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Just Friends (2005)

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Average Rating: 5.2/10
Reviews Counted: 97
Fresh: 41 | Rotten: 56

There are moments of mirth in this overly broad comedy, but mostly, Just Friends is just not that funny.

Average Rating: 5/10
Critic Reviews: 27
Fresh: 10 | Rotten: 17

There are moments of mirth in this overly broad comedy, but mostly, Just Friends is just not that funny.

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Movie Info

A hotshot thirtysomething record executive tries to win over the girl who once liked him only "as a friend" in this slapstick comedy. In high school, Chris Brander (Ryan Reynolds) was an overweight, maladroit teen who spent every waking moment with his co-ed pal Jamie Palamino (Amy Smart). On the verge of graduation, Chris is humiliated when his yearbook confession to Jamie -- that he wants to be more than "just friends" -- is read aloud. Jamie is flattered, but rebuffs his advances, and Chris

PG-13, 1 hr. 34 min.

Drama, Romance, Comedy

Directed By: Roger Kumble , Roger Kumble

In Theaters: Nov 23, 2005 Wide

On DVD: Mar 7, 2006

Box Office:$32.6M

New Line Cinema

Just Friends is just stupid.

November 29, 2005 Full Review Source: Ebert & Roeper

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Richard Roeper

Ebert & Roeper

Top Critic

Just Friends is part Farrelly Brothers and part Romy and Michele's High School Reunion, all wrapped together to deliver gross-out gags in bizarrely random and rapid-fire fashion, with zero intent to develop sustainable plot or character.

November 28, 2005 Full Review Source: Toronto Star

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Tony Wong

Toronto Star

Top Critic

Just Friends hangs its crude, clobbering sense of humor on a dubious theory.

November 28, 2005 Comment (1)

Stephen Holden

New York Times

Top Critic

... while the ending might be a foregone conclusion, getting there involves just enough slapstick manful idiocy to keep the humor moving at a clip.

November 28, 2005 Full Review Source: Houston Chronicle

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Amy Biancolli

Houston Chronicle

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A barbed romantic comedy with a distinct debt to the Farrelly brothers' gross-out-plus-sentimentality formula, Just Friends is a welcome antidote to the usual seasonal sweetness.

November 28, 2005 Full Review Source: Globe and Mail

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Liam Lacey

Globe and Mail

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In all, it's not too bad and it's not too long, and any movie that sets Santa on fire is okay by me.

November 23, 2005 Full Review Source: Washington Post

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Stephen Hunter

Washington Post

Top Critic

Not particularly original, Just Friends works largely due to Reynolds' screen charisma and comic timing, but it does work, and works well.

March 29, 2011 Full Review Source: ComingSoon.net

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Joshua Starnes

ComingSoon.net

No one will be surprised by the plot machinations that ensue, but the film is saved from utter tedium thanks to a relatively intelligent screenplay and the amiability of the leads.

March 1, 2007 Full Review Source: Film Journal International

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Lewis Beale

Film Journal International

Um bom conceito (e n�o estou dizendo que este � bom) s� funciona quando amparado por um bom roteiro. E definitivamente n�o � isto que ocorre aqui.

June 9, 2006 Comment (1)

Pablo Villaca

Cinema em Cena

Every single person operates with the maturity and common sense of a dog chasing its tail. Into a tree.

May 4, 2006 Full Review Source: Metromix.com

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Matt Pais

Metromix.com

Painfully light on laughs.

March 20, 2006 Full Review Source: Lessons of Darkness

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Nick Schager

Lessons of Darkness

Ana Faris as the blonde bimbette pop star character is worth the price of rental, alone.

March 8, 2006 Full Review Source: Buzzine Magazine

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Staci Layne Wilson

Buzzine Magazine

Bursting at the seams with lashings of heart, this is comedy at its broadest, with larger-than-life situations, a smartly sharp script and knock-out performances from an instantly likeable cast.

February 3, 2006 Full Review Source: Urban Cinefile

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Urban Cinefile

Reynolds' brand of sarcastic humour suits his part well, whilst Smart is as adorable here as she was in The Butterfly Effect.

January 7, 2006 Full Review Source: ViewLondon

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Matthew Turner

ViewLondon

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Just Friends is a fairly comedy that exceeded my expectations a bit. If you're looking for a fun comedy, then this is your film. Just Friends is not a perfect comedy, but for what it is, it definitely brings on good laughs. Like I said, this one exceeded my expectations, and I didn't think it would be this funny, but

December 11, 2011

Jeff "The Dude" Lebowski

Super Reviewer

It was okay. Doesn't have anything new to talk about actually.

June 12, 2010

Dead Angel

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