Critic Reviews
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Mark Caro, Chicago Tribune
Female characters should be allowed to engage in raunchy humor on the big screen; they already do on the small one with Sex and the City. But unlike that HBO series, The Sweetest Thing has no guts.
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Charles Taylor, Salon.com
This picture is one of the flattest, stupidest, unfunniest sex comedies -- as well as one of the worst all-round pictures -- I've ever seen.
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Dennis Lim, Village Voice
Seems to have been assembled (at short notice, with blindfolds on) by people who have never seen any movies outside of Cameron Diaz vehicles.
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James Berardinelli, ReelViews
Loses its sense of humor in a vat of failed jokes, twitchy acting, and general boorishness.
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Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
The Sweetest Thing has nothing insightful to say about relationships, and nothing funny to say about the singles scene.
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Nell Minow, Common Sense Media
Extremely lowbrow -- definitely not for kids.
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Rob Gonsalves, eFilmCritic.com
It's not great or inspired by any means, but it's cute and amusing enough.
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Judith Egerton, Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY)
Call it a younger, West Coast cousin to Sex and the City, or There's Something About Mary from the woman's point of view.
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Harry Guerin, RTE Interactive (Dublin, Ireland)
If a date suggests the two of you should go and see this film dump them.
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John R. McEwen, Film Quips Online
...Mixes smut and wacky girlfriend antics in equal parts, often scoring the guilty chuckle in spite of itself, with plenty of bra-and-panty shots to please the guys.
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Andrew Manning, Radio Free Entertainment
Just when you think it's going to be a sappy chick flick, The Sweetest Thing surprises with a lewd joke or half-naked girl.
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James Rocchi, Netflix
Cameron Diaz "comedy" follows the Farrelly brothers' path with degrading, unfunny "jokes" that make you feel unclean just watching them.
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Mark Palermo, Coast (Halifax, Nova Scotia)
Fundamentally ugly in its supposition of normalcy in its uncreative, sex-starved protagonists.
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Jamie Russell, BBC
The overriding effect of watching these actresses debase themselves is the cinematic equivalent of a motorway car wreck.
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Philip Martin, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
...'forgettable' is one of the best things one could call this film.
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Alex Ramirez, Cinenganos
Una especie de There's Something about Mary pero que no termina de cuajarse en algo concreto y termina siendo una... una... una no s qu es lo que termina siendo!
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John Venable, Supercala.com
...this one can't be recommended as a way to spend an hour and a half...you won't get it back.
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Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
All right, so it's not a brilliant piece of filmmaking, but it is a funny (sometimes hilarious) comedy with a deft sense of humor about itself, a playful spirit and a game cast.
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James Sanford, Kalamazoo Gazette
There's a frantic, anything-goes quality to "Sweetest" that's appealing at first, until it becomes apparent the movie has little more to offer than the friskiness of its stars...
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David Poland, Hot Button
The Sweetest Thing could have been a major summer underdog hit. Don't get me wrong. It's not a very good movie.
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Featured Audience Ratings
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Please, somebody could say to Cameron Diaz to stop make any movies, they're just horrible and that the only good comedy which she made a big role is There's Something About Mary and The Mask, thank you. The Sweetest Thing is a mix of a gross out and romcom that is really… More
Please, somebody could say to Cameron Diaz to stop make any movies, they're just horrible and that the only good comedy which she made a big role is There's Something About Mary and The Mask, thank you. The Sweetest Thing is a mix of a gross out and romcom that is really silly, so silly that makes me want to puke. It's one of this movies that is look like an awful music that you doesn't like, but stay in your mind and tortures you. Dispite the scene being in your mind, it have the able to make you embarrassed, from the first until the ridiculous ending credits.
