Time and again, it goes for cheap laughs at the expense of character development. And, could the message be any shallower?
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11/23/05
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Just Friends (2005)
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Reviews Counted:93
Fresh:40
Rotten:53
Average Rating:5.2/10
Consensus: There are moments of mirth in this overly broad comedy, but mostly, Just Friends is just not that funny.
Theatrical Release:Nov 23, 2005 Wide
Box Office: $32,596,916
Synopsis: The romantic comedy JUST FRIENDS stars Ryan Reynolds as a former high school geek turned trendy Los Angeles music executive. When he gets stranded in his New Jersey home town due to bad weather... [More]
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Reviews for Just Friends
The joy of Just Friends is watching these embittered, sidetracked cynics working their particular little brands of black magic.
11/23/05
Just Friends is funnier the sillier it gets, perhaps hitting a crescendo during the slap fights between the brothers, who begin beating each other with regularity, as if they'd never stopped.
11/23/05
Top CriticNo 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.
03/01/07
Even with young talent, director Roger Kumble and writer Adam Davis rely way too heavily (no pun intended) on the fat-suit joke and titular impasse.
11/22/05
Top CriticAfter watching a movie like Just Friends, I hurry home from the theater and take a shower so I can wash away the stink of the experience.
11/23/05
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.
11/28/05
Top CriticDespite a few bone-tickling moments, the romantic comedy Just Friends is, well, just OK.
12/01/05
Just Friends reeks of low-expectations but delivers big returns.
11/28/05
This is a stupid comedy and you'll probably be embarrassed by how much you laugh.
11/28/05
Just Friends is funnier than any low-rent rip-off of There's Something About Mary has a right to be.
11/23/05
Top CriticBrush aside the pratfalls, cheap-shot fat jokes, and creative variety of crotch attacks, and what's left? Not a lick of emotional sense.
11/23/05
A surprisingly shrewd and energetic romantic comedy.
11/17/05
Top CriticAfter peaking with the unsurpassable glories of 2003's Bad Santa, the humbug holiday genre may be getting run into the ground.
11/23/05
Top CriticHere's a film for all of us 'losers,' and it gets the job done.
11/22/05
Although it's often hilarious, it's far too hyperactive to actually connect with us.
12/02/05
[D]espite revisiting every romantic comedy archetype ever conceived, Just Friends still manages to entertain.
11/28/05
Maybe in this case, Chris and Jamie just being friends wasn't such a bad idea.
11/28/05
Just average! I was hoping to laugh so hard that I would wet myself (just a little) but that just didn't happen.
11/23/05
This is superficial entertainment to say the least. But if you're looking for laughs, then Just Friends is just fine.
11/23/05
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