S16 Ep834: Just Friends (2005)

We Hate Movies

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Tv & Film, Comedy

4.7 • 4.9K Ratings

🗓️ 2 December 2025

⏱️ 123 minutes

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Summary

“I had people in my life telling me this was a funny movie…” - Steve

On this week’s show, we’re getting into our month of holiday programming with a chat about the totally dated Christmas comedy, Just Friends! How annoying is it that this movie barely cares about being set at Christmas? Why couldn’t we get just a little more for the incredible Julie Hagerty to do in the movie? How abhorrent is the entire idea of the “Friend Zone” in the first place? Is this one of the biggest public humiliations at a movie’s house party? And why is Ryan Reynolds doing a Cartman voice when he’s in that abysmal fat suit the production borrowed from the Friends archive? PLUS: A Jared from Subway reference in this film that Chris accurately describes as “completely destabilizing”!

Just Friends stars Ryan Reynolds, Amy Smart, Anna Paris, Chris Klein, Christopher Rodriguez Marquette, Fred Ewanuick, Amy Matysio, and Julie Hagerty as Carol Brander; directed by Roger Kumble.

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Transcript

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0:00.0	Hey folks, shout out to Sonos for sponsoring today's show.
0:03.8	You know, this holiday season, you're going to want to give that gift of Sonos sound,
0:07.5	and we're going to tell you exactly how to do it later in the program.
0:11.5	Hey, just a reminder, if you guys are listening to this on the day it comes out, which is Tuesday,
0:16.7	the 2nd of December, just a few days from now on the 6th, that's Saturday night.
0:21.8	This Saturday night, we're going to be at the Bell House in beautiful Brooklyn, New York for our 15th anniversary show.
0:26.9	Talking all things, WHM, talking all things, total recall, the Arnold and Sharon edition.
0:33.0	Okay, tickets are on sale.
0:34.4	Now, limited number of tickets, I should say, y'all, we are so stoked to be back in Brooklyn playing this hometown show for our 15th anniversary. It's going to be a lot of fun, y'all. So check it out this Saturday, December 6th, Bell House, beautiful Brooklyn, New York. We're talking Total Recall, everybody, live WHM 15th anniversary show. at w hm podcast.com all right folks that's
0:57.6	going to do it let's get to the show we are starting the holiday programming off right that's right
1:02.0	ryan reynolds in a fat suit trying to woo amy smart we're talking just friends enjoy the show y'all
1:07.1	cool man woo-hoo this week on the program know, after finally seeing this movie, I would have thought that fat suit got a little more play. We're talking just friends. I'm Andrew Jupin. This is how I actually look. Steven Sadek. Just Eric Sisko. And I swear. I don't even know the lyrics
1:27.9	The shadows and stars in the sky
1:29.5	Oh there you go
1:30.0	There you go
1:30.5	Chris Cabin, hi
1:31.2	And we hate movies
1:32.6	You know Hello, everyone, welcome to We Hate Movies.
1:57.7	Thank you for tuning into the fine program, as always.
2:00.0	That's right.
2:00.5	It is December, which means we are getting into some holiday-themed programming talking about 2005's Just Friends directed by Roger Cumbull. Cumbull? Cumball. Cumball. Cumbull. Cumbull. Cumbull, without the R. How is that where you got to let it Drive first And then you roll it up
2:18.2	Yeah
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