Just Friends (2005)

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

Thanks to director Roger Kumble's breathless pacing, Just Friends manages to outrun most of its flaws.

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11/23/05

[The] efforts to delay the inevitable reconciliation between Chris and Jamie become increasingly tiresome, even though Just Friends barely cracks 90 minutes.

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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.

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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.

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11/23/05

With 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.

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11/23/05

Just Friends shows that a lifeless idea can rise up out of its script crypt and put a stranglehold on 2,000-plus screens.

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11/23/05

Every holiday season welcomes a big-screen turkey, and this one's got extra stuffing.

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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.

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11/23/05

This is superficial entertainment to say the least. But if you're looking for laughs, then Just Friends is just fine.

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11/23/05