Friends With Benefits (2011)

Friends With Benefits (2011) - ★☆☆☆☆

What if it was a rom-com. What if it but actually was making fun of rom-coms. What if it was still a rom-com though. What if the characters in the movie watched a rom-com that was bad and made fun of it. What if Justin Timberlake was in it. What if Woody Harrelson played a gay man. What if the movie was still homophobic. What if they talk about sex and say the fuck word. What if the characters were funny and kind of quirky but not too quirky. What if Mila Kunis was kind of awkward. What if there were flashmobs in it. What if Jessie Eisenberg was in it but only for one minute. What if they took off their pants at the restaurant. What if they rode on a boat. What if they sat on the Hollywood sign and then got on the news for that. What if the mom was Bad. What if the dad was Good. What if they say daddy issues. What if they talk about the internet. What if they work for GQ. What if they climb to the roof of a building. What if it's in New York City. What if Mila Kunis pretends not to know what the Empire State Building is. What if Justin Timberklake is obsessed with saying that Sully Sullenberger isn't a real American hero.

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