40 Days and 40 Nights (2002)

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• Eric A

  
  Romantic comedy with really dry humor.

• MisterYoda ?

  
  Michael Lehman's "40 Days and 40 Nights" is a surprisingly funny, smart, edgy romantic comedy with an amazing sweetness to it. This is a feat given some of the graphic dialog, and outrageous sight gags. Credit the star power of Josh Hartnett, the skillful direction of… More
  Michael Lehman's "40 Days and 40 Nights" is a surprisingly funny, smart, edgy romantic comedy with an amazing sweetness to it. This is a feat given some of the graphic dialog, and outrageous sight gags. Credit the star power of Josh Hartnett, the skillful direction of Michael Lehman, and a brisk and "in your face" screenplay by Rob Perez. The movie intends to offend, and we give it permission to do so-- the effect is a fun time at the movies. Josh Hartnett plays young Dot Commer, Matt, who is suffering since his break up 6 months ago from Nicole (a viciously good Vinessa Shaw). Matt has visions of a Black Hole fissuring from the ceiling whenever he is having sex with women which is very often-- poor guy. Matt confides in his brother, John (Adam Trese), a priest completing his probationary period. John is not the tower of strength and inspiration that Matt is looking for. Then by design, divine intervention, or sheer insanity, Matt chooses abstinence for 40 days and nights until Lent. And this is extreme-- no fondling and... no masturbation. No one believes Matt will last 40 days, much less a week. Among the faithless is Matt's roommate, Ryan (Paulo Costanzo), who betrays Matt confidence and tells his co-workers at Matt's Internet company. They start a pool on a website predicting Matt's demise. In the meantime, Matt pursues a relationship with a great girl, Erica (a beautiful Shannyn Sossamon), who he met at the local laundromat. Also by design it just happens that Erica has a history of dating weirdos, and she works for Cyber Nanny, a company that safeguards against porn-sites. Matt also finds out that Nicole is back from Europe and now engaged, and she will not let him forget this. What makes the movie special is that Matt really falls in love with Erica without sleeping with her, and that he remains abstinent, because he said so... This is refreshing. Josh Hartnett is great here. His Matt is a good-looking, charming guy who makes an insane choice and lives with it. Hartnett also comes across as empathetic, as a man thrust in an almost impossible situation where everyone is betting on his failure. He has a quiet strength about him, is very funny, and totally believable. Shannyn Sossamon is stunning-- you can see why Matt falls for her. And when she wonders if Matt is gay, this is hilarious. Sossamon's Erica is smart and compassionate with great humanity. Playing a woman wondering why the guy she is attracted to doesn't want to have sex with her is not an easy role... or natural. The humor in "40 Days" is raw, though enjoy the ride. Afterall it is a romance, managed well by Lehman, Harnett, and Sossamon. And we don't mind being offended as long as it is done smartly with style, and that we are ultimately touched.

• Alexander W

  
  I enjoyed the orginality of the film, its your post "teen flick" romance located in New York city which itself is interesting, I just wish they used more local areas of NYC instead of the flats (homes). It wasn't so much a comedy but a "feel good" flick.

• Manu G

  
  Funny at times but really a crappy movie to see only when there's nothing else to do and that's really hard to find these days... Nicole broke up with Matt months ago and is now engaged to someone else. He's very good-looking and has no trouble finding other lovers,… More
  Funny at times but really a crappy movie to see only when there's nothing else to do and that's really hard to find these days... Nicole broke up with Matt months ago and is now engaged to someone else. He's very good-looking and has no trouble finding other lovers, but that doesn't help because he's still obsessed with wanting her back. Then he gets the inspiration that swearing off sex for Lent (all forms of sexual activity, even kissing or masturbation) will give him the perspective he needs. So of course a few days later he meets a woman and they fall in love. Now Matt sees his vow as a personal matter, and won't even tell her about it, but his friends think otherwise, and now the complications begin...

• Coxxie M

  
  40 days without sex? have u ever heard of virgins. theyre not complaining... wait yea they are.

• Anthony L

  
  A wank film about someone who can?t have a wank!

• Leigh R

  
  Would a guy his age really go all the way through Lent without any form of sex? Come on...

• Dean !

  
  A funny comedy as a boy gives up all forms of sexual activity for Lent. Will he last, especially after meeting a great girl. Not to mention his colleagues taking bets, trying their best for him to fail.

• Rachel F

  
  I liked this movie. Its worth a try.

• Curtis L

  
  a poor excuse for a movie plot. Who in this world really has that hard of a time going for 40 days without sex? in the real world this happens to most people all the time, and they don't end up sweating in a hallucinagenic craze over it.

