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08/17/02
40 Days and 40 Nights (2002)
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Reviews Counted:133
Fresh:50
Rotten:83
Average Rating:4.8/10
Consensus: As romantic comedies go, 40 Days and 40 Nights is smutty, sexist, and puerile.
Runtime: 1 hr 34 mins
Genre: Comedies
US Box Office: $37,885,539
Synopsis: Matt (Josh Hartnett) is having a hard time moving on six months after his relationship with bombshell Nicole (Vinessa Shaw) ended. He finds himself involved in empty physical relationships that are... [More]
Starring: Josh Hartnett, Shannyn Sossamon, Vinessa Shaw, Monet Mazur
Director: Michael Lehmann
Reviews for 40 Days and 40 Nights
1 - 20 (sorted by fresh rating; Australian critics are listed first)
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12/06/05
Top CriticIt's a collection of guy humor, no more and no less.
11/12/02
A smart sex comedy that revels more in the gray matter than the groin.
03/01/02
A slight but enjoyable-in-the-moment cataloging of one guy's battle with libido… [that] never manages -- or, sadly, seems to aspire -- to anything more than breezy diversion.
08/30/02
Along with its share of cheap comedy, it delivers a decent love story, perceptive comment on sexuality and relationships, and a breakout performance by Josh Hartnett.
02/28/02
A parody on sexual preoccupation in a pastel-colored unreality.
03/12/02
The material may be lightweight, but it's been shaped into a film that deserves to become a classic in an admittedly lightweight genre.
03/07/02
Works as guilty pleasure; there are plenty of great laughs which sustain the film despite its faults.
03/01/02
It's not Shakespeare's Twelfth Night or anything, but it's pretty darned good!
03/01/02
Top CriticHartnett's charm and his simmering chemistry with Sossamon ... trumps most of the film's silly and occasionally stupid excesses.
03/01/02
The misunderstandings are all thankfully low on the "Three's Company" scale while Hartnett and Sossamon's chemistry is undeniably potent.
02/23/02
Compared to most of the youth oriented fare released over the last few months, "40 Days and 40 Nights" shines
02/26/02
It's risque, lewd, worthy of Balzac, 90-plus minutes of pretty hilarious smut.
02/28/02
Mostly fun to watch, buoyed by some strong dialogue and performances by the supporting cast.
02/28/02
An entertaining sex farce.
03/01/02
A sex comedy starring Josh Hartnett is almost guaranteed a mainstream following. But that hasn’t kept Lehmann from giving 40 Days the look and feel of a spirited, independent comedy.
09/13/02
Highly flawed but crudely funny.
03/01/02
They could have easily made yet another gross-out comedy, but instead the laughs are born of clever writing and likable characters.
01/07/04
Proves that a comedy based on sex need not be ham-fisted to be effective.
02/23/02
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