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Opposite of Sex, The (1998) Rank 3 Reviews
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Home Theater Info (Doug MacLean)
San Francisco Chronicle (Ruthe Stein)
San Francisco Examiner (G. Allen Johnson)
San Francisco Examiner (G. Allen Johnson)
Austin Chronicle (Marc Savlov)
Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice
Blaster Film Review
Slate (David Edelstein)
A truly unformulaic comedy of lust and greed, a farce that seems to write itself, slap-happily, as it goes along. ...read the complete Opposite of Sex movie review at Slate (David Edelstein)
New York Times (Janet Maslin)
The New York Times (Janet Maslin)
What redeems the film's surface bitterness are sharp observations, laceratingly funny dialogue and something Dedee claims to find especially loathsome: a secret heart of gold. ...read the complete Opposite of Sex movie review at The New York Times (Janet Maslin)
** The Shrubbery Review -- The Opposite of Sex
Austin Chronicle (Marc Savlov)
Even some third-act deus ex machina scrambling can't homogenize the film's darkly cynical punch. Tough as nails and twice as hilarious, it's a remedy for summer treacle. ...read the complete Opposite of Sex movie review at Austin Chronicle (Marc Savlov)
Movie Hell (Michael J. Legeros)
AboutFilm.com (Carlo Cavagna)
San Francisco Chronicle (Ruthe Stein)
The best scenes are of people talking -- and that's not just because the lines are so good. Roos doesn't seem to know what to do with his characters when they aren't blabbing. ...read the complete Opposite of Sex movie review at San Francisco Chronicle (Ruthe Stein)
Andrew Hicks (Andrew Hicks)
Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
``The Opposite of Sex'' is like a movie with the ``Mystery Science Theater 3000'' commentary built right in. It comments on itself, with the heroine as narrator. DeDee Truitt, a trash-talking teenager from Arkansas, chats on the soundtrack during and betw ...read the complete Opposite of Sex movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice
Movie Parables (Michael Elliott)
Palo Alto Weekly (Jeanne Aufmuth)
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (Philip Martin)
...most of the time the film succeeds only in emphasizing the distance between the characters on the screen and the people watching them in the theater. ...read the complete Opposite of Sex movie review at Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (Philip Martin)
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (Philip Martin)
...most of the time the film succeeds only in emphasizing the distance between the characters on the screen and the people watching them in the theater. ...read the complete Opposite of Sex movie review at Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (Philip Martin)
Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
The De-Dee character subverts those expectations; she shoots the legs out from under the movie with perfectly timed zingers. ...read the complete Opposite of Sex movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
Chicago NewCityNet (Ray Pride)
ActiveDVD Reviews
Steve Baker: Barfly Magazine
In Film Australia
Light Views, Reviews & Previews (John Larsen)
Cinemaphile.org (David Keyes)
Dark Horizons (Garth Franklin)
Los Angeles Times (Kristine McKenna)
TV Guide (Maitland McDonagh)
The wonder of it all is how bitterly funny the complications are, especially as filtered through Dedee's monstrously self-centered voice-over. ...read the complete Opposite of Sex movie review at TV Guide (Maitland McDonagh)
Variety (Todd McCarthy)
Roos’ talent for vivid, jump-off-the-screen dialogue remains unquestioned, but his direction is considerably more spotty. ...read the complete Opposite of Sex movie review at Variety (Todd McCarthy)
Screen It! Entertainment Reviews for Parents
Salon.com (Jennie Yabroff)
Salon (Cynthia Joyce)
Advocate/Weekly Newspapers Online
Montreal Film Journal (Kevin N. Laforest)
Political Film Society
Movie Magazine International
Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)
Roos's first feature film as director is a snappy, satirical, and hip sitcom that tries hard not to be a sitcom. ...read the complete Opposite of Sex movie review at Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)
Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)
The Cranky Critic (Chuck Schwartz)
[safe] (Terry Brogan)
Harvey's Movie Review (Harvey O'Brien)
Philadelphia City Paper (Sam Adams)
Entertainment Insiders (Richard McDonald)
Anchorage Press (Brenda Sokolowski)
Megaklik - no nonsense movie reviews in Slovene
Combustible Celluloid (Jeffrey M. Anderson)
outrate.net (Joey Kayuga)
Deseret News, Salt Lake City
Spirituality & Health (Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat)
The Globe and Mail (Toronto) (Liam Lacey)
You'll laugh, though you might hate yourself in the morning. ...read the complete Opposite of Sex movie review at The Globe and Mail (Toronto) (Liam Lacey)
filmfacts (Andreas Edler)
Edinburgh U Film Society (Stephen J. Brennan)
Deep Focus (Bryant Frazer)
Laramie Movie Scope (Robert Roten)
The UK Critic (Ian Waldron-Mantgani)
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