Rated R, 99 minutes"Sleeping With Other People" is a fun but typical rom com that spends too much time in foreplay and not actually getting it on. Considering the cast and plot, it could've been much crazier. A good-natured womanizer Jake ("SNL's" Jason Sudeikis) and a serial cheater Lainey ("Community's" Alison Brie), who lost their virginity to each other in college and run into each other in a love addicts meeting, form a platonic relationship that helps reform them in ways, while a mutual attraction sets in. Directed and written by Leslye Headland ("Bachelorette"), "Sleeping With Other People" is a predictable, modestly enjoyable look peppered with some humorous moments, but it's just a surface look at some real issues, including sexual addiction, cheating and serial relationships, none of which is explored fully. Harmless for sure, but the charming leads give it a good whirl or two, though Headland's plot structure, including the NYC local, other relationships, breakups and best friends, seem too well-worn; admittedly however, as Jake's best friends, comedians Jason Mantzoukas (Rafi from the TV show "The League") and Andrea Savage ("Funny or Die Presents") nearly steal the show, particularly some hilarious ad-libbing over the film's end credits you'll want to stay for. Considering that two of the movie's producers, Adam McKay and Will Ferrell, are known for their wild, over-the-top antics, "Sleeping With Other People" is a pretty tame affair, mostly a makeout session instead of the full cha-ching. Likable but thin and unsatisfying, the act in particular stumbles and if you're a fan of both Brie and Sudeikis from their other efforts, this might be for you, but "Sleeping With Other People" is hardly anything you'll feel guilty about the next morning.
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