Friends with Benefits: 5 things people are talking about

Critics are buzzing about the film's implausible product placement, and its painful similarities to the Natalie Portman flick No Strings Attached

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Mila Kunis and Justin Timberlake roll into multiplexes this weekend, starring in Friends With Benefits, a film about friends who, you know, attempt romance-free intercourse. (Watch the movie's trailer.) What about the comedy has critics buzzing? Here, five talking points:

1. The stars' chemistry... or lack thereof

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