Love & Sex

If you are after a comedy that actually makes you laugh out loud, Love & Sex is available in the UK on Amazon Prime Video right now. It says what it needs to say in one sitting, no filler. With 138 viewer ratings on TMDB, this is not a title flying under the radar. Watch it for Famke Janssen — stay for everyone else around them. Start it on Amazon Prime Video whenever you need something guaranteed to land.

Part of the current wave of titles people are actually watching, Love & Sex earns its spot. Sharp writing and a well-matched ensemble are what separate Love & Sex from the crowd. When her rather explicit copy is rejected, magazine journalist Kate is asked by her editor to come up with an article on loving relationships instead, and to do so by the end of the day. This gets Kate thinking back over her own various experiences, and to wondering if she is in much of a position to write on the subject. Famke Janssen and Jon Favreau lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was released in 2000. Love & Sex earns its laughs from character rather than situation, which is why it does not wear thin the way pure farce tends to. It delivers reliably on what it promises, which is more than most of its competition manages.

Love & Sex is the kind of thing you put on in the background and end up fully watching. It rewards viewers regardless of what else is in their watch history. It is a manageable watch, easy to fit into a single evening. Famke Janssen anchors an ensemble with real chemistry. Genuinely funny, consistently, across the whole run.