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List Price: $29.97 | | Label: Anchor Bay - ITN
Salesrank: 18875
Released: July 1, 2008 |
| Our Price: $5.16 |
| Used Price: $1.02 |
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MPAA Rating: R (Restricted)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
Roderick Blank, Simon Baker, is a successful modern man, content with his personal and professional life. However, a week before his wedding to a suitably stuffy fiancee, Rodericks perfectly planned existence is upended by a mysterious e-mail containing the names of every woman he has had sex with and, eerily, every woman he will have sex with in the future. He is stopped in his tracks when he meets a femme fatale, Winona Ryder, who targets men guilty of sex crimes against women. Co-starring Patton Oswalt and directed by Daniel Waters, writer of the cult hit Heathers.
Description of Sex and Death 101:
Sex and Death 101 presents an intriguing premise: If you were given a list of all the people you were destined to sleep with, would you give up what you currently have to fulfill that prophecy? That's exactly what happens to Roderick Blank (Simon Baker, The Devil Wears Prada, The Mentalist), who is engaged to a beautiful woman. But when he receives an anonymous message stating that he will sleep with 101 women in his lifetime--and she is but 29th on the list--he throws his life into turmoil. A dark comedy from Daniel Waters, who also penned the superb Heathers, Sex and Death 101 doesn't have the effortless flow of Waters' breakthrough film. His muse Winona Ryder returns as a disturbed woman with a jones for Roderick and a penchant for the darker side of life. But she is given too little to do to make much of an impact on the meandering plot. Much of the dialogue does little to help the matter. "Life is a lot like death," Roderick says. "It happens to everyone, whether they like it or not." The problem with Sex and Death 101 is that the line between life and death often isn't discernible. Baker and Ryder have both fared better in stronger projects. The bright spot in this movie is Mindy Cohn (The Facts of Life), who plays Roderick's put upon assistant Trixie. She proves to be more interesting and endearing than the leads, and adds wry humor to what could've been a thankless role. --Jae-Ha Kim
Sex and Death 101 Reviews:
This was purely trash rating -0 
2009-11-17 - This was such a por taste film I greatly regret buying it... for shame! It is in poor tase and foul!
Surprisingly Deep at Times 
2009-11-16 - There was a segment of this film that I really enjoyed and it caused me to rate this movie as 4 instead of a 3.
In part of the film, Simon Baker's character is confronted with a woman who is just as creative, attractive and interesting as he is who is not certain whether or not she wants a platonic or romantic relationship with him. This section speaks to everyone: we have all had the one person in our life that we think would be perfect for us romantically --- but whom, because of timing, emotional confusion or lack of interest doesn't feel the same way. This film showcases the beauty and frustration of this sort of relationship from beginning to end in a dark, funny and heartbreaking way.
I can't tell you how many times I have watched a romantic comedy and the tension of unrequited love is resolved unrealistically when the reluctant or resistant girl or guy eventually being swept off his/her feet by a crazy public display of affection or some ridiculous plot twist. Truthfully, only "When Harry Met Sally" and "500 Days of Summer" seem to get their unrequited love plots "right."
But this film tries in its own whimsical way to capture this, too and I give it kudos for that.
very uneven 
2009-11-16 - Bought it, saw it, not impressed. Much of this story simply does not fit together. Some of the acting was good but much was just passable. And the story simply doesn't work
Odd, Wicked and Very Cool 
2009-08-19 - A strange comedy. Written by the same guy who wrote the successful Heathers and the terrible Hudson Hawk, this is a film about a successful businessman, Roderick Blank (Simon Baker) who has it all and who receives an anonymous email with a list of 101 womens' names. He discovers he has slept with the first 29 on the list and the rest are women he will sleep with. He dumps his fiancee and proceeds to seek out the others on the list and do the deed. As an aside, Winona Ryder plays Death Nell who sleeps with random men and puts them into a coma. She is the last on list and when Roderick finds this out, he prepares to meet his fate.
This is sometimes jaw dropping. You will find yourself bursting out laughing despite yourself. It does have a rather cheap quality to the filming and is overly long but the main characters do a good job. If you're only viewing of Simon Baker is as The Mentalist, then prepare to be shocked. He is witty, cool and brings a likeability to a character you should really loathe. And he is very easy on the eye. However, how Winona Ryder continues to get work is one of life's mysteries.
Sex and Death 101
2009-08-18 - What a hilarious movie! Get sucked into the dangerous world of playing the field sex. You will love Simon Baker! Winona Ryder is fantastic in this!
