40 Days and 40 Nights Movie Review 2002

Abstinence comedy has womanizer Matt (Hartnett) suffering from a brutal romantic break-up, so for Lent he vows to go cold turkey in the sack. His always-supportive friends and co-workers rush to place odds on when Matt's self-control will eventually crumble, even posting his progress on the Internet. With babes aplenty seemingly everywhere, Matt's vow is really tested when, of course, he meets the girl of his dreams (Sossamon). Director Lehmann deftly directs the crew of likeable characters, keeping things light and moving along. Memorable funny scenes includes a dinner with Matt's dad describing sex with a hip replacement, and any with Bagel Guy (Maronna).

Distribution

Buena Vista Home Entertainment, 500 S. Buena Vista St., Burbank, CA 91521-1120, Toll-free: 800-723-4763, URL: http://www.bvhe.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 94 minutes.
Originally from United States.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Romantic Comedy, Sex & Sexuality, Nuns & Priests, San Francisco, Brothers & Sisters

Screenplay

Rob Perez

Cast

Josh Hartnett, Shannyn Sossamon, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Vinessa Shaw, Paulo Costanzo, Glenn Fitzgerald, Emmanuelle Vaugier, Michael Maronna, Mary Gross, Stanley Anderson, Adam Trese, Barry Newman, Griffin Dunne, Monet Mazur, Dylan Neal, Chris Gauthier

Cinematography

Elliot Davis

Director

Michael Lehmann

Music

Rolfe Kent

Other

David Husby, Bonnie Greenberg-Goldman, Nicholas C. Smith, Yvonne Hurst, Jill Ohanneson, Sharon Seymour

Producer

Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Michael London, Working Title Productions, Miramax Films