut of the film, so I think there will be some cuts and extra footages showing in the exact film. (*just like how they always can come up with something else on DVD damn it)

Movie review apart, just wanna mentioned that it was so much fun doing advanced screening. The theatre was taking shit strictly and make sure none electronic devices were taken into the cinema. (*Metal check FTW) Inside, they warned us again about the consequences of recording and what's not. They even had night vision glasses and cameras while playing the movie to make sure no one gets away with copy of the movie. ARGH. Such professional.

Hope everyone reading this will check out the movie when it opens on 22nd July.

(P/S: Peeps over at Paramount Pictures, if you are reading this, can I get an invitation to the screening of Captain America? I'll make sure I spread good words about Transformers 3 before that. LOL)

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