No Strings Attached is a American romantic comedy film directed and co-produced by Ivan Reitman. Starring Natalie Portman and Ashton Kutcher , the film is about two friends who decide to make a pact to have a " no strings attached " relationship, without falling in love with each other. The film was released in the United States on January 21, to mixed reviews, with praise for the lead pair's performances and chemistry, but criticism for its direction and screenplay.
After first meeting at a summer camp together with their parents, Emma Kurtzman and Adam Franklin run into each other a few times but never keep in touch. Emma is a doctor in Los Angeles , and Adam is a production assistant for a musical television show. Soon, Adam finds out that his father Alvin, the well-known star of a former hit television comedy series, has begun a romance with his ex-girlfriend, Vanessa.
Devastated, a drunken Adam calls all his female contacts to hook up. The next morning, he wakes up on Emma's couch, with her friends and colleagues teasing and telling him that he was crying and passed out naked on the couch.
She leads him to her room to find his pants, and they have sex. They have sex again at Adam's house. Before Emma leaves, they agree to engage in a "no strings attached" relationship, where they just have sex. Soon, Adam finds himself getting jealous of Emma's co-worker Sam, and being an emotional person, he doubles his romantic attempts towards her. She feels awkward and thus ends their arrangement, only to end up missing him. She drunkenly crashes at his place, and they sleep together again.
On Adam's birthday, his father tells him he wishes to have children with Vanessa. Disgusted, Adam walks out, and Emma defends him. He asks her for one single date on Valentine's Day , and it seems perfect until she awkwardly tells him she will not engage in an emotional relationship. He says he can't continue without progressing, so they agree to not see each other. Six weeks later, at her sister's wedding rehearsal dinner, Emma realizes she wants to be with Adam.
