Sex and Death 101 (2007)

Quirky Comedy

Sex and Death 101 is a quirky comedy by Daniel Waters the writer of Heathers. Starring Simon Baker as Roderick Blank the film confronts the question of what a person would do if he knew every person he was destined to sleep with. Would this information change the way he lives his life. Others were given the time of their death by the same computer glitch that gave Blank his list.

The film is not bad as a whole and Waters has some good lines unfortunately the film veers a little too much into the teen sex comedy arena for my tastes. The acting is a little bland even though it was good to see Wynona Ryder as Death Nell. The movie has the potential to become a cult classic like Waters earlier fil Heathers if it manages to find its audience.

The disc I viewed contains a commentary track by Waters thet is well worth a listen. Check it out if your interest lies in this type of film. August 26, 2008

More enjoyable than I thought it'd be

I have to say, this movie directed and written by Daniel Waters (creator of Heathers) was pretty engaging. I started watching it, thinking it was gonna be crap and to my surprise it was actually not only watchable but hilarious at times. The movie revolves around Roderick Blank (Simon Baker), a soon to be married man who receives a mysterious email that lists all of the women that he has slept with and WILL sleep with. Naturally, the rewards of possessing such a list prove to be too tempting to Roderick and he decides to forego the marriage and do a little exploring, so to speak. He soon comes to find out that a list like that isn't as great as he thinks it might've been and realizes that there's way more to it all than he might've thought or understood. It's all a bit ridiculous and some situations require total suspension of disbelief but the film has something to say and in the end, it was actually touching and insightful. I found it pretty funny and worth a look, at the very least. The cast was hilarious, especially Facts of Life alum Mindy Cohn and Patton Oswalt who is in the film solely to speak ridiculousness it seems. I'd definitely recommend this film to anyone who appreciates a little darkness in their comedies.

The DVD is presented well and looks and sounds great. There is a little documentary called "101 Perversions" that is well done but unwatchable until after you've seen the film being that it's loaded with spoilers. Give this film a shot, you may find it as entertaining as I did. August 24, 2008

I was entertained

OK, this was a pretty silly movie and the ending was somewhat predictable. But I found the combination of sex, romance and raunchy humor with the more intriguing theme of whether one can escape one's fate as in "Appointment in Samarra" (I am referring to the John O'Hara novel) thoroughly engaging. And it's always a treat to see the exquisite Winona Ryder. So if you are a bit of an intellectual snob and don't suffer silliness, see something heavier -- most others will be pleasantly surprised. August 24, 2008

From J. Kaye's Book Blog

Roderick Blank has it together. He's financially successful and is getting married to the perfect woman and then the unthinkable happens. He gets an email listing all the women he has ever and will ever sleep with. And his fiancé isn't the last on the list.

Sadly, many of the reference websites to this film tells how it ends. If I had known the ending up front, then it wouldn't have been as good. Sex and Death 101 is dark, funny, and the perfect guy flick. August 22, 2008

A little boring, a little repetitive, and a big waste of time

So I love the movie Heathers - 20th High School Reunion Edition, which is one of the reasons I was excited to try out this film. The lead character, played by Simon Baker, is accidentally e-mailed a list of every woman he's ever slept with, including the ones he hasn't even met yet. Even though he's married, he goes on a quest to meet all these women and have sex with them, not bothering with relationships but just wham bam on to the next one. Meanwhile, Winona Ryder's character is a kind of black widow who goes after misogynistic men. Wonder of wonders, she's the last one on his list.

I didn't like this film. It was tedious, it was boring, and it wasn't funny. I only watched it to complete this review, but I wouldn't even recommend you do that. Rent Heathers. It's funny, entertaining, and you'll enjoy it infinitely more. August 22, 2008

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