Without the defence of teen ignorance, 40 Days is little more than soft-core sleaze.
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03/01/02
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
101 - 120 (sorted by date; Australian critics are listed first)
An American Pie variation without the affection for its characters or original humor.
03/01/02
Unrelenting in the number of ways it can get its one joke wrong.
03/01/02
A lighthearted romp that delivers laughs, and a thought or two, along the way.
03/01/02
The details are fresh and writer Rob Perez's dialogue about sex has more complexity and nuance than we expect.
03/01/02
Top CriticThe movie's as sexist as can be.
03/01/02
Part romance, part raunch, 40 Days and 40 Nights has difficulty sticking to a consistent tone.
03/01/02
A one-joke sex comedy that seems to go on about 38 days and 38 nights too long.
03/01/02
Works as guilty pleasure; there are plenty of great laughs which sustain the film despite its faults.
03/01/02
Hartnett's charm and his simmering chemistry with Sossamon ... trumps most of the film's silly and occasionally stupid excesses.
03/01/02
A cheap movie, false and phony, that thinks it’s about moving beyond cheapness and phoniness.
03/01/02
The material ... is much like its protagonist -- single-tracked and badly in need of a cold shower.
03/01/02
Top CriticWith a cast this attractive and this darn likable, you sort of wish 40 Days and 40 Nights wasn't quite as dirty-minded and sex-obsessed as it is.
03/01/02
This is a very raunchy and explicit comedy but it is all done with sweetness and even a certain humility that keeps it from being too disgusting.
03/01/02
It's dangerous stuff that shouldn't be dismissed lightly.
02/28/02
It’s just a shame that someone wasted their fluids creating a number of the people responsible for this absolute mess.
02/28/02
Mostly fun to watch, buoyed by some strong dialogue and performances by the supporting cast.
02/28/02
Coarse, misogynistic and blasphemous.
02/28/02
Mildly amusing but wholly unnecessary.
02/28/02
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02/28/02
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