Just Friends: Just funny.

Sometimes actors can carry an average film and make it into something more. Just Friends is a good example of this as both Ryan Reynolds and Anna Faris turned a standard romantic comedy into a knee - slapping good time.

Chris has had a crush on his friend Jamie since he was an overweight high schooler. Time has passed and now he’s a fit and successful music executive who, upon returning to his hometown, attempts to woo her. But there are a number of obstacles in his way, including his psychotic pop-diva client Samantha and a rival suitor named Dusty.

When a movie succeeds in just makes an audience laugh, its flaws can be overlooked, such was the case in Just Friends whose jokes were non-stop from start to finish. Sure some of the antics could be construed as adolescent and pandering and there were a number of breakdowns in the story, with some plot points became lost altogether (such as Chris’ job and whether or not he was able to keep it or not by the end of the film) but the positives far outweighed the negatives. Besides, it was hard not to laugh when both Ryan Reynolds and Anna Faris were on their games acting wise. Faris especially deserves credit for she stole every scene she was in as Samantha (think Britney Spears’ lack of talent and Paris Hiltons’ lack of intelligence). The film contained a surprisingly wistful romance between Chris and Jamie, one that those people stuck in the "friends zone" could relate to. Just Friends was just freakin’ hilarious.

Grade: B