Just Friends

For other uses, see Just Friends (disambiguation).
Just Friends
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRoger Kumble
Written byAdam 'Tex' Davis
Produced by
  • Chris Bender
  • J.C. Spink
  • Michael Ohoven
  • William Vince
  • Bill Johnson
Starring
CinematographyAnthony B. Richmond
Edited byJeff Freeman
Music byJeff Cardoni
Production
companies
Cinerenta
BenderSpink
Cinezeta
Infinity Media
Distributed byNew Line Cinema (United States)
Inferno Distribution (International)[1]
Release date
  • November 23, 2005 (2005-11-23)
Running time
94 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$50.9 million[2]

Just Friends is a 2005 American Christmas romantic comedy film directed by Roger Kumble, written by Adam 'Tex' Davis and starring Ryan Reynolds, Amy Smart, Anna Faris, Chris Klein and Christopher Marquette. The plot focuses on a formerly obese high school student (Reynolds) who attempts to free himself from the friend zone after reconnecting with his best friend (Smart), with whom he is in love while visiting his hometown for Christmas.

The film revolves around humorous observation of strictly platonic relationships as "just friends" or "just as best friends". It was shot in Regina and Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan.[3] Just Friends was released on November 23, 2005, and grossed over $50 million.

Plot

In 1995, obese high school senior Chris Brander is secretly in love with his classmate and best friend Jamie Palamino. Confessing his feelings by writing in her yearbook, he attends their graduation party. As he returns Jamie's yearbook, it is swapped by her ex-boyfriend, Tim, who reads the declaration aloud to everyone, humiliating Chris. After kissing him on the cheek, Jamie admits she does not reciprocate his affections. He leaves the party in tears, announcing he will never return and vowing to be more successful than everyone else.

Ten years later, a womanizing Chris has lost weight and lives in Los Angeles as a successful record producer and vice president of the company. Before Christmas, company CEO KC asks him to accompany emerging pop singer Samantha James to Paris so she signs with their label, and Chris reluctantly complies. She wants a relationship with him but he has no interest after their only date previously led to his hospitalization. On the way to Paris, Samantha accidentally sets her private jet on fire, causing an emergency landing in New Jersey, near Chris' hometown.

Chris takes Samantha to his mother's for the night and re-engages with his teenage past, including his unresolved feelings for Jamie. She meets his mother and 18-year-old brother Mike, a fan of Samantha. At a bar, he also sees Jamie, working as a bartender to pay for graduate school for teaching. Chris asks Mike to keep Samantha busy during his date with Jamie, but realizing their platonic friendship is important to him hampers his plan for them to have sex. During a friendly ice skating "day date", Chris is taken away in an ambulance after injuring himself during a hockey game. At the scene, Jamie is reunited with Dusty Dinkleman, a paramedic and former high school classmate also in love with her.

Realizing Dusty only wants revenge sex with her, Chris tries to warn Jamie but instead attacks Dusty in front of her. She refuses to listen when he tries to explain. Consequently, he gets drunk and goes to Jamie's bar, finding her there with Dusty. When she gently declines Dusty's sexual advances, he storms out. Chris and Jamie get into another fight, where he blames her for keeping him in the "friend zone" and says she will never amount to anything. Furious, Jamie strikes Chris and he is tossed out.

Upon returning to Los Angeles and rejecting Samantha again, Chris realizes that Jamie is his true love. He returns to New Jersey, declares his love to her and they kiss.

Cast

Alanis Morissette, then Reynolds' fiancée, made a cameo appearance as "herself" as a former client of his character. This came about when the casting director said "We need an Alanis Morissette type" and Reynolds said he knew someone who would fit. This scene was deleted, however, and is only available on the DVD.

Production

The film was shot in Los Angeles and parts of Regina and Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan.[3]

Music

Just Friends
Soundtrack album by
Various artists
ReleasedNovember 22, 2005
GenreAlternative rock, indie rock, rhythm and blues
LabelNew Line

A soundtrack was released November 22, 2005 on New Line Records.

Track listing
  1. Ben Lee – "Catch My Disease"
  2. Fountains of Wayne – "Hackensack"
  3. Rogue Wave – "Eyes"
  4. Anna Faris (as Samantha James) – "Forgiveness"
  5. Brendan Benson – "Cold Hands (Warm Heart)"
  6. Robbers on High Street – "Big Winter"
  7. The Sights – "Waiting on a Friend"
  8. Reed Foehl – "When It Comes Around"
  9. The Lemonheads – "Into Your Arms"
  10. 'Just Friends' Holiday Players – "Christmas, Christmas"
  11. "Dusty 'Lee' Dinkleman" – "Jamie Smiles"
  12. Anna Faris (as Samantha James) – "Love from Afar"
  13. Jeff Cardoni – "Just Friends Score Medley"
  14. All-4-One – "I Swear"
  15. Carly Simon – "Coming Around Again"

Original songs performed in the film

  1. "Forgiveness", performed multiple times by Anna Faris.
  2. "Jamie Smiles", performed multiple times by Chris Klein
  3. "Love from Afar", performed by Anna Faris and Renee Sandstrom
  4. "Just a Guy", performed by Anna Faris (only on the Alternate Ending)

Most songs in the film were written by Adam Schiff, except "When Jamie Smiles", which was written by H. Scott Salinas.

The orchestral score was written by Jeff Cardoni, and orchestrated by Stephen Coleman and Tony Blondal.

Reception

Box office

Just Friends grossed $32.6 million domestically, and $18.3 million in other territories, for a box office total of $50.9 million.[2]

In the United States, the film grossed $9.2 million in its opening weekend, finishing 6th at the box office.[citation needed]

Critical response

Just Friends received mixed reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 42% based on 109 reviews with an average rating of 5.2/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "There are moments of mirth in this overly broad comedy, but mostly, Just Friends is just not that funny."[4] On Metacritic, the film has a score of 47 out of 100 based on 28 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[5] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B−" on an A+ to F scale.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ Grierson, Tim (22 November 2005). "Just Friends". Screen Daily. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Just Friends (2005)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved December 16, 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Just Friends (2005) Film Locations". Global Film Locations. January 30, 2017. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
  4. ^ "Just Friends". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved 2021-10-06. Edit this at Wikidata
  5. ^ "Just Friends Reviews". Metacritic. 2005-11-23. Retrieved 2013-10-02.
  6. ^ "CinemaScore". cinemascore.com. Archived from the original on 2017-09-16. Retrieved 2016-12-16.
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