SnoReptilePlenty Memorable, crazy movie

Dirtylogy It's funny, it's tense, it features two great performances from two actors and the director expertly creates a web of odd tension where you actually don't know what is happening for the majority of the run time.

Tayyab Torres Strong acting helps the film overcome an uncertain premise and create characters that hold our attention absolutely.

Paynbob It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.

Murder-Meatball So, this movie has many, many flaws. But it does not really push it down to anything but mediocrity. It is an acceptable comedy with a gimmicky set up to have a lot of good looking women skimping around. The acting was just barely passable and the characters about as one dimensional as you could possibly get. And all that is fine, I did not expect high art and what was delivered was some mindless fun. That is until the ending. The ending is just awful. Seriously, you have a mainstream romcom that ends with the protagonist being raped in his own bed by his ex and it is brushed over like some kind of "Gosh darn" moment. That is messed up! And for you who don't think it is that bad, just do a gender swap on them and see if you still feel it is ay-okay for her to f**k him in the sleep, while he is tied up. Really classy movie I tell you.

Python Hyena 40 Days and 40 Nights (2002): Dir: Michael Lehman / Cast: Josh Hartnett, Shannyn Sossamon, Vinessa Shaw, Griffin Dunne, Paulo Costanzo: Ads challenge viewers regarding sexual refusal. One would think that Josh Hartnett could make it through a ninety minute movie. Here he leads an active sex life but when his girlfriend dumps him he decides to go 40 days and 40 nights without sex. His friends make bets on his newest romance and whether he can make good on his case. Directed by Michael Lehman who previously made The Truth About Cats and Dogs. Here he is assisted by fine visual elements. Harnett has comic potential that deserves broader material. His situation draws serious themes that viewers could relate to but faltered with predictable structure and an attitude that learns nothing. Shannyn Sossamon as the laundo-mat girl has talent beyond this. She is basically a prop to teach Hartnett the value of relationships yet ends up on the same level as his other sexual conquests. Vinessa Shaw is subdued as his ex-girlfriend who will obviously reappear to voice her mistake in leaving him when she observes him with someone else. Griffin Dunne is caught masturbating in a public washroom. Paulo Costanzo plays the roommate and co-worker and pretty much initiates this scheme. Theme of sexual appetite bares truth but religious elements lack conviction. Score: 5 ½ / 10

poem This is mostly a superfluous movie based on a rather idiotic plot idea, with not much originality in the script and rather untalented actors. I have no idea why I even bothered watching it back then. But the main reason why I gave it the minimum rating was really the unbelievable awful ending.!!! Spoilers ahead !!!Yes I will spoil the ending.!!! Stop reading already if you don't want to get the end spoiled !!!The final actions in this movie is a rape of a man who was helplessly bound to the bed, by his ex-girlfriend, and than that man seriously having to apologize about that to his girlfriend, who instead of helping him blamed him for being a crime victim.If you are seriously having trouble understanding whats wrong this ending, then just invert the genders. A woman in the place of the man would have been a rape victim, and the man as a boyfriend would have the urge to run after the other man for some serious beating up.Personally, in the position of the man, I would have immediately called the police and filed my ex-girlfriend for rape. Also immediately dropped my current girlfriend for not helping me and even blaming me for getting raped while I was completely unable to fight back at all.It the exactly the same logic as those Islamic idiots who want to stone female rape victims to death for having committed adultery. But the script authors where seriously believing the audience would buy that. What the heck ? !!! End of spoilers !!!This is definitely one of the worst endings in all of movie history.

moviesleuth2 "40 Days and 40 Nights" deals with some very Christian issues, including Lent, abstinence, confession, and other Christian topics. But for those who are worried that the the raunchy sex comedy has been overtaken with Christian values, fear not. This is a sex comedy, plain and simple, and the sacrifice for Lent only serves to set up the plot.After a devastating break-up, Matt Sullivan (Josh Hartnett) is unable to get over it, and this leads to some disastrous sexual episodes. Frustrated, Matt gets the idea of taking sex out of the picture, so he decides to give up sex for Lent (40 days and 40 nights, hence the title). This includes everything from touching to self-gratification. Normally, this wouldn't seem that hard, but this is a good-looking young guy. Then he meets Erica (Shannyn Sossamon), a girl he falls for...hard. Worse still, his co-workers put up a betting website to see when he will give in to temptation. Now everyone wants him to fail, and they'll do anything to accomplish that.The premise has as much, if not more, potential than that of "American Pie." Unfortunately, they're never fully realized. It's not the script doesn't cut it, rather, the execution is sloppy. This is surprising, seeing as director Michael Lehmann directed the cult classic "Heathers" and the romantic-comedy "The Truth About Cats and Dogs." Josh Hartnett has never been an actor of great versatility. However, he has two qualities that are key for this sort of movie: he's likable and good-looking. His female co-star, Shannyn Sossamon, is a better thespian and equally easy on the eyes. However, the two performers never really "click." Big problem.His co-workers are supposed to provide a lot of the humor, and to an extent they do. The scenes with the girls at the office are hysterical, but the guys are annoying. Glenn Fitzgerald, the sleazy co-worker who started the bet is especially bad.Should you see it? There's enough good stuff here to make a tentative recommendation (there are plenty of opportunities to see where many laughs should be if they had tighter editing), but don't expect a lot.