I can definitely answer yes however when can never deny that men and women are different which is why the chances of being attracted to each other is pretty high. But it is hard to generalize since not all women who have men as their friends end up being their lovers and vice versa. The movie stars Mila Kunis as Jamie and Justin Timberlake as Dylan, both newly single and are both tired of the same stories, movies, experiences and sitcoms related to sex and relationships. Jamie is an executive recruiter for a leading job agency in New York while Dylan works as an art director for a small internet company in Los Angeles. Their worlds collide as Dylan comes to New York because Jamie needed to recruit him for a job in GQ Magazine. At first, he feels hesitant to take the job as he doesn't want to leave everything behind and start over but he reconsiders as Jamie decides to spend her evening with him while taking him around the city as if to coax him to liking the idea of living and working there.
As Dylan accepts the job and moves into the city, he realizes that he doesn't have any friends there yet but when he remembers Jamie, he immediately develops a friendship with her. One night while hanging out at her place while they were both watching a romantic comedy, they get to the topic of sex and relationships. They both come to a conclusion that sex is just sex and should not come with any emotional attachments whatsoever. Both feeling the need to have a physical connection, they agree to do the deed without being emotionally connected or without commitment involved. After a couple of trysts together, Jamie realizes that it wasn't what she wanted and that she wants to date again instead. She informs Dylan about it who immediately agrees to her idea and they both decide to stop but to still remain friends.
Jamie meets a guy named Parker and they start dating. After some dates, Parker leaves her and tells her that he wasn't looking for anything more. Jamie was furious and decides to just break it off with him. She immediately informs Dylan about what happened. With the hopes that he would be able to cheer her up and forget about what happened, he invites her to join him on a trip to California to meet his family and celebrate the 4th July together. She was hesitant at first but then agrees to go with him. Arriving in California, she meets Dylan's older sister, his father and as well as his nephew. While in California, they start to get closer as their emotional feelings for each other begin to form. They kiss passionately and spend a night of intimacy together like never before. Unfortunately, the next day, Jamie overhears Dylan talking to his sister, Annie about them. Dylan denies that there is anything going on between them and that they are just friends. She feels hurt and immediately flies back to New York that afternoon. A few days later, Dylan goes back to New York with high hopes that he can reconcile with her. He finds her and confronts her as to why she has been avoiding him. Jamie tells him the truth and tells him that she doesn't want to be in any kind of friendship with him anymore.
A couple of days after that, Jamie finds out that Dylan may be leaving his job in GQ Magazine. She doesn't want him to leave soon as he has signed a contract and if not honored within the year, it will affect her commission. She rushes to him to convince him to stay but in the end, they just get into another spat. After not seeing each other and trying to do some alone time with their loved ones, they both realize that maybe there was something between them and they just never got the chance to admit them or say them to each other. After a meal with Dylan's father, he realizes how he truly feels for Jamie so he goes after her. He calls Jamie's mother to make up an excuse to get her to the Grand Central Station. Thinking that she will be meeting up with her mom there, she arrives to see a dancing mob. Dylan then finally catches up with her and tells her how he truly feels. She feels surprised and after sharing a kiss, they decide to finally have their first official date together.
I guess sometimes you don't need to look for the person that is destined for you because sometimes that person is just near you. You just never expected that would be God's answer to your prayers or perhaps you just keep on denying it. Relationships are complicated. They are never easy. Honestly, I wasn't a big fan of this movie, I just thought that the lesson that we could learn from it was simple but made sense. When you have something to say, say it before the moment passes you by for tomorrow might never come and what you had to say might never be said after all. What happens next after that? Will you be spending your days in regret and continue living in the part or will you just continue moving on and live a life that is still shadowed by the memory of what could have been? We all make choices in life. Some make good ones and others bad. This movie showed me the reality of what if there is no tomorrow and what we have is only now?
This movie also taught me about the reality of relationships these days. I guess not all relationships are conventional anymore. Unfortunately, I do not like this sudden change in modern relationships. What ever happened to courtship, wooing and romance? What ever happened to love-hate relationships or even tragic or bitter endings? If I could choose a relationship, I would choose something not like this. I do not want to have a friend just because I want to benefit from him or her, I would like to rather have a friend or a partner who will always be there. (Whether I would benefit from him or her all the time) Relationships are messy and so are friendships however that doesn't mean that everybody who is fed up with such experiences would resort to looking for friends with benefits instead. It's just not right. I guess one of the other things that I liked in this movie is the real chemistry that Mila Kunis and Justin Timberlake had. Would I recommend this movie to anyone? No, I guess not.
