Cert 15
101 mins
BBFC advice: Contains strong language, sex, sex references, drug references
Nearly 30 years ago, When Harry Met Sally set the benchmark for movies about so-called platonic relationships of a woman and a man who obviously fancy each other.
In fact, Billy Crystal's characters famously claimed that a man couldn't have a woman as a best friend because he would, inevitably, want to sleep with her.
When Harry Met Sally spawned an industry of such movies but none were nearly as good.
Leslye Headland's Sleeping With Other People is such a film. Its ending could have been predicted within its opening five minutes.
The 90 minutes in between is just padding - and not very funny padding at that because we have seen it all before.
Fortunately, Mrs W and I were able to watch it on Virgin Movies on Demand because the only cinema showing it locally (Showcase in Derby) had scheduled only one screening per day ... at 10.20pm!
So, we were saved from a long night and about £15.
Just as well because the picture, while not being atrocious, didn't deserve the outlay.
Headland's movie stars Jason Sudeikis and Alison Brie whose characters lose their virginity to each other during a one-night stand at university.
More than a decade later they bump into each other at a therapy session for sex addicts.
From then on they become best pals who confide in each about their rumbustious sex lives but vow not to sleep with each other.
However, the more time goes on the more they are falling for each other..
To be fair both Sudeikis and Brie are likable, have spark and decent chemistry so make the movie watchable. On the down side, neither Mrs W or I laughed.
Star tweet
The people who need love the most are usually the people most convinced they don't deserve it. #SleepingWithOtherPeople
Laughs: a couple of chuckles
Jumps: none
Vomit: none
Nudity: none
Overall rating: 4/10