Here's another pair for my list of oddly similar movies. The same sentence could describe either plotline: Two friends agree to add uncomplicated casual sex to their relationship and are SHOCKED to find they can't set their emotions aside.
I'm probably too tough a judge of romantic comedies (as far as I'm concerned, there are very few that are worth watching multiple times--and too many that aren't even worth one shot), so take it with a grain of salt when I say both of these movies are basically just mediocre. They are surprisingly different from each other, given the inherent similarities, but I award FWB the edge solely because of Mila Kunis. That girl is funny. And I love her voice. And she is simultaneously cute and sexy. Of course I think Natalie Portman is absolutely beautiful, but she just doesn't seem to fit in this kind of movie. It's as if, try as she might to resist, she can't hide the fact that a romcom is beneath her.
Both movies had their funny moments; either would be a pleasant (if brainless) way to spend an evening when you have nothing better to do. But here's an even better suggestion: why not just watch Pretty Woman or Clueless again?
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