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40 Days and 40 Nights
Matt Sullivan's last big relationship ended in disaster and ever since his heart's been aching and his commitment's been lacking. Then came Lent, that time of year when everybody gives something up. That's when Matt decides to go where no man's gone before and make a vow: No sex. Whatsoever. For 40 straight days. At first he has everything under control. That is until the woman of his dreams, Erica, walks into his life.
Release : | 2002 |
Rating : | 5.6 |
Studio : | Miramax, Universal Pictures, Working Title Films, |
Crew : | Art Direction, Production Design, |
Cast : | Josh Hartnett Shannyn Sossamon Paulo Costanzo Vinessa Shaw Maggie Gyllenhaal |
Genre : | Comedy Romance |
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I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much
Let's be realistic.
Great Film overall
For all the hype it got I was expecting a lot more!
SPOILER ALERT!The first half of the movie is okay, the idea is fine but the ending is... I am shocked, the protagonist is clearly raped by his ex- girlfriend but in the movie it is shown as okay, RAPE IS NEVER OK! If it was the other way around and a man had sex with his ex-girlfriend while she was asleep and tied to a bed; he would be called a rapist and send to jail or the movie would never had been made because it says that rape is OK. The movie doesn't even discuss the issue, it is taken for granted that what happened was OK or legal, and he has to apologize for being raped afterwords. This movie shows how a man can be raped by a woman but say that it is no big deal. Another thing is, the movie goes too far with the protagonist's abstinences, suddenly there is naked women and boobs everywhere it is just too much and too vulgar. I apologize for typos, etc.
I'm SO glad to see that other reviewers weren't blindfolded to the ugly truth of this movie... ! Proof our culture still has a brain. :D So...gender equality = treating both genders with respect & not violating their rights (in a nut shell.) So why then, do we allow raping a man chained to a bed??? ...Really people?This movie tries to make us believe that: a) Men cannot control their sexual urges b) Forcing yourself sexually on a drunk, sleeping person tied to a bed (against their will) is OK (as long as it's a man!) Rape is only legitimate if a man rapes a woman apparently... (!?!?) c) Abstinence is torture / Life without sex is meaningless ... blah blah blah d) Respecting people's bodies is overrated Literally everybody should re-watch the ending if they didn't find it disgusting. Men, women, virgins, individuals with healthy sexual lives..... ALL OF US ... should be upset with how blatantly ignorant the ending of this movie is! He's raped 3 minutes before midnight?? That's your idea of an ENDING?!? This seemingly humorous rom-com kills the basic idea of respect & basic human dignity. Instead it aims to.... demonize celibacy, make men into brainless & sexualized pigs, make women into pretty/sexualized objects, & ignore rape. So a more objective rating would go like this....(Positives) -- Main actors are talented --- Humor is consistently good -- Original date ideas & non-cliché type characters --- Plot isn't TOO predictable --- Refreshing to see Sossamon's edgy style as the lead role --- Male protagonist respects women --- All the apartment decor looks like a sexy bohemian Pinterest board(Negatives) --- Male rape is basically deemed illegitimate. The climax of this film occurs when the ex-girlfriend sneaks into his house when he (main character) is trying to remain abstinent & she forces him to have sex with her while he's DRUNK, SLEEPING & CHAINED TO A BED. (He says NO!) The writer's cover it up by letting him "get the good girl in the end" & never recognizing that the ex she-beast raped him. Apparently male rape does Not exist in the planet of these scene writers?!--- Excessive use of boobs. I didn't know it was possible to allow that many pointless boobs in one scene. --- There just HAD to be the cliché "priest-who-has-excessive-sexual-urges" character. Seriously? When is Hollywood going to get bored of saying that celibate people can't be celibate if they want to? A priest is statistically less likely to have sex/ rape / molest a person than a child's teacher or parents!! ... Hollywood needs to stop rubbing this false holy- clergy-sex-fantasy stereotype in our faces.Movies like this are why male rape is under-reported & under-punished. Our culture needs to stop saying that only women can be raped. The idea that being raped somehow makes you "more feminine" or "not tough enough to fight them off" is ridiculous. The reality is that the crime of Rape is a violent act committed against a person (against their will)...regardless of the victim's gender! Women rapists (or men raping men) shouldn't be getting away with this!!!!!Seriously...--- OK... End Rant! loll ---Gave it 4 stars because the movie COULD have easily been a 7 or 8 star "edgy sexualized Rom-com" if it hadn't been for the writer's making rape illegitimate & the random stereotyping.
40 days and 40 nights is a pretty basic plot wise film, and that could be the problem with the film. The premise is simple and pretty good but with how the film turned out, it was somewhat a disappointment. The film had more potential but many things such as the humour, jokes and character development were bad. The humour was basically Josh Hartnett's friend and the co-workers, and they weren't funny- rather annoying, while the jokes were all sex related. And the characters were severely underdeveloped. Especially Josh's and Shannyn's characters. Josh's character (Matt) barely spoke and we didn't really know much about him. Same with Shannyn (Erika), not enough detail to actually care a lot about. Though they were the most likable characters. Everyone else was either annoying or clichéd. It seemed that his roommate- friend wasn't really that great of a friend. He started the vow and set it up on the web for his co-workers and the world to see. Also him, along with his co-workers (males and females) all placed bets to see if Matt could survive. I thought that was rather childish.If not for the presence and chemistry between the leads, the film would have been yet another awful or at least run of the mill sex comedy. As it stands, however, it's still not very good, as it's lacking enough smarts, sophistication and/or novelty to stand out from the crowd. Although it thankfully doesn't feel as long as its title, the film wears out its welcome and ability to milk its premise long before its runtime is done. The ending was not pleasing and left the audiences feeling a little turned off.
40 days and 40 nights is not a masterpiece. That has to be stated first. It's very shallow, filled with smut and a bad script. But I enjoyed it anyway. This is mainly because Josh Hartnett and Shannyn Sossamon had very good chemistry and it was fun to watch them together. The way they interact at the laundromat and on their first is just so natural and sweet that it nearly melted my heart. Next to that there were some mildly funny jokes. Not 'rolling-over-the-floor-laughing' but entertaining enough to put a smile on your lips. It's a movie to watch when you have a gigantic bucket of ice cream and you're in the mood for mindless entertainment. If you're the type of person who's afraid his/her I.Q points will drop drastically when watching this, avoid avoid avoid. For the rest of you, watch and be entertained.