Ashton Kutcher has revealed that he had to ‘cut’ his chest hair and start doing sit-ups for a flashback sequence in his new movie.
Starring opposite Reese Witherspoon in Netflix’s new rom-com Your Place Or Mine, the 45-year-old actor at one point had to try to be his 20-year-old again.
Playing the role of Peter, his character feels romantic with his best friend Debbie (Reese) after sleeping together while swapping lifestyles in New York and Los Angeles, respectively.
As the characters look back on their youth to remember how their relationship has developed to this day, Ashton says that she had to undergo a mini makeover to try to look 25 years younger.
Making an appearance on Lorraine on Friday morning, the Hollywood star laughed as she explained that she needed to ‘cut’ her chest hair and get as fit as possible.
Youthful: Ashton Kutcher, 45, has revealed that he had to ‘cut’ his chest hair and start doing sit-ups for a flashback sequence in his new movie Your Place Or Mine to try to go back to his 20-year-old self.
He explained: ‘Here’s the crazy thing, before I filmed the sequence when I was in my 20s, I didn’t have that much chest hair when I was in my 20s!
‘Actually, I need to cut this up and clean it up, and I’m like dude… squats! God, he used to have abs when she was 20! What happened!
Ashton was 20 years old in 1998, at which point she launched her modeling career after entering a competition with the International Modeling and Talent Association.
She was signed to the Next modeling agency in New York and later appeared in campaigns for Calvin Klein and Abercrombie and Fitch.
That same year, he participated in That ’70s Show and moved to Los Angeles to play Michael Kelso until 2006.
They continued dating 14 years later in 2012, then married in 2015, and now share a son.
He mentioned his wife during the interview on Lorraine, after his co-star Reese described his new movie as a “cuddle up and watch movie,” adding that it feels like a “breath of fresh air” that “it’s not about darkness.” ‘ .
Ashton added, “Mila and I were looking for this kind of movie during the pandemic.”
Back then: Ashton was 20 years old in 1998, at which point she launched her modeling career. She was signed to the Next modeling agency in New York and later appeared in campaigns for Calvin Klein and Abercrombie and Fitch (pictured at age 20 in a shoot for the brand)
It comes after mixed reviews poured in for the rom-com, with fans criticizing Reese and Ashton’s lack of chemistry on the red carpet.
Kutcher’s own wife, Mila Kunis, even agreed, and it seems the same lack of chemistry is present in the film itself.
While the film doesn’t yet have a Rotten Tomatoes score, and the first review embargo was lifted Thursday afternoon, many early reviews took issue with Witherspoon and Kutcher’s chemistry — or lack thereof.
First meeting: He mentioned his wife during the interview on Lorraine, after his co-star Reese described his new film as a “cuddle up and watch movie,” adding that it feels like a “breath of fresh air” that was ‘not about darkness’ (in the center of the photo with 20-year-old Mila)
The New York Times Critic Amy Nicholson began her review by stating that all of the lead actors involved – Witherspoon, Kutcher and writer-director Aline Brosh McKenna (writer of The Devil Wears Prada, making her directorial debut) – have all made successful rom-coms in their careers. . .
“So it’s even more confusing that his latest, Your Place or Mine, is as fake and flat as a store-bought valentine being foisted on every kid in class,” adds Nicholson.
Brosh McKenna also criticized the store, adding, “People walking in and out of the room folding laundry can rest easy that there are some crucial plot points that can be missed, and the ones that do exist tend to repeat themselves at least twice.” .
Role: As the characters reminisced about their youth to remember how their relationship has developed to this day, Ashton says that she had to undergo a mini-transformation to try to look 25 years younger.
Star: Making an appearance on Lorraine on Friday morning, the Hollywood star laughed as she explained she needed to ‘cut’ her chest hair and get as fit as possible (pictured with co-star Reese Witherspoon)
Nicholson, like many critics, praised supporting actress Zoe Chao, who plays Peter’s ex, described as “a wonderfully funny narcissist who’s somehow willing to give up her entire big-city life to help a stranger.” to get her groove back,” adding, “She may not win the guy, but she steals all his scenes.’
However, the hollywood reporter‘s Lovia Gyarkye is very bold in suggesting that Your Place Or Mine will help “revive the rom-com genre” as a whole.
Gyarkye calls the film a “happy-go-lucky charmer,” adding that it doesn’t try to “surprise or outsmart the viewer,” simply adding that it “doesn’t aim to please, and in doing so helps reinvigorate the rom-com.”
Mixed: It comes after mixed reviews poured in for the rom-com, with fans criticizing Reese and Ashton’s lack of chemistry on the red carpet.
‘No Chemistry’: The film stars Reese Witherspoon and Ashton Kutcher as Debbie and Peter, two long-distance best friends whose dynamics change when Peter volunteers to babysit their teenage son (Wesley Kimmel, Jimmy Kimmel’s nephew)
The reviewer adds that after 15 minutes, the audience knows, “where the story is headed, but it’s nice because, ‘McKenna builds a tight narrative around the couple,’ adding, ‘less will they or won’t they ?” and more “why didn’t they?”
Deadline critic Pete Hammond admits that “there’s nothing particularly new or groundbreaking” about the story,” but it’s that same “comfortable familiarity” that makes it a “perfect Valentine’s Day offering.”
While others criticized their chemistry, Hammond said it works, despite not being on-screen together for most of the film.
Co-stars: While the film doesn’t yet have a Rotten Tomatoes score, as the first review embargo was lifted Thursday afternoon, many early reviews took issue with Witherspoon and Kutcher’s chemistry — or lack thereof .