• Megan S

  
  I'm not sure if Erin will ever get over losing a good parking spot so we could go and see this movie...at least it was free. Another movie that was marketed wrong. I thought it was going to be a cute chick flick but instead it was a raunchy sex comedy that wasn't really… More
  I'm not sure if Erin will ever get over losing a good parking spot so we could go and see this movie...at least it was free. Another movie that was marketed wrong. I thought it was going to be a cute chick flick but instead it was a raunchy sex comedy that wasn't really funny and didn't have any shots of josh harnett's ass.

• Kalel J

  
  Surprisingly enough, this film wasn't bad at all, it ended up actually being both an enjoyable affair and a generally well put together film. The story is simple, but it's a simplicity with turns in itself that makes it very attractive and makes for highly entertaining… More
  Surprisingly enough, this film wasn't bad at all, it ended up actually being both an enjoyable affair and a generally well put together film. The story is simple, but it's a simplicity with turns in itself that makes it very attractive and makes for highly entertaining viewing. And, luckily, the filmmakers capitalised on this story through a fresh execution, though, not surprisingly, it ends up being very predicatble (you can tell what will happen in the film fifteen minutes prior to your premonition taking place). However, one half qualm with the film comes in the form of the lead, Josh Hartnett, who tends to feel very stiff and not enough in character at points. That negative aspect may be influenced by bias, because I feel Hartnett is not good in anything, but he does fit the role for the most part (but I can imagine far better). In the end, this is a film created for pure entertainment - and it works. It never makes itself out to be more than it is, and it never dumbs itself down; instead it briskly goes through it's paces with enjoyable characters in an amusing situation.

• Jose Z

  
  I like it, the acting of Josh Harnett is very good, its a very original and intelligent story

• Dean M

  
  Really great hilarous comedy film by being desperate on 'sex' after 40 days would be over.

• Sanjaya &

  
  Not as good as I predicted before...

• Stephen E

  
  The Hartnett character is funny, as is the script, and despite all of the gratuitous sexual content and puns, the film turns out being pretty charming.

• Deb S

  
  After Matt (Josh Hartnett) gets unceremoniously dumped by his girlfriend Nicole (Vinessa Shaw) he starts to have sex with every girl possible just to forget about her. But Matt soon tires of his empty, sex-filled life. He decides to give up all things sexual for Lent (as penitence)… More
  After Matt (Josh Hartnett) gets unceremoniously dumped by his girlfriend Nicole (Vinessa Shaw) he starts to have sex with every girl possible just to forget about her. But Matt soon tires of his empty, sex-filled life. He decides to give up all things sexual for Lent (as penitence) which includes giving up sex, fondling, kissing and even self gratification. Seems easy, right? Oh, wait! I forgot! Josh Hartnett is a guy! It's kind of ironic because Josh is a cutie that all the girls love, and you can't imagine a good looking guy like him would make a vow like that. As irony would have it, he runs into an awesome girl Erica (Shannyn Sossamon) at the local Laundromat but Matt's vow of abstinence is posted on an Internet site by his co-workers who make a bet that he can't stay true to his promise and now there is a large pool of money gathering for which day Matt will break the vow. Some of the more interesting points are in his not being able to be intimate with Erica and the temptations of his female coworkers. (Look out for the copy-machine girl) This movie is not for everyone, of course, if you're the type of person who's afraid his/her I.Q points will drop drastically when watching this, avoid avoid avoid! But for those who like wit mixed in with their humor, then this might be your cup of tea. Just sit back and enjoy the ride. I know I did.

• Joseph E

  
  "A Romantic-Comedy in which it suprisingly has alot of comedy, yet just the right amount of that really gushy Romantic qualities that make it an almost unknowingly awesome film" This is a film fueled by likeable leads, and the most lively performances. 40 Days and 40… More
  "A Romantic-Comedy in which it suprisingly has alot of comedy, yet just the right amount of that really gushy Romantic qualities that make it an almost unknowingly awesome film" This is a film fueled by likeable leads, and the most lively performances. 40 Days and 40 Nights is an adult romantic-comedy, that certianly has alot of adult themes. Yet, what is also has it brains. they took the comedy part, and equally equated the romance part into it to make this a really good film in which it isn't all lame sex-jokes, but also is romantic, and sweet, yet doesn't rely on all the romance filled nonsense that causes a tear-jerking feeling(or a vomit-inducing coma for all the guys who will be watching such a film). So, I would consider this is really good film, and one I definately will remember for years to come. even if we lose our sense of humor, or compassion for the wonderful thing we call love. True Rating : For me, let's just say, NC-17. Enough said.

• Nicolas K

  
  Shannyn is worth a watch...

• Andrew F

  
  It was okay. I don't remember anything that was laugh out loud funny.

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