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Love & Sex

Love & Sex

Comedy · Drama · Romance · 2000

When her rather explicit copy is rejected, magazine journalist Kate is asked by her editor to come up with an article on loving relationships instead, and to do so by the end of the day. This gets Kate thinking back over her own various experiences, and to wondering if she is in much of a position to write on the subject.

Movie details

Love & Sex

“Get a love life!”

2000 Comedy · Drama · Romance 1h 22m

Critical arithmetic

The consensus, allegedly.

IMDb

6.1 / 10

5.9K votes

Metacritic

44 / 100

Metascore

TMDB

6.1 / 10

Community rating

External scores via OMDb · CC BY-NC 4.0. Values normalized for display; availability varies by title.

When her rather explicit copy is rejected, magazine journalist Kate is asked by her editor to come up with an article on loving relationships instead, and to do so by the end of the day. This gets Kate thinking back over her own various experiences, and to wondering if she is in much of a position to write on the subject.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

Who fights over Love & Sex?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Valerie Breiman

Written by

Valerie Breiman

Famke Janssen

Famke Janssen

Kate Welles

Jon Favreau

Jon Favreau

Adam Levy

Noah Emmerich

Noah Emmerich

Eric

Ann Magnuson

Ann Magnuson

Monique Steinbacher

Cheri Oteri

Cheri Oteri

Mary

Josh Hopkins

Josh Hopkins

Joey Santino

Robert Knepper

Robert Knepper

Gerard Boussard

Court is in session

Put Love & Sex on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Sentimental Softie

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Cool Ironist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.