Sex is Comedy Critic Reviews

Shows a beguiling aptitude for self-mockery in the pursuit of polemic.Read the full review

When she (Breillat) succeeds, as she does in "Fat Girl" and in the final minutes of Sex Is Comedy, the impact can be overwhelming for filmmaker and audience alike.Read the full review

Breillat's first foray into comedy is playful, whip-smart and far breezier in both tone and look than the stylized gender polemics she's known for.Read the full review

A rigorous and bracingly charming movie about moviemaking.Read the full review

By Breillat's usually dire standards, this is practically a laff riot, and if you want to see her funniest, most accessible movie, this is the one to watch.Read the full review

Sex Is Comedy is not sure what it's really about, or how to get there; the director is seen as flighty and impulsive, the situations seem like set-ups, and we never know what the Actor and Actress are really thinking -- or if thinking has anything to do with it.Read the full review

The film's central flaw is that the characters are haphazardly developed, and don't come across as more interesting than the props.Read the full review

The result is a minor, meandering film.Read the full review

A not terribly creative movie about the creative process.Read the full review