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Love & Sex

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Love & Sex reviews
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7.7 User Score:

Mixed or average reviews

Based on 26 critic reviews
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Based on 17 votes
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Movie Info

Genre(s): Romance

Written by: Valerie Breiman

Directed by: Valerie Breiman

Release Date:
Theatrical: August 25, 2000
DVD: January 30, 2001

Running Time: 82 minutes, Color

Origin: USA

Summary

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)

What The Critics Said

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...

88

San Francisco Examiner G. Allen Johnson

The dialogue is hip, natural and observational.

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75

Boston Globe Jay Carr

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

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75

Entertainment Weekly Lisa Schwarzbaum

The Dutch born Janssen sparkles serenely.

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70

Salon.com Stephanie Zacharek

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

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63

Miami Herald Sara Wildberger

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

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63

New York Post Lou Lumenick

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

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60

Washington Post Rita Kempley

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

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60

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.

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60

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.

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50

LA Weekly F. X. Feeney

Janssen proves herself an actress of delightful range.

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50

San Francisco Chronicle Bob Graham

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

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50

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.

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50

The New York Times Lawrence Van Gelder

Slight but bright and charming.

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50

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.

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50

Philadelphia Inquirer Steven Rea

Feels thoroughly canned.

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50

Chicago Tribune Marc Caro

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

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50

New York Daily News Elizabeth Weitzman

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

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50

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.

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50

USA Today Mike Clark

Flimsy little comedy unworthy of its portentous title.

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42

Portland Oregonian Kim Morgan

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

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40

Austin Chronicle Kimberley Jones

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

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40

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.

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30

TV Guide Maitland McDonagh

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

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20

Chicago Reader Lisa Alspector

Failed romantic comedy.

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10

Village Voice Jessica Winter

All solipsistic jaded-Cosmo patter.

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5

Mr. Showbiz Kevin Maynard

Love & Sex is nothing but pain and suffering.

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What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this movie is 7.7 (out of 10) based on 17 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.

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