Cameron Diaz, Christina Applegate, Thomas Jane

A girl finds she is forced to educate herself on the etiquette of wooing the opposite sex when she finally meets Mr. Right.

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68% liked it

182,106 ratings

Critics

25% liked it

104 critics

R, 84 min.

Directed by: Roger Kumble

Release Date: April 12, 2002

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DVD Release Date: August 20, 2002

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Flixster Reviews (7,292)


  • September 7, 2008
    quite funny little misadventure... but it is pretty much like every single other film of it's type. although it does have that ever so great scene getting a whole apartment to sing aerosmith
  • August 23, 2008
    Hilarious! It reminds me of spending time with the girl friends.
  • April 17, 2008
    I will admit this was a funny movie thought not a huge fan of any of these girls.
  • March 8, 2008
    Some scenes were funny, like the one girl not knowing what a glory hole was!
  • November 16, 2007
    Really funny. This is definitely a feel good movie. It's good.
  • November 16, 2009
    Saw it in random bits, was good! Expectin' it to be a li'l better.
  • November 15, 2009
    Sex in the City reminds me of this one. Minus the fact that this one doesn't have a witch as the lead role.
  • November 10, 2009
    one of the best chick flick for humour...
  • November 3, 2009
    dry cleaning anyone?
  • October 28, 2009
    Extremely funny at times, but pretty average at other.

Critic Reviews


April 12, 2002
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times

Not so much a movie as an amiable collection of off-color vignettes. None of them soar, but some are well worth a giggle. full review

April 12, 2002
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle

At 87 minutes, The Sweetest Thing feels pumped up with air, with an extended end-credits sequence designed to stretch the movie to a respectable feature length. full review

April 12, 2002
Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer

The ads for The Sweetest Thing promise that if you loved There's Something About Mary and My Best Friend's Wedding, then you can't miss this latest Cameron Diaz vehicle. Well, miss it. full review

April 12, 2002
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

It's deep-sixed by a compulsion to catalog every bodily fluids gag in There's Something About Mary and devise a parallel clone-gag. full review

April 12, 2002
Claudia Puig, USA Today

Though many of its grossest moments draw groans rather than guffaws, and a few yawns, Sweetest is occasionally and audaciously funny. full review

April 12, 2002
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail

Though Cameron Diaz is cute, gangly and kooky, her gung-ho energy isn't enough to lift The Sweetest Thing into anything resembling a coherent comedy. full review

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Comments


  • mmh73
    November 21, 2007
    1 of the best!
  • clewer
    March 2, 2007
    OMG LOVE IT! lol if your planning a girls night in go and hire a copy of "The Sweetest Thing" trust me u wont regret it!
  • KellyxAllan
    July 1, 2006
    Funny Lol.

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