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The idea forwarded here seems to be that cows can be just as stupid and lewd and backward as bulls (!!!). The result amazingly reaches the same conclusion: boring, and embarrassingly so. The cast, however brave, fails to lift the material. The groaning you will hear, that'd… More
The idea forwarded here seems to be that cows can be just as stupid and lewd and backward as bulls (!!!). The result amazingly reaches the same conclusion: boring, and embarrassingly so. The cast, however brave, fails to lift the material. The groaning you will hear, that'd be you.
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Hilarious! Some of the scenes were cringing but you couldn't help but laugh.
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This movie is one big hot mess, but it's so disastrously, disgustingly fun I don't even care.
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Unfunny, gross, and a little strange. Thomas Jane gives a good enough performance, but there's no excuse for Applegate, Blair, and Diaz.
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I don't think anyone in their right mind would call this a good movie, but it is a lot of fun and has a good cast. Some of it is so bad you don't know whether to laugh or cringe. Definitely falls into the guilty pleasure category.
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horrid in every way. one of the worst films of an already terrible genre, every attempt at humor fell immeasurably short of even a single laugh. i actually enjoy appelgate and this is one of the rare films where diaz has actually looked attractive, but watching pretty people on… More
horrid in every way. one of the worst films of an already terrible genre, every attempt at humor fell immeasurably short of even a single laugh. i actually enjoy appelgate and this is one of the rare films where diaz has actually looked attractive, but watching pretty people on screen does not make a film worth while when every aspect of it is so dreadful.
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Bitter to watch. Made barely tolerable by Applegate.
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I only saw half of it,but it was super FUNNY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Cameron Diaz and Christina Applegate are excellent as best friends and career singles undertake a road trip in an effort to locate a specific guy who initiated more than a few sparks during a brief nightclub chat. This ribald sex farce, belying its name, is a tawdry little flick… More
Cameron Diaz and Christina Applegate are excellent as best friends and career singles undertake a road trip in an effort to locate a specific guy who initiated more than a few sparks during a brief nightclub chat. This ribald sex farce, belying its name, is a tawdry little flick lacking anything in the way of redeeming social values, which panders to crude and smarmy sexuality, demeans the very nature of love, and turns the battle of the sexes into a sparring ground of smut.
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Really funny. This is definitely a feel good movie. It's good.
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One of the craziest film i've ever seen!!! I love Cameron and Applegate performances... They're rocks!!!!
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Ugh. Why do I keep watching this damn movie? It's almost like the only reason this movie exists is because someone bet the director that she couldn't make a gross-out comedy as "well" or as repulsive as a guy. Right! I only wanted to see this because I liked Tom… More
Ugh. Why do I keep watching this damn movie? It's almost like the only reason this movie exists is because someone bet the director that she couldn't make a gross-out comedy as "well" or as repulsive as a guy. Right! I only wanted to see this because I liked Tom Jane in The Punisher. If you're in the same situation, don't rent this. Rent Stander instead. I mean, this was funny a couple of times, but you could do MUCH better.
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this is just as There's Something About Mary but with a female touch
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A girl gross out comedy for a change... good
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A fun and enjoyable rom-com that has a few tricks up it's sleeve to make it stand out above the average. Overall this film does deliver laughs but sometimes feels forced and unnatural, this hinders the enjoyment a bit. The story for this film is quite good and you connect with… More
A fun and enjoyable rom-com that has a few tricks up it's sleeve to make it stand out above the average. Overall this film does deliver laughs but sometimes feels forced and unnatural, this hinders the enjoyment a bit. The story for this film is quite good and you connect with the characters involved bar Selma Blair who comes across a bit to open minded about her personality. This film is everything you expect with a few surprises that really make this much fun to watch but it is things like the forced jokes and the unnecessary songs that come in a couple of times that put you off. But if you like the genre or cast list then I am sure it will satisfy you with some factors that very slightly raise the bar.
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Funny movie. Cameron Diaz and Christina Appleagate are really an odd couple in this movie. There are a few laughs as they get about their business but the humor is a bit basic for me.
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