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Robert Wisdom | ... | ||
Tanc Sade | ... | ||
Patton Oswalt | ... | ||
Simon Baker | ... | ||
Mindy Cohn | ... | ||
Winona Ryder | ... | ||
Keram Malicki-Sánchez | ... | ||
Julie Bowen | ... | ||
Neil Flynn | ... | ||
Corinne Reilly | ... | ||
Cindy Pickett | ... |
Roderick's Mother
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Winter Ave Zoli | ... | ||
Dash Mihok | ... | ||
Bryan Okes | ... |
Buzzkilling Bodyguard
(as Bryan Okes Fuller)
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Jessica Kiper | ... |
Precious /
Carlotta Valdes (#30)
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Just before he's to marry Fiona, Roderick Blank receives an anonymous e-mail with 101 names on it; Fiona's is the 29th, the first 28 are women Rod has slept with, and the 30th turns out to be the stripper at his bachelor party. The notion that he will have sex with 70 more people sends Rod into crisis mode, especially after three odd men in an aseptic office confirm that a celestial machine has made an error. They suggest destroying the list, but Rod finds that easier said than done. Working his way through it consumes him, plus he realizes that death may await him after #101. Meanwhile, a femme fatale nicknamed Death Nell is putting men into a coma. Are they fated to meet? Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>
'Sex and Death 101' tries to be too many things. Looks like creator Daniel Waters couldn't make up his mind on what he wanted this to be. It tries to be philosophical but lacks depth. It tries to be a romantic comedy but lacks heart. It tries to be a black comedy but lacks wit. It tries to be mysterious but there are too many twists with no layer. It bounces from one genre to another without even taking the time to settle on anything. Perhaps, 'Sex and Death 101' may have looked better on paper which maybe why actors like Simon Baker, Winona Ryder and Julie Bowen agreed to be in it. Baker does a good job as he suits his role. Bowen does an adequate job. Ryder doesn't have much screen time as one might assume but she's alright. Leslie Bibb is brilliant as an aspiring writer whom Roderick falls for. Mindy Cohn is a scene stealer as Roderick's lesbian secretary and friend.
'Sex and Death 101' does have a few funny sequences that made me chuckle but other than that it's pretty much a halfbaked dish with parts of various ingredients, none of which have been adequately used.