Just Friends is a 2005 comedy film directed by Roger Kumble. It stars Ryan Reynolds and Amy Smart.
Chris Brander (Reynolds), an obese high school student in a suburban community in New Jersey, is in love with his best friend, Jamie Palamino (Smart). In 1995, on the night of their high school graduation, Chris attends Jamie's graduation party, and confesses his feelings to her by writing them in her yearbook; when he tries to return her yearbook t...
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Just Friends is a 2005 comedy film directed by Roger Kumble. It stars Ryan Reynolds and Amy Smart.
Chris Brander (Reynolds), an obese high school student in a suburban community in New Jersey, is in love with his best friend, Jamie Palamino (Smart). In 1995, on the night of their high school graduation, Chris attends Jamie's graduation party, and confesses his feelings to her by writing them in her yearbook; when he tries to return her yearbook to her, however, it is swiped by Jamie's ex-boyfriend Tim (Ty Olsson) and he reads it aloud at the party. Chris is publicly humiliated—and, to top it off, Jamie doesn't reciprocate his feelings, instead giving him a kiss on the cheek and saying she loves him like a brother. Jamie yells at their classmates for making fun of him, but Chris flees the party on his bicycle, vowing to leave town and become more successful than all of them.
Ten years later, Chris is handsome and successful with a thriving career as a record producer in Los Angeles and...
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