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Sex and Death 101
Anchor Bay Entertainment


4.3

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MPAA RATING: R for strong sexual content and language

Starring Winona Ryder, Simon Baker, Leslie Bibb, Julie Bowen, Sophie Monk, Mindy Cohn, Dash Mihok, and Patton Oswalt

Roderick Blank is a successful executive and ladies' man whose life is turned around by an e-mail that includes the names of everyone he's had and ever will have sex with. (Anchor Bay Entertainment)

GENRE(S):	Comedy \| Drama
WRITTEN BY:	Daniel Waters
DIRECTED BY:	Daniel Waters
RELEASE DATE:	DVD: July 1, 2008 Theatrical: April 4, 2008
RUNNING TIME:	100 minutes, Color
ORIGIN:	USA

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The Globe and Mail (Toronto) Rick Groen

As cinematic flops go, nothing falls quite as hard as a failed black comedy.

Salon.com Andrew O'Hehir

Even if the actual movie is an awkward, uncinematic mishmash. Waters has at least tried to write a sex comedy that isn't aimed at titty-fixated 17-year-olds, and at its best Sex and Death 101 has a fast, clever rhythm that almost sings.

TV Guide Ken Fox

It's all a pretentious bore that feels twice as long as it's two-hour running time.

Variety Ken Eisner

A promising concept is gradually run into the ground in Sex and Death 101, a would-be black comedy that lacks both laughs and gravity.

Village Voice Nick Pinkerton

Stupid monikers are just one symptom of a stultifying, overwritten cleverness that substitutes quirk for character.

The New York Times Manohla Dargis

The appealing Mr. Baker never manages to find the right tone for the material, partly because he’s been seriously miscast (he radiates too much decency and intelligence for the role), though more because Mr. Waters never establishes a coherent tone for either the character or his situation.

New York Daily News Joe Neumaier

In a fair universe, Sex and Death 101 would end its miserable life after one episode as a TV show. But this unfunny "dark comedy" goes on for two hours.

Seattle Post-Intelligencer Paula Nechak

It has absolutely nothing to say -- no redeeming commentary about nihilistic, narcissistic society and its appetite for instant gratification -- which would have made it sociologically interesting, or at least sort of Faustian in theme. Instead Sex and Death 101 is as empty-headed as its protagonist.

Austin Chronicle Josh Rosenblatt

A self-indulgent, snarky, scattershot mess through and through.

Wall Street Journal Joanne Kaufman

The crude, sophomoric Sex and Death 101 is neither particularly dark nor even remotely funny.

The Hollywood Reporter Kirk Honeycutt

A lame comic idea poorly executed dooms Sex and Death 101 to failure.

New York Post Kyle Smith

This film is headed quickly for DVD. In the video store, though, it isn't funny enough to be shelved in the comedy section nor dirty enough to be filed with the smut. It might be useful in propping up a wobbly chair, though.

The average user rating for this movie is 4.3 (out of 10) based on 3 User Votes
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Miguel S. gave it a1:
The script was terrible, i suppose the film is terrible, which i guess it is. so how does terrible get made?

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Sex and Death 101 Anchor Bay Entertainment

Sex and Death 101
Anchor Bay Entertainment