Rotten
Female characters should be allowed to engage in raunchy humor on the big screen; they already do on the small one with Sex and the City. But unlike that HBO series, The Sweetest Thing has no guts.
Mark Caro, Chicago Tribune
The Sweetest Thing
A romantic comedy without the sugar.
2002 · 1h 24m · R
Comedy, Romance
Directed by
Roger Kumble
Overview
Christina's love life is stuck in neutral. After years of avoiding the hazards of a meaningful relationship, one night while club-hopping with her girlfriends, she meets Peter, her perfect match. Fed up with playing games, she finally gets the courage to let her guard down and follow her heart, only to discover that Peter has suddenly left town. Accompanied by Courtney, she sets out to capture the one that got away.
Director and cast
- Roger Kumble Director
- Cameron Diaz as Christina Walters
- Christina Applegate as Courtney Rockcliffe
- Selma Blair as Jane Burns
- Thomas Jane as Peter Donahue
- Jason Bateman as Roger Donahue
- Parker Posey as Judy Webb
- Lillian Adams as Aunt Frida
- Chelsea Bond as Greta
- Judith Chapman as Judy's Mother
- Joe Bellan as Mr. Martin
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
25%
Tomatometer
Rotten
This picture is one of the flattest, stupidest, unfunniest sex comedies -- as well as one of the worst all-round pictures -- I've ever seen.
Charles Taylor, Salon.com
Rotten
Seems to have been assembled (at short notice, with blindfolds on) by people who have never seen any movies outside of Cameron Diaz vehicles.
Dennis Lim, Village Voice
Rotten
Loses its sense of humor in a vat of failed jokes, twitchy acting, and general boorishness.
James Berardinelli, ReelViews
Rotten
The Sweetest Thing has nothing insightful to say about relationships, and nothing funny to say about the singles scene.
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
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