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40 Days and 40 Nights

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Matt Sullivan's (Josh Hartnett) last big relationship ended in disaster and ever since his heart's been aching and his commitment's been lacking. Then came Lent, that time of year when everybody gives something up. That's when Matt decides to go where no man's gone before and make a vow: No sex. Whatsoever. For 40 straight days. At first he has everything under control. That is until the woman of his dreams, Erica (Shannyn Sossamon), walks into his life.
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As romantic comedies go, 40 Days and 40 Nights is smutty, sexist, and puerile.

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Nell Minow Common Sense Media Mildly amusing Josh Hartnett sex comedy. Rated: 3/5 Aug 26, 2010 Full Review Empire Magazine Rated: 2/5 Dec 30, 2006 Full Review Kimberley Jones Austin Chronicle Rated: 2/5 Mar 10, 2003 Full Review Debbie Lynn Elias Behind The Lens Sure to be a hit with teens and 20-somethings, 40 Days and 40 Nights, while no great masterpiece, is nevertheless funny and worth the price of a bargain matinee. Nov 6, 2019 Full Review Rob Gonsalves Rob's Movie Vault Fairly gimmicky but entertaining fluffball. Rated: B Dec 29, 2015 Full Review Ken Hanke Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) Translates your average bad teen comedy into a below-average adult romantic comedy. Rated: 1/5 May 27, 2013 Full Review Read all reviews

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Test T I watched this on DVD. It's generally ok, and quite good in places. It's actually a lot more serious than I had imagined, in that it attempts to explore some of the issues surrounding the main theme in the context of modern western society. It does drag a little at times as it begins to run out of ideas towards the end. Over all it's not bad if you have plenty of time on your hands to watch it. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 03/08/24 Full Review Jacob B 40 Days and 40 Nights is, for the most part, a harmless sex comedy. Josh Hartnett is likeable and I did want him to succeed in his goal, his interactions with a new love interest are endearing and I laughed a few times. It doesn't try to be anything special, it's mostly just Universal, with the assistance of Miramax, trying to keep the sex comedy trend going back when American Pie was still one of the studio's most popular IPs. However, this film gets what I would normally give three stars a bumping down to 2.5 is because of one disgusting act at the end that, for what it's worth, did cause people to realise that double standards are serious. The played-for-laughs sexual harassment was one thing since I suppose there needed to be some stakes regarding Hartnett's abstinence but then in the end, something happens that I was absolutely appalled by, not helped by the fact that this person gets away scot-free. I can see why this was the film's signature scene and its controversial nature isn't helped by how defensive the writer was when asked about it on Reddit. So yeah, this anti-sex comedy is mostly just a simple time-waster but that one infamous scene...ugh! Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 03/13/23 Full Review Stephen C LOL, so worth the 01 hour: and 34 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Andre G It is a interesting movie. Very funny. Their are some parts that are dumb it kind of ruined the movie but it's still pretty funny. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 03/18/23 Full Review Audience Member Avoid this movie at all costs , the only thing it's good for is victim blaming and enforcing sexist ideals absolutely awful. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 01/15/23 Full Review cinephile f I didn't enjoy this stupid movie. Definitely a dud. The only thing I liked about it is Josh Hartnett who is gorgeous to look at. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Matt Sullivan's (Josh Hartnett) last big relationship ended in disaster and ever since his heart's been aching and his commitment's been lacking. Then came Lent, that time of year when everybody gives something up. That's when Matt decides to go where no man's gone before and make a vow: No sex. Whatsoever. For 40 straight days. At first he has everything under control. That is until the woman of his dreams, Erica (Shannyn Sossamon), walks into his life.
Director
Michael Lehmann
Producer
Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Michael London
Screenwriter
Rob Perez
Distributor
Miramax Films
Production Co
Working Title Films, Miramax Films, Universal Pictures, StudioCanal
Rating
R (Sexual Content|Language)
Genre
Romance, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 1, 2002, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 10, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA)
$37.9M
Runtime
1h 34m
Sound Mix
Dolby SR, DTS, Dolby Stereo, Surround, SDDS, Dolby A, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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