*****CAUTION: SPOILER ALERT!!!*****
As Dylan accepts the job and moves into the city, he realizes that he doesn't have any friends there yet but when he remembers Jamie, he immediately develops a friendship with her. One night while hanging out at her place while they were both watching a romantic comedy, they get to the topic of sex and relationships. They both come to a conclusion that sex is just sex and should not come with any emotional attachments whatsoever. Both feeling the need to have a physical connection, they agree to do the deed without being emotionally connected or without commitment involved. After a couple of trysts together, Jamie realizes that it wasn't what she wanted and that she wants to date again instead. She informs Dylan about it who immediately agrees to her idea and they both decide to stop but to still remain friends.
Jamie meets a guy named Parker and they start dating. After some dates, Parker leaves her and tells her that he wasn't looking for anything more. Jamie was furious and decides to just break it off with him. She immediately informs Dylan about what happened. With the hopes that he would be able to cheer her up and forget about what happened, he invites her to join him on a trip to California to meet his family and celebrate the 4th July together. She was hesitant at first but then agrees to go with him. Arriving in California, she meets Dylan's older sister, his father and as well as his nephew. While in California, they start to get closer as their emotional feelings for each other begin to form. They kiss passionately and spend a night of intimacy together like never before. Unfortunately, the next day, Jamie overhears Dylan talking to his sister, Annie about them. Dylan denies that there is anything going on between them and that they are just friends. She feels hurt and immediately flies back to New York that afternoon. A few days later, Dylan goes back to New York with high hopes that he can reconcile with her. He finds her and confronts her as to why she has been avoiding him. Jamie tells him the truth and tells him that she doesn't want to be in any kind of friendship with him anymore.
A couple of days after that, Jamie finds out that Dylan may be leaving his job in GQ Magazine. She doesn't want him to leave soon as he has signed a contract and if not honored within the year, it will affect her commission. She rushes to him to convince him to stay but in the end, they just get into another spat. After not seeing each other and trying to do some alone time with their loved ones, they both realize that maybe there was something between them and they just never got the chance to admit them or say them to each other. After a meal with Dylan's father, he realizes how he truly feels for Jamie so he goes after her. He calls Jamie's mother to make up an excuse to get her to the Grand Central Station. Thinking that she will be meeting up with her mom there, she arrives to see a dancing mob. Dylan then finally catches up with her and tells her how he truly feels. She feels surprised and after sharing a kiss, they decide to finally have their first official date together.
I guess sometimes you don't need to look for the person that is destined for you because sometimes that person is just near you. You just never expected that would be God's answer to your prayers or perhaps you just keep on denying it. Relationships are complicated. They are never easy. Honestly, I wasn't a big fan of this movie, I just thought that the lesson that we could learn from it was simple but made sense. When you have something to say, say it before the moment passes you by for tomorrow might never come and what you had to say might never be said after all. What happens next after that? Will you be spending your days in regret and continue living in the part or will you just continue moving on and live a life that is still shadowed by the memory of what could have been? We all make choices in life. Some make good ones and others bad. This movie showed me the reality of what if there is no tomorrow and what we have is only now?
This movie also taught me about the reality of relationships these days. I guess not all relationships are conventional anymore. Unfortunately, I do not like this sudden change in modern relationships. What ever happened to courtship, wooing and romance? What ever happened to love-hate relationships or even tragic or bitter endings? If I could choose a relationship, I would choose something not like this. I do not want to have a friend just because I want to benefit from him or her, I would like to rather have a friend or a partner who will always be there. (Whether I would benefit from him or her all the time) Relationships are messy and so are friendships however that doesn't mean that everybody who is fed up with such experiences would resort to looking for friends with benefits instead. It's just not right. I guess one of the other things that I liked in this movie is the real chemistry that Mila Kunis and Justin Timberlake had. Would I recommend this movie to anyone? No, I guess not.
What ever happened to making love with the person that is special to you? This movie totally ruined that concept. I believe that having sex without emotions or love is lust and that it definitely removes how special the moment is. I thought that should only happen to two people who are in love? Tsk tsk! No wonder kids these days think that it is okay to do it just with anybody they want and that having friends with benefits is cool. I pity them for thinking that way...
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