
Just before he's to marry Fiona, Roderick Blank receives an anonymous e-mail with 101 names on it; Fiona's is the 29th, the first 28 are women Rod has slept with, and the 30th turns out to be the stripper at his bachelor party. The notion that he will have sex with 70 more people sends Rod into crisis mode, especially after three odd men in an aseptic office confirm that a celestial machine has made an error. They suggest destroying the list, but Rod finds that easier said th... (Full plot summary below)
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Just before he's to marry Fiona, Roderick Blank receives an anonymous e-mail with 101 names on it; Fiona's is the 29th, the first 28 are women Rod has slept with, and the 30th turns out to be the stripper at his bachelor party. The notion that he will have sex with 70 more people sends Rod into crisis mode, especially after three odd men in an aseptic office confirm that a celestial machine has made an error. They suggest destroying the list, but Rod finds that easier said than done. Working his way through it consumes him, plus he realizes that death may await him after #101. Meanwhile, a femme fatale nicknamed Death Nell is putting men into a coma. Are they fated to meet?
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| NewsdayJohn AndersonWhile S&D101 is not quite [Heathers], it's a return to something closer to the caustic wit of which [Daniel Waters] is capable. |
| Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttA lame comic idea poorly executed dooms Sex and Death 101 to failure. |
| Horror.comStaci Layne WilsonUnlike most genre blenders of this sort, there is nothing sophomoric about Sex & Death 101. |
| Seattle TimesJohn HartlAs a writer, Waters is best-known for creating Ryder's sharp black comedy, Heathers, and Bruce Willis' self-indulgent bomb, Hudson Hawk. As a director, he tends to waste actors, and he fails to establish a consistent comic tone. |
| Combustible CelluloidJeffrey M. AndersonAdmittedly, it doesn't have many belly laughs, but if you're tuned into Waters' peculiar, highly intelligent comedy style it's a fascinating watch. |
| Boxoffice MagazineMark KeizerIt'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. |
| Slant MagazineNick SchagerIt'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. |
| ComingSoon.netEdward DouglasFrom 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. |
| ÜberCinéGregory WeinkaufGenre-defying geniusness for smart people. |
| TV GuideKen FoxIt's all a pretentious bore that feels twice as long as it's two-hour running time. |