I staple in many of Ivan Reitman’s movies has been the comedic timing; whether it be through character dialogue or a sight gag he always knew how to tell a joke on film.  That had been missing for a while.  His last movie, “My Super Ex-Girlfriend” was a bomb, and he was becoming more known as the father of director Jason Reitman than his own filmmaking identity.  He’s been in the news again lately with the news of a possible new “Ghostbusters” movie finally going before the cameras again.  If that comes to pass it’s good to see him getting back into form because “No Strings Attached” serves up plenty of laughs throughout the movie.  That is some romantic comedies forget to throw in, the COMEDY!  Reitman keeps the audience laughing from beginning to end.

Natalie Portman is blowing up.  She has always been a tremendous talent.  Now she has a Golden Glove win under her belt and she is a favorite to walk away with the Academy Award.  This is the first of a few high profile movies of 2011 and while the subject matter may be light, she still brings it her all in the role of Emma.  Kutcher is a proven commodity in the romantic comedy genre and he continues to prove so here.  Kevin Kline reunites with Ivan Reitman on this picture and he steals every scene he is in.

Valentine’s Day is less than a month away and this movie should have enough staying power to make it the perfect movie to see that night or any date night for that matter.  It is rated R for language, nudity and sexual situations and is playing all over South Florida.