Friends With Benefits (2011; dir: Gluck) - a recent DVD must - is full of self-referential, knowing nods to the cliches of traditional Hollywood rom-coms.
Just as Dylan and Jamie vow to stay "friends with benefits" and not develop feelings for one another, the film almost sets out to expose the flaws in the romantic movies we are used to, with their happy narrative resolutions which give no room for the heartache and fear that often accompany a relationship. But, naturally, by the end of the movie, the audience are praying that the couple get together just as much as they are.
In this lighthearted scene, Dylan and Jamie are getting intimate (shall we say) when Jamie lets out a shriek. Dylan immediately stops what he's doing until asked to continue, justifying it with a hilarious - and perhaps true - "What? When a woman screams it could be misconstrued!"
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