Critics Pound ‘Sex Tape’: 11 Takedowns That Might Make Audiences Pull Out

“The cinematic equivalent of herpes,” one critic wrote

Jason Segel and Cameron Diaz in "Sex Tape"
Sony Pictures

Want to see a “Sex Tape” this weekend? You might be better off Googling Kim Kardashian, because critics can’t get behind the R-rated Jason Segel and Cameron Diaz comedy about a couple who still haven’t learned from her mistakes.

With just a 19 percent approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, at the moment, the Sony release has been panned in the majority of reviews, including TheWrap‘s Inkoo Kang.

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“It can get it up, but unfortunately it can’t keep it up,” she concluded in her review, which echoes others reporting laughs are there — they’re just not plentiful.

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