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LaidBack4Life

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Horrible script -__-
How stupid can u make your characters ?

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Posted jun 12, 2008 3:45 am pt

Canogaparkcindy

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This movie is the funniest movie of all time and the greatest. my favorite chartacter is Samantha(anna faris) I just bought this movie without knowing what was it about.Samanthat is so funny. my favorite parts is when anna faris is singing in the...
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This movie is the funniest movie of all time and the greatest. my favorite chartacter is Samantha(anna faris) I just bought this movie without knowing what was it about.Samanthat is so funny. my favorite parts is when anna faris is singing in the studio or when she runs over all the christmas decorations and starts yelling ant amy smart. its just really good.

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Posted may 20, 2007 4:25 am pt

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A movie with a good story, great development and amazing cast. First I thought this movie won't do much, mostly because the story isn't actually new, but still, the performances of the leading cast were amazing. Although both Ryan Reynolds and Amy...
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A movie with a good story, great development and amazing cast. First I thought this movie won't do much, mostly because the story isn't actually new, but still, the performances of the leading cast were amazing. Although both Ryan Reynolds and Amy Smart did an amazing job, Anna Faris was the star of this movie. She was in most funny scenes. She did an amazing portrayal of the goofy "star," and she's probably the best thing about this funny and OK movie.

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Posted feb 8, 2007 7:46 pm pt

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It was surprisingly funny. It didn't hurt that Ryan Reynolds was in the flick either. T
his dealt with bullying, womanizing, bad Britney Spears and Ashlee Simpson rip-offs and snow. Although not at all believable, it's a good romantic...
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It was surprisingly funny. It didn't hurt that Ryan Reynolds was in the flick either. T
his dealt with bullying, womanizing, bad Britney Spears and Ashlee Simpson rip-offs and snow. Although not at all believable, it's a good romantic comedy. There are some memorable scenes and oddness that makes it original. I think it's a rental.

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Posted jan 10, 2007 4:22 am pt

aslans

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A humorous movie but Anna Faris really stands out as the Britney Spears style blonde.

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Posted jan 9, 2007 1:16 pm pt

• [+] Entertainment Weekly
  
  83
  Argues on behalf of the Darwinian theory that all of life imitates high school...But the argument is only halfhearted. Just Friends is much more interested in - and hilarious about - the small nostalgias of suburbia.

  by Lisa Schwarzbaum | Read Full Review »
• [+] San Francisco Chronicle
  
  75
  A thoroughly enjoyable three-or four-gimmick comedy.

  by Peter Hartlaub | Read Full Review »
• [+] LA Weekly
  
  70
  The infectious high spirits of the performers help to carry the day.

  by Scott Foundas | Read Full Review »
• [+] Variety
  
  70
  A surprisingly shrewd and energetic romantic comedy.

  by Justin Chang | Read Full Review »
• [+] Village Voice
  
  70
  A refreshingly mean-spirited breeze through both the holiday movie and romantic-comedy checklists.

  by Mikael Wood | Read Full Review »
• [+] USA Today
  
  63
  Still, there are some funny surprises, from skewering overdone Christmas decorations to casting Chris Klein as a creep.

  by Mike Clark | Read Full Review »
• [+] Boston Globe
  
  63
  Funnier than any low-rent rip-off of "There's Something About Mary" has a right to be. It's crass, it's unsophisticated, it aims right for the slapsticky pleasure center of the under-30 moviegoer's brain. So sue me, I laughed. A lot.

  by Ty Burr | Read Full Review »
• [+] The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
  
  63
  A welcome antidote to the usual seasonal sweetness.

  by Liam Lacey | Read Full Review »
• [+] Philadelphia Inquirer
  
  63
  Thanks to director Roger Kumble's breathless pacing, Just Friends manages to outrun most of its flaws. And its likable leads - the coolly clownish Reynolds and the feline-faced Smart - fill this empty Christmas stocking with glee.

  by David Hiltbrand | Read Full Review »
• [+] Empire
  
  60
  Funnier than it has any right to be, thanks to Reynolds' charisma and Faris' bubbleheaded blonde.

  by Helen O'Hara | Read Full Review »
• [+] Film Threat
  
  60
  Despite the fact that we are watching Reynolds do the same schtick yet again, director Roger Kumble never lets him outlast a joke or take a gimmick too far. The plot is nothing short of formulaic but what comedy of this nature isn't these days?

  by Michael Ferraro | Read Full Review »
• [+] Baltimore Sun
  
  58
  Whenever Just Friends threatens to become a total drag, Faris bops onscreen for some serious comic business - either saving the film, or making things worse by pointing out what could have been.

  by Chris Kaltenbach | Read Full Review »
• [+] Miami Herald
  
  50
  This is superficial entertainment to say the least. But if you're looking for laughs, then Just Friends is just fine.

  by Peter Debruge | Read Full Review »
• [+] Chicago Tribune
  
  50
  But alas, even with young talent, director Roger Kumble and writer Adam Davis rely way too heavily (no pun intended) on the fat-suit joke and titular impasse.

  by Allison Benedikt | Read Full Review »
• [+] Chicago Reader
  
  50
  Chris Klein steals the film as a rival ex-nerd, now the most gorgeous guy in town, while director Roger Kumble (Cruel Intentions) cribs from the Farrelly brothers and the Three Stooges.

  by Andrea Gronvall | Read Full Review »