Just Friends
Published December 26, 2023
Film info
- Title Just Friends
- Director Roger Kumble
- Year 2005
- Run time 1hr 36m
- Genres Romance, Comedy
- Tagline He loves her, she loves him not
High school student Chris Brander loves his best friend, Jamie Palamino. He finally confesses his feelings, but she tells him that she just wants to be friends, and he leaves town in shame. Ten years later, Chris is a successful record executive and involved with self-absorbed pop star Samantha James. He still pines for Jamie, though, and when his plans to go to Paris for the holidays fall through, he returns to his hometown to try and win her heart.
Live blog
| Time | Comment |
|---|---|
| 1:24 | So glad yearbooks don’t really exist in this country. |
| 5:10 | That is so me trying to play guitar, trying and then having a tantrum. |
| 9:55 | So far awful people being awful. |
| 14:10 | I would so buy this album if Anna Faris released it. |
| 17:40 | No! Foil in the microwave in a plane!! |
| 20:45 | Wow, ten years is a long time not to go home. |
| 21:31 | “I’m gonna start drinking.” Same. |
| 25:37 | I don’t advocate it but hissing at someone must be fun. |
| 36:23 | “So you gave her a… bodyshake?” |
| 50:09 | xxoo as a sign off is odd. |
| 55:55 | I like being shown up for using gay as a pejorative. |
| 1:04:45 | The flying reindeer on fire is next level. |
| 1:16:02 | Never been drunk on a bus. Work to do. |
| 1:25:44 | Tasers had a bigger part in this film than I thought. |
Thoughts
What a terrible film this is. Mr C was sure this was a Christmas film, and I guess it is as it’s based around the holidays but that’s about as far as it goes. I’m never sure about a movie that leans into the was-fat-but-now-thin-so-everything-will-be-better trope and on top of that, all the characters in this are completely awful before and after. And I’m not even sure what the point of it was?
Rating: 1 / 5
