This is a "comedy" about a sex addict who Is raped by his abusive and manipulative ex while he is bound, drunk and passed out. What in the actual eff. How is this supposed to be funny? Shame on everyone involved. And the ensuing victim blaming is just foul. Reverse the genders and this would be a horror/suspense film and that double standard is extremely dangerous. Men can be assaulted and it is not funny at all.

Matt Sullivan (Josh Hartnett) designs web pages in San Francisco. Ryan (Paulo Costanzo) is his sleazy roommate. His brother John (Adam Trese) is a priest. It's been six months since Nicole (Vinessa Shaw) dumped him. He is tired of endless meaningless sex and then he's told Nicole is newly engaged. He vows to abstain from any sexual contact for 40 days and 40 nights of Lent. That's before he meets Erica Sutton (Shannyn Sossamon) at the laundromat. Ryan spreads the story and co-workers organize a betting pool on his self-restraint.Hartnett is often a stiff pretty boy actor. In this one, he is able to inject a bit of comedic energy. His jittery sexually-deprived mess is kind of funny. There are some minor laughs in this. It is somewhat inappropriate which leads to some awkward scenes. The awkwardness detracts from the comedic needs. For example, the ending needs to be reworked. It isn't funny and is actually off-putting. I can think of plenty of funnier ways to end his 40 days. This movie has a couple of laughs and isn't as bad as expected.

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.

I suppose I wasn't that thrilled about watching this. And yes, there is definitely a difference in how receptive you are to something, based on what your attitude towards it is before it begins. In spite of that, though, I doubt I would have cared that much for this, no matter what. You probably already know what it's about. It is as stupid as it sounds, and actually a tad more. And that's with this in reality being an attempt at sneaking something past guys. If you look at this entirely objectively, it's actually a *romantic comedy*. No, seriously. It's just got cussing, sex and nudity. This isn't even all that funny. It has moments... for example, I maintain that Costanzo can't suck. The jokes and gags are essentially all about the one subject. Plot is an excuse for the, often failed, attempts at humor. It actually does try to explore potentially interesting stuff, but it never reaches a level higher than "juvenile". This doesn't hold many surprises, and it seemed to go on for far too long, when it's only an hour and a half. The cinematography and editing are fairly decent. The language is strong and relatively frequent. There is gratuitous skin shown in this. No violence, and nothing that should be disturbing to any teenagers who aren't completely immature. I recommend this only to the target audience. You know who you are. 5/10