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Sex and Death 101 Reviews

A sample of reviews from critics across the country.

• 30

  out of 100

  VarietyKen Eisner

  A promising concept is gradually run into the ground in Sex and Death 101, a would-be black comedy that lacks both laughs and gravity.

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• 30

  out of 100

  The New York TimesManohla Dargis

  The appealing Mr. Baker never manages to find the right tone for the material, partly because he's been seriously miscast (he radiates too much decency and intelligence for the role), though more because Mr. Waters never establishes a coherent tone for either the character or his situation.

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• 30

  out of 100

  Village Voice

  Stupid monikers are just one symptom of a stultifying, overwritten cleverness that substitutes quirk for character.

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• 20

  out of 100

  Wall Street Journal

  The crude, sophomoric Sex and Death 101 is neither particularly dark nor even remotely funny.

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• 20

  out of 100

  The Hollywood ReporterKirk Honeycutt

  A lame comic idea poorly executed dooms Sex and Death 101 to failure.

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