The screenwriter Daniel Waters has some funny films to his name, but Sex and Death 101 is not one of them.
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04/04/08
Sex and Death 101 (2008)
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Reviews Counted:39
Fresh:10
Rotten:29
Average Rating:4.3/10
Consensus: Sex and Death 101 aspires to be a clever sex comedy, but has little life behind the sex or the death.
Runtime: 1 hr 57 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: This amusing sex farce updates age-old concepts about love, sex, and hot lesbians. A new supercomputer (with vague ties to the afterlife) spits out random e-mails that tell when people will die, or... [More]
Starring: Winona Ryder, Simon Baker, Leslie Bibb, Mindy Cohn
Director: Daniel Waters
Reviews for Sex and Death 101
Top CriticIt’s got the makings of a wicked little sex romp, but this dull, wordy comedy lacks visual punch and the laser-sharp satire that made the Waters-penned Heathers a mini-classic.
04/04/08
The 'Sex' in the title may entice the unwary, but what they will experience will come closer to the title's other noun.
04/04/08
Top CriticIt has some seriously subversive ambitions, wanting to take that most popular of genres, the funny romantic romp, and turn it into a black comedy, stripping away the sweetness while keeping the laughs. Nice idea, bad execution, worse result.
04/04/08
Despite two necrophilia gags, Sex and Death 101 feels like its feigning its misogyny, cynicism, and philosophical depth (though "karma sutra" is a great pun).
04/03/08
While S&D101 is not quite [Heathers], it's a return to something closer to the caustic wit of which [Daniel Waters] is capable.
04/03/08
A latter-day Casanova meets his match in the reincarnation of Lorena Bobbitt!
04/03/08
Sloppy execution and too-cheeky dialogue capsize an outdated modern myth about confronting fate amid feminist saber rattling and sexist prejudices.
04/03/08
Genre-defying geniusness for smart people.
04/02/08
Writer/director Waters has crafted a darkly funny look at the pursuit of sex, but he undermines his fairy tale story with a strange trio of omnipotent men who attempt to explain how the list was released.
04/02/08
The best thing that can be said about Sex and Death 101 is that it’s not quite as bad as Hudson Hawk. That is not a recommendation.
04/02/08
The film has its moments of wit and lucidity, but these are few and far between.
04/02/08
Stupid monikers are just one symptom of a stultifying, overwritten cleverness that substitutes quirk for character.
04/02/08
There are a few sketchy laughs along the way but they never threaten the piece with such post-teen concerns as wit.
04/01/08
It's nice to see The Facts of Life's Mindy Cohen working again, but crawling along in clunky, directionless fashion, Waters's pseudo-rom-com ultimately dies a slow death.
04/01/08
From the strange and implausible premise to the low-brow humor that dips into the Farrelly Brothers well at its lowest, this silly misguided comedy serves even less purpose than it does strong laughs.
04/01/08
Unlike most genre blenders of this sort, there is nothing sophomoric about Sex & Death 101.
03/28/08
As escapist entertainment, Sex and Death 101 has plenty of charm, and the ending is a refreshing surprise.
03/28/08
A promising concept is gradually run into the ground.
10/13/07
Top CriticUnapologetically sexy, oddly unpredictable and ultimately kinda (yes) sweet, Sex and Death 101 is just a solid little comedy.
10/12/07
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