SLEEPING with OTHER PEOPLE is a Sexier, Funnier When Harry Met Sally

SLEEPING with OTHER PEOPLE deals with the enigma - can men & women ever really just be friends, i.e. does sex destroy the relationship?  The general consensus in both the hilarious & charming SLEEPING with OTHER PEOPLE & WHEN HARRY MET SALLY is: a) men & women cannot maintain a platonic friendship and b) this is not necessarily the kiss of death.  Romantic comedies of the 21st C have come a long way from Gable & Lombard or Grant & Hepburn.  But, it hasn't strayed far from the contention that sex will always get between a man & woman.  SLEEPING… sustains this flimsy conflict of a plot on the surprisingly sexy and tongue-in-cheek banter of leading man, Jake (Justin Sudekis.)  Sudekis (SNL & HORRIBLE BOSSES) is Olivia Wilde's real life leading man.  His starring role proves how seductive & sexy Sudekis is on the big screen.  Lainey (Alison Brie, COMMUNITY & MAD MEN) is Jake's best friend.  They meet as Columbia college students ('02)  in a dorm when Laine is pounding down the door to her love obsession, Matthew (Adam Scott, PARKS & RECREATIONS.)  Jake rescues Lainey from being tossed from the dorm. This leads to their 1st toss  in the sheets & mutual virginity loss.  Swoop to present day NYC (beautifully shot in the style of Woody Allen) and they meet again for the 1st time since that infamous night outside a sex addiction support group they were both attending.  So begins the sojourn towards the inevitable epiphany (we all see coming) that their love for each other is the real deal.  Ride along for the enjoyable journey is filled with sophisticated romance, sophomoric humor and great supporting cast (including Amanda Peet.)  Cupid's arrow hits its mark aimed for the heart.  I highly recommend this chick flick for its good humored frivolity and its update on the romantic/comedy genre.