Ashton Kutcher Friends With Benefits

In the pantheon of early 2000s romantic comedies, the genre was gasping for air. The Hugh Grant era of stammering British charm was fading, and the audiences were becoming cynical. Enter 2011’s Friends with Benefits , a film that tried to kill the rom-com while simultaneously becoming one of its best modern examples. And at the center of this charmingly cynical storm stood Ashton Kutcher.

The film’s turning point involves Dylan taking Jamie home to Los Angeles. This is where Kutcher does his best work. He has to navigate a difficult character beat: a man who is too afraid to ruin a friendship with romance, and too cowardly to admit he’s in love. ashton kutcher friends with benefits

** The Anti-Romantic Lead**

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