• R, 1 hr. 41 min.
  • Comedy
  • Directed By:
    Don Roos
    In Theaters:
    May 29, 1998 Wide
    On DVD:
    Nov 17, 1998
  • Sony Pictures Classics

Opening

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The Opposite of Sex Reviews

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Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

This politically incorrect comedy serves up murder, unwanted pregnancy, and other neuroses, all undercut by the acerbic asides of the Lolita-like protag (acidly played by Christina Ricci).

Full Review Source: EmanuelLevy.Com | Original Score: B+

December 24, 2006
John Venable
Supercala.com

A few poorly cast actors bring this one down a few notches.

Full Review Source: Supercala.com | Original Score: 6/10

December 31, 2005
Nick Davis
Nick's Flick Picks

Hilarious and confident...the couples multiply, couplings turn into triangles, and the year's most unlikely authorities separate love from mere, if avid, pastimes.

Full Review Source: Nick's Flick Picks | Original Score: A-

January 10, 2003
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

...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.

Full Review Source: Arkansas Democrat-Gazette | Original Score: B-

October 29, 2002
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Spirituality and Practice

A hoot from start to finish. Don Roos has a real knack for fleshing out the foibles of contemporary sexual mores.

Full Review Source: Spirituality and Practice

March 2, 2002
Carlo Cavagna
AboutFilm.com

Beyond the narration and the homosexual element... a fairly typical 1990s indie sex comedy

Full Review Source: AboutFilm.com | Original Score: B-

January 1, 2000
Michael Dequina
TheMovieReport.com

Wild, unflinching, and aggressively un-P.C. black comedy.

Full Review Source: TheMovieReport.com | Original Score: 3.5/4

January 1, 2000
David Noh
Film Journal International

For those who like their screen comedy tart, dry and savvy on the distaff side, The Opposite of Sex should be something of a godsend.

Full Review Source: Film Journal International

January 1, 2000
Steve Rhodes
Internet Reviews

Good-hearted story.

Full Review Source: Internet Reviews | Original Score: 3/4

January 1, 2000
Dennis Schwartz
Ozus' World Movie Reviews

Roos's first feature film as director is a snappy, satirical, and hip sitcom that tries hard not to be a sitcom.

Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews | Original Score: C+

January 1, 2000
Owen Gleiberman
Entertainment Weekly
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Full Review Source: Entertainment Weekly | Original Score: C-

September 7, 2011
Joe Lozito
Big Picture Big Sound

Full Review Source: Big Picture Big Sound | Original Score: 1.5/4

July 14, 2007
JoBlo
JoBlo's Movie Emporium

Full Review Source: JoBlo's Movie Emporium | Original Score: 8/10

June 2, 2006

Film Threat

Full Review Source: Film Threat | Original Score: 3/5

December 6, 2005

Film Threat

Full Review Source: Film Threat | Original Score: 3.5/5

December 6, 2005
Dragan Antulov
rec.arts.movies.reviews

Full Review | Original Score: 6/10

May 28, 2004
Jeanne Aufmuth
Palo Alto Weekly

| Original Score: 3/4

May 14, 2003

Globe and Mail
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Full Review Source: Globe and Mail | Original Score: 2.5/4

April 25, 2003
Mark Palermo
Coast (Halifax, Nova Scotia)

| Original Score: 2/5

January 27, 2003

Film Threat

Full Review Source: Film Threat | Original Score: 3.5/5

December 8, 2002
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