
Chris Brander has always been friends with Jamie Palamino, but now decides it is time to take his relationship to the next step. The problem is that Jamie still wants to be 'Just Friends'. When he runs away and moves to L.A., he becomes an attractive music manager, whom everyone wants. When his jet catches fire and is forced to land, when flying to Paris with his newest singing sensation, Samantha James, he ends up back home. To his surprise, he encounters Jamie again, and se... (Full plot summary below)
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Chris Brander has always been friends with Jamie Palamino, but now decides it is time to take his relationship to the next step. The problem is that Jamie still wants to be 'Just Friends'. When he runs away and moves to L.A., he becomes an attractive music manager, whom everyone wants. When his jet catches fire and is forced to land, when flying to Paris with his newest singing sensation, Samantha James, he ends up back home. To his surprise, he encounters Jamie again, and sets out to be more than 'Just Friends' this time.
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| One Guy's OpinionFrank SwietekA succession of frantic, and frequently brutal, slapstick episodes...raucous but largely mirthless. |
| Movie MomNell MinowMuch humiliation and mayhem, all of it either teeth-grindingly tedious, heart-sinkingly crude, or just plain boring, often all three at once. |
| Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumArgues on behalf of the Darwinian theory that all of life imitates high school...But the argument is only halfhearted. Just Friends is much more interested in - and hilarious about - the small nostalgias of suburbia. |
| Christian Science MonitorMatt BradleyJust Friends reeks of low-expectations but delivers big returns. |
| Palo Alto WeeklyTyler HanleyWith fine performers and decent dialogue creating a concrete foundation, it's a shame inane smacks and slaps ultimately make for a rickety flick. |
| Los Angeles Daily NewsGlenn WhippDespite 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. |
| Arizona Daily StarPhil VillarrealReynolds does a tremendous job of presenting a hardened, cocky L.A. demeanor and allowing cracks of old despair and self-doubt to chip cracks in the façade. |
| Worcester Telegram & GazetteDaniel M. KimmelJust Friends is a lot funnier than it has any right to be. |
| FromTheBalconyBill ClarkHere's a film for all of us 'losers,' and it gets the job done. |
| Village VoiceMikael WoodA refreshingly mean-spirited breeze through both the holiday movie and romantic-comedy checklists. |