The acting in this movie is really good.

Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.

All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

"I like being depressed. It makes me feel deep and introspective."Famke Janssen is a joy to behold in this insightful, underrated portrait of an alarmingly cynical woman. 'Love & Sex' takes a refreshingly frank look at the politics of sex between two individuals. Janssen, whom I had only beheld in all her beauty in a few "meh" action flicks, puts mountains of charm and introspection into this performance.She plays Kate Welles, a jaded women's magazine columnist who finds trouble with her foulmouthed boss for writing an article with step-by-step instructions on oral sex ("When life sucks, so should you!") This pretty much sets the tone for the film, which contains no nudity but some explicit sexual dialogue.I'm not presenting this as a negative whatsoever. It's almost inspiring, in fact, seeing a romantic comedy (no matter how IFC it is) that is so candid about such matters.Roger Ebert, the best critic out there, gave the film a negative review, feeling that "In successful screen romance, there needs to be the sense that the partners are happy simply to be there with one another, that there is a physical yearning, and not simply the need to talk fast enough to stay ahead of the one-liners." I would agree, partially. 'Love & Sex' is not perfect, far from it. At times it can seem like a series of one-liners, but would you rather have a train of quick and biting one-liners for dialogue, or a wretched dredge through moronic cheeseball sentimentality? I prefer the former.Overall, 'Love & Sex' is a shrewd and funny mix of Woody Allen and 'Sex and the City', and I would recommend it to open-minded moviegoers looking a quick and pleasing comedy with satisfying bite.3/4

I made another comment on this movie but I had to add this.... This movie has some of the best quotes in it.. and contains the Three quotes that I tend to use the most.. I wanted to share them"Adam: Two people could be perfect for each other and if the timing is wrong its never going to work out for them. Bad timing is the reason most normal people end up single... Kate: Normal people?? Adam: Yeah Weirdos and Creeps are single because they are weird and creepy, but people like us, we're single because we are victims of bad timing"Brilliant... Totally honest and so funny at the same time."Love is a minefield. You take a step, get blown to pieces, put yourself back together again and stupidly take another step.... I guess thats human nature. It hurts so much to be alone that we all would rather get blown up then be single."So very honest.. so very right on (for people who are completely honest with themselves)"Love is Ecstasy, freedom and imprisonment, longing and loneliness. Its what keeps us together when life tears us apart. So when you find that perfect man, hold on tight and then call me so I can run over there and see what he looks like and laugh because he doesn't exist you sad, perky little optimistic Suckers!!!!"I love it when Kate says that into her little Recorder... Perfect Timing.. This movie is just full of humor and honesty...

Come on people, this is a Ro Co (romantic comedy, please we should all know the terminology by now). Are you seriously expecting some amazing, thought-provoking, inner-meaning "film"??? Surely not. You should, however, be expecting a make-you-laugh/make-you-smile kind of movie -- and you get just that. In fact, you get even more. Love & Sex is a witty, suspenseful (well as suspenseful as Ro Co's can be...but i might even go so far as to label it a SuRoCo...suspenseful romantic comedy obviously), realistic, and downright fun movie. In fact its not just witty, it's the kind of funny that makes you laugh so loud you later wonder if everyone else thought you laughed a little "too loud." but not to worry, you didn't, because it's just that fun. what separates it from average Ro Co's is its ability to accurately capture the not so bright side of relationships, but its this very honesty that makes it all the better in the end. So go rent it/buy it/re-enact it its worth it. It's definitely a top rate Ro Co in my book (and i WROTE the book on Ro Co's)

But I liked it... I am a sucker for this kind of story, each and every time. Even a half-baked one. It just runs too deep with me, and I suspect with lots of people. One thing though, why do so many Hollywood films these days seem to take little jabs at Christianity? What? Yeah... I mean, it seems like it's always the Christian women being romanced by a Jewish actor, or a Jewish character, and never the reverse. That in itself is just unblanced, but not anti-Christian. The anti-Christian element comes in with things like the "blind date" coming to the front-door and badgering what's her name with the hard-sale for "Jeesus". Or the cross being predominately displayed above her bed, after the break-up - what is the message here? I've seen lots of jabs like this, and while it doesn't bother me per se, I do notice it and will point it out.