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Love & Sex
Lions Gate Films Inc.


7.6

based on 26 reviews
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MPAA RATING: Not rated

Starring Famke Janssen, Jon Favreau, Noah Emmerich, Ann Magnuson, Cheri Oteri, Josh Hopkins, Robert Knepper, and Vincent Ventresca

Follows the romantic misadventures of a woman and a man in search of their own version of happily-ever-after. (Lions Gate Films)

GENRE(S):	Romance
WRITTEN BY:	Valerie Breiman
DIRECTED BY:	Valerie Breiman
RELEASE DATE:	DVD: January 30, 2001 Theatrical: August 25, 2000
RUNNING TIME:	82 minutes, Color
ORIGIN:	USA

All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...

San Francisco Examiner G. Allen Johnson

The dialogue is hip, natural and observational.

Boston Globe Jay Carr

Brightly sidesteps the cliches that cling to the genre like barnacles and reinvents a lot of the old moves.

Entertainment Weekly Lisa Schwarzbaum

The Dutch born Janssen sparkles serenely.

Salon.com Stephanie Zacharek

It's sharply chiseled but not cynical, and that's a delicate line to walk.

Miami Herald Sara Wildberger

Isn't riveting, but it's diverting enough.

New York Post Lou Lumenick

Generally rises above the easy clichés you find in most such movies.

Washington Post Rita Kempley

An endearing comic roundelay about the can't-commits.

Los Angeles Times Kevin Thomas

Not quite original enough to make much of a dent in the marketplace, but it shows its stars to advantage.

Slate David Edelstein

I also thrilled to identify with a male lead (Jon Favreau) who's as brilliant and crazy and self-absorbed as Woody Allen or Albert Brooks but whose self-absorption doesn't shape and color everything else in the movie.

LA Weekly F. X. Feeney

Janssen proves herself an actress of delightful range.

San Francisco Chronicle Bob Graham

It comes down to a pair of appealing performers in a series of bad-relationship skits.

Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert

Might be fun for younger teenagers who want to be reassured that people in their 30s still behave like younger teenagers.

The New York Times Lawrence Van Gelder

Slight but bright and charming.

Variety Todd McCarthy

Valerie Breiman’s exceedingly slick feature is one of those cutesy items in which the characters talk about nothing but relationships and themselves.

Philadelphia Inquirer Steven Rea

Feels thoroughly canned.

Chicago Tribune Marc Caro

What we have here is the cinematic equivalent of a dead shark.

New York Daily News Elizabeth Weitzman

Watching the movie felt like any number of bad blind dates.

Seattle Post-Intelligencer Sean Axmaker

Breiman brings nothing new or insightful or even all that clever, for that matter, to the familiar questions of love and sex.

USA Today Mike Clark

Flimsy little comedy unworthy of its portentous title.

Portland Oregonian Kim Morgan

There's nothing worse than a sub-par Woody Allen knockoff.

Austin Chronicle Kimberley Jones

The script negates anything heartfelt with its flippant, almost vulgar tone.

Film.com Ernest Hardy

Slick, polished to perfection, derivative and stripped of any of the real quirks or idiosyncrasies that make a romantic comedy fly.

TV Guide Maitland McDonagh

A romantic comedy whose sour take on romance never manages to be comic.

Chicago Reader Lisa Alspector

Failed romantic comedy.

Village Voice Jessica Winter

All solipsistic jaded-Cosmo patter.

Mr. Showbiz Kevin Maynard

Love & Sex is nothing but pain and suffering.

The average user rating for this movie is 7.6 (out of 10) based on 16 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Melissa J. gave it a10:
This movie was the first guy/girl flick. At least when his buddies aren't around to alter his thoughts.

A. H. gave it a 9:
Great. Sharp. Witty. Funny as HELL. Neurotic and still warm, Janssen and Favreau gave great performances. I rented it and watched it least 5 times I enjoyed it so much. Yeah, its got flaws, but its still great.

Matt K. gave it a 9:
Very funny.

Kevin S. gave it a 10:
A fantastic movie - Famke is beautiful and a great actress - Jon is always awesome and hilarious!!

Ceara G. gave it a 10:
I only had to watch it once, and it made the list of my favorite movies. Beautiful movie and hilarious indeed.

Blanco A. gave it a 9:
Very funny romantic comedy. Favreau has excellent lines. Famke Jannsen . . Wow . .

S. S. gave it an 8:
Famke Janssen is great, the rest of movie OK.

Love & Sex Lions Gate Films Inc.

Love & Sex
Lions Gate Films Inc.