Sex Tape
Columbia Pictures | Release Date: July 18, 2014 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
36
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 36 Critic Reviews
Positive:
3
Mixed:
19
Negative:
14
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38
USA TodayClaudia PuigJul 17, 2014
Viewers seeking a fresh comedy, a seductive romp, or even just an escape from boredom for a couple hours will be left dismally unsatisfied by this stilted, nearly humorless, non-titillating slog. Read full review
38
RogerEbert.comChristy LemireJul 17, 2014
Now, Diaz and Segel co-star for Kasdan again in Sex Tape, but their characters are so indiscernible as actual human beings, it’s hard to tell who they are, much less whether they have any sort of enjoyable, raunchy chemistry. Read full review
38
Miami HeraldConnie OgleJul 17, 2014
The cinematic equivalent of herpes, Sex Tape is an uncomfortable embarrassment to raunchy comedies everywhere. Fortunately, no medication is required after being exposed to it: The effects are not permanent, only painful. Read full review
38
Chicago TribuneMichael PhillipsJul 17, 2014
Sex Tape settles for violence when violent slapstick, a lot harder to finesse, was the implicit goal of the picture. Read full review
33
The A.V. ClubIgnatiy VishnevetskyJul 16, 2014
It’s less a movie than a bad sitcom episode stretched to feature length and raunched up to an R rating. Read full review
30
Arizona RepublicBarbara VanDenburghJul 17, 2014
For a movie filled with amateur porn, sex toys, cocaine and Cameron Diaz's butt, "Sex Tape" is awfully tame. You're in greater danger of taking a nap than needing a safe word. Read full review
30
Wall Street JournalJoe MorgensternJul 17, 2014
Instead of soft core, Sex Tape offers no core. No narrative core, just a not-bad notion executed execrably; no core of conviction, just two stars trudging joylessly through swamps of mediocrity. Read full review
30
TheWrapInkoo KangJul 15, 2014
Sex Tape is a hustler of a film — it works very hard for its laughs — but it's so haphazardly directed (by Jake Kasdan) and written (by Kate Angelo and Segel and Nicholas Stoller) that it can easily be divided into three distinct sections. Read full review
30
The Hollywood ReporterTodd McCarthyJul 15, 2014
Sex Tape is sexcruciating. Read full review
30
VarietyJustin ChangJul 15, 2014
Sex Tape is an unaccountable drag — strained, toothless and far too tame to achieve the sort of outrageous, raunchy-titillating effect it’s aiming for. Read full review
20
Austin ChronicleJosh KupeckiJul 23, 2014
It is a bland, clawless comedy; a cautionary tale of a high concept gone horribly, horribly wrong. Read full review
12
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Courtney SheaJul 17, 2014
The most important question is one that should be answered before setting foot in the theatre, and it is this: How badly do you want to see Cameron Diaz’s butt? If your answer is so very badly, or even pretty darn bad, then by all means, buy a ticket. Read full review
12
Slant MagazineChris CabinJul 17, 2014
By the time a blackmailing plot is introduced, the film seems to be surviving solely on the fumes of curse words and frequent shots of Jason Segal and Cameron Diaz's backsides. Read full review
10
TimeRichard CorlissJul 21, 2014
Massively stupid: preposterous yet boring. Read full review
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