Unless you're dying to see a pale imitation of the Farrelly brothers' brand of broad romantic comedy, just say no to Just Friends.
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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
Thanks to director Roger Kumble's breathless pacing, Just Friends manages to outrun most of its flaws.
11/23/05
Top Critic[The] efforts to delay the inevitable reconciliation between Chris and Jamie become increasingly tiresome, even though Just Friends barely cracks 90 minutes.
11/23/05
As romantic comedies go, Just Friends is just a lunch date. And everybody knows there's no kiss at the end of a lunch date.
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 CriticWith its slapstick car wrecks and sports injuries, the movie is like a Michael Bay take on Garden State. It wants to be painfully funny, but it really is just plain painful to watch.
11/23/05
Top CriticJust Friends shows that a lifeless idea can rise up out of its script crypt and put a stranglehold on 2,000-plus screens.
11/23/05
Top CriticEvery holiday season welcomes a big-screen turkey, and this one's got extra stuffing.
11/23/05
Just Friends will ultimately be as forgettable as the weird kid who sat in front of you in geometry. He may have made you laugh during seventh period, but you can't recall his name today.
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
There have been worse premises for a romantic comedy, but director Roger Kumble and writer Adam "Tex" Davis could scarcely have done a worse job developing it.
11/23/05
Top CriticDespite that off-putting one-sheet poster of Ryan Reynolds in a fat suit, the movie is actually pretty good -- funny, smart and featuring a host of appealing performances.
11/23/05
The infectious high spirits of the performers help to carry the day.
11/23/05
Reynolds will make you laugh, but Faris will make you shoot Diet Coke out of your nose.
11/23/05
[A] cheerily clean and notably bright teen comedy.
11/23/05
Top CriticFunny scenes, Reynolds' comedic chops and memorable characters like Reynolds' smart-mouthed brother and tagalong socialite sex symbol (reliable ham Anna Faris) outweigh the film's predictability.
11/23/05
Think of Just Friends as this season's answer to last year's Surviving Christmas, making you wonder what you did to deserve more movie coal in your stocking.
11/23/05
The movie too often withers under a barrage of predictable gags, which are doled out in uneven slices.
11/23/05
Top CriticThe joy of Just Friends is watching these embittered, sidetracked cynics working their particular little brands of black magic.
11/23/05
The best scenes in Just Friends take place offscreen.
11/23/05
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