40 Days And 40 Nights
When I first saw the theatrical trailer for 40 Days and 40 Nights, I thought it would be a crude sex comedy, containing raunchy humor, course language and possible nudity. Simply stated, this movie should be F'ing AWESOME! The first time I watched it, I was grateful for visiting the bathroom before the feature. The second time was still funny, but I realized the film wasn't as good as I originally thought.
Rising star Josh Hartnett (The Virgin Suicides & Black Hawk Down) stars as Matt Sullivan, a website designer who loves his hot girlfriend Nicole. Surprise, surprise -- Nicole drops him like a heavy book bag. Matt tries to get over her by engaging in unsatisfying sexual encounters with random women until he is struck by a novel idea: give up all forms of sex for Lent.
At first, Matt does reasonably OK. He finishes his work ahead of schedule and builds model cars to keep his mind off sex. Then Matt confides his oath to his roommate, Ryan, who in turn tells a bunch of people. They form a pool to bet on the day that Matt "shoots his gun." Throughout the movie, gamblers go pretty far to try to persuade Matt to blow a load on their chosen day. Meanwhile, Matt meets Erica (The Rules of Attraction's Shannyn Sossamon), who seems to be his dream girl. Will Matt be able to complete his self-promise despite Erica, the physiological pressures of total abstinence, and gamblers who try to tempt him into releasing said pressure?
Josh Hartnett was cast as the lead in this movie for one reason: his sex appeal. One could see why all these women would throw themselves at Matt during the film. However, Hartnett is not much of a comic actor; Paulo Costanzo (Ryan) has better comedic delivery.
One of the funniest scenes in 40 involves Matt's boss and a glass of orange juice. Two of Matt's coworkers grind up some Viagra pills and put the powder in a glass of orange juice and expect Matt to drink the solution. Matt rejects the juice, but his boss Jerry chugs it like Beast as if he were playing a game of flip cup. Later, Matt is in the bathroom when he hears ... noises in the next stall. He peeks under the dividing wall to see his boss using a laptop. Matt exits his stall quickly, and Jerry creeps out of his stall with his laptop around his waist. Surprised, Jerry confesses, "I've jerked off three times since lunch, and I still have this fucking hard-on." "Congratulations, Mr. Anderson," a spectator adds, "Two more times, and you break the company record." Excellent!
If you loved the Porkys movies, you'll enjoy 40 Days and 40 Nights as long as you don't mind a break in the crudity (there's a scene that inspires a new use of rose petals). In conclusion, let me share some money-management advice that I learned from this movie: No matter how good a film looks during the first viewing, watch it again before you buy it. $20 is worth saving.
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Hot actors and bountiful laughs call for solid boozing.
This is not the best movie to watch with a feminist, due to the unrealistic and unflattering portrayal of women. Instead, watch it with a Josh Hartnett admirer.
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