HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — Comedy kingpin Ivan Reitman returns to the director’s chair to helm the edgy, smart and sexy No Strings Attached, starring Natalie Portman, Ashton Kutcher, Cary Elwes and Kevin Kline.
When 14-year-old Emma Kurtzman turned down the awkward, teenage advances of Adam Franklin outside of the Big Lodge at Camp Weehawken, neither one of them had any clue about real, adult sex. But quite the opposite is true when, years later, Emma (Portman) and Adam (Kutcher) cross paths—as they seem to have done randomly throughout their lives—and wind up in bed having sex. Really good sex.
And since Emma has a self-professed ‘peanut allergy to relationships,’ just as Adam has sworn them off—mostly because his once-famous television star dad (Kline) is now dating Adam’s most recent ex-girlfriend—the two decide to forego the accompanying emotional muddle of a relationship and just be friends with benefits. Hook up without hang-ups, boffing without bother, coitus without cost. No commitment, no lying, no jealousy, no clothed spooning, no emoticons, no shared breakfast, no “I miss you,” no body part nicknames, no mix tapes…in short, “No Strings Attached.”
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What starts out as a perfect solution to physical need becomes a little more tricky—when Adam inadvertently brings his feelings to bed (and to the hospital closet, the back seat of the car and just about anywhere that provides horizontal support). Eventually, both wind up trying to untangle the strings they were trying to avoid altogether while struggling to answer one key question: can two friends have sex without love getting in the way?
