Better Than Sex
Samuel Goldwyn Films | Release Date: October 26, 2001 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
47
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 15 Critic Reviews
Positive:
3
Mixed:
10
Negative:
2
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
80
VarietyDavid Stratton
Cheekily diverting, decidedly feel-good, tremendously sexy entertainment. Read full review
70
L.A. WeeklyChuck Wilson
This is a small, funny movie drawn from the radical notion that a love born of late-night lust can survive the glaring light of day. Read full review
63
Philadelphia InquirerCarrie Rickey
Unpretentious fun. Read full review
60
Los Angeles TimesKevin Thomas
It's a good thing Better Than Sex, which is pretty raunchy and absolutely not for prudes, does have more than sex on its mind, because otherwise audiences might be tempted to dismiss it as a tease. Read full review
60
SalonCharles Taylor
It could be funnier, sharper, more probing, but at its best it is sexy, and that's always something to celebrate. Read full review
58
Seattle Post-IntelligencerPaula Nechak
Wenham and Porter make the film better than it should be. Read full review
50
Boston GlobeJay Carr
There are many things that Better Than Sex is better than, although sex is not among them. It is better than a root canal, an IRS audit, or a rained-out ballgame. Read full review
50
Village VoiceEd Park
Despite the wall-to-wall shagging in Cin's loft, -- this Three Days of the Condom is less Last Tango in Sydney than "When Harry Met Sally." Read full review
50
New York Daily NewsJack Mathews
Wenham and Porter are appealing actors, and Teplitzky's depiction of their coupling has an unflinching realism. Read full review
50
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
The film's greatest assets are leads Susie Porter and David Wenham, whose considerable personal appeal make its trite observations about the war of the sexes seem charming, at least for a while. Read full review
50
New Times (L.A.)Gregory Weinkauf
Neither sensuously sizzling nor daftly off-beat, Better Than Sex occasionally rises to its own modest occasion by gently reversing our expectations. Read full review
40
Mr. ShowbizKevin Maynard
This predictable romantic comedy outing has occasional flickers of ingenuity.
40
Austin ChronicleKimberley Jones
Little more than a constant and occasionally pretty imaginative sex show. Read full review
38
New York PostV.A. Musetto
The movie's only redeeming qualities are its stars. Read full review
30
The New York TimesDana Stevens
Imagine "Last Tango in Paris" remade as a wan, low-budget romantic comedy. Read full review
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