You know it’s summer when the blockbusters begin rolling out and Captain America: The First Avenger is an excellent example of a big, flashy, fast-paced popcorn flick.
The movie follows the early days of the Marvel Universe – and yes, Steve Rogers (Chris Evans) has volunteered for an experimental program to become the Uber-strong crime fighter – Captain America.
Captain America then hooks up with Bucky Barnes (Sebastian Stan) and Peggy Carter (Hayley Atwell) to defeat the villainous HYDRA organization, which is headed up by the ultimate bad guy, Red Skull (Hugo Weaving).
This is a modern twist on an early superhero – that also somehow manages to be a nostalgic throwback to classic movie heroes.
If Friends with Benefits seems similar that’s because it was just a handful of months ago that No Strings Attached, starring Natalie Portman and Ashton Kutcher hit theaters with the same theme.
This time around, Mila Kunis and Justin Timberlake portray the good friends who believe that adding non-committal sex to their time together won’t change anything.
Naturally, they learn that there really is no free ride and the buddies must deal with their emerging emotions.
There is something to be said, however, for the casting – and Kunis and Timberlake certainly seem to have a strong chemistry.
If I had the capability to time travel (and who’s to say I don’t, truth I’d in no way tell you if I did) and felt inclined to show a movie to the citizens of the ’20s or ’30s that will totally seize for them everyday living in the 21st Century truth I wouldn’t capability just take them there myself, I believe I’d decide on “Friends with Rewards.” For one, it is predictable romance – that significantly has not transformed in 80-90 many years. For yet another, the presence of technologies is rampant, which would awe them whilst also proving another thing that has not transformed in 80-90 many years: item placement. In all sincerity, on the other hand, Will Gluck (“Easy A”) has created however a different comedy that’s savvy to its viewers, and though the modern attitudes, humor and references arrive heavy-handed at times, he captures our sensibilities and can identify the talent that will make that writing function.