Actuakers One of my all time favorites.

GazerRise Fantastic!

Tayyab Torres Strong acting helps the film overcome an uncertain premise and create characters that hold our attention absolutely.

Ginger Very good movie overall, highly recommended. Most of the negative reviews don't have any merit and are all pollitically based. Give this movie a chance at least, and it might give you a different perspective.

Tim This is a marvelous British comedy, written beautifully with a plot whose twists and turns can't possibly be predicted. The interplay between the characters -- none of whom is much like any other -- is priceless. Even the music is nice. The first series is better than the others, and the Oliver (a late addition) isn't quite as funny as Jeff, whom he in effect replaces. But it's ALL worth watching.I'll wager any male who watches 'Coupling' prays he's never been perceived as similar to either Jeff or Oliver, neither of whom has any common sense or confidence with women. Susan is the most intelligent and steady of the seven regulars -- 'apparently'. Jane is the most self-centred of the women; Patrick is an unashamed sex addict; while Steve is also nervous but has very definite and funny opinions. But Sally seems the funniest of all, constantly worrying about her looks, particularly her bottom, which she's sure 'flirts with men behind her back'.And nothing seems off-limits -- the discussion features talk of the sizes of male AND female genitalia. The length of Patrick's manhood seems to be a topic in every episode. Women's bottoms are also a recurring theme, particularly among the women, who discuss not only Sally's but Susan's and those of other women as well.Due to the constant stream of sex talk, 'Coupling' is not for children. But it's certainly for anyone who wants a steady stream of laughs!

kikkapi20 I always knew that British sitcoms were far more risqué and funny than the ones in the U.S., but this takes it to a whole new height. If we were being truthful with ourselves our sitcoms would mirror this. The only thing that disappointed me about this show was the fact that they didn't continue it on. I would love to see how Steve and Sally would handle being parents. And as for Patrick and Susan, wow. How could Patrick ever learn to stay monogamous? As far as getting rid of Jeff, well I never understood that, however it was hilarious when they brought him back as a woman. Still perverted as ever. Oliver was not exactly the greatest edition to the show, but at least he helped with the ratio. And as much as Jane's stupidity annoyed me, I can't imagine the show being as funny without her. She truly turns narcissism into an art.

David Morgan So sad I only just saw it for the first time now (13 years late). The characters are so real you feel that you are part of the 'family'. I wish I could go to the wine bar to meet them but then I realize it was just a show. I'm ordering the DVD collection so I can keep watching them. The antics and situations they get themselves into is almost like a Brian Rix farce. The show is very clever in changing the plot line around like in the "Girl with Two Breasts" where "Jeff meets and tries to "chat up" an Israeli girl who doesn't speak English. Also where they replay various segments so to see them from different viewpoints very well done. As Jeff would say "brilliant!". If you haven't seen it it's worth the risk to see it . You will be hooked if you like Brit humour or situations for late 20's early 30's types.

Factoyd I stumbled on this show almost by accident (recommendation features do work after all) and was instantly smitten. This is not your typical sitcom, or even a very well written/cast/hilarious outlier like Arrested Development, this show is in the league of its own and should be justly compared to the comic gems like I Love Lucy. A lot of people like to compare it to Friends or Seinfeld which I don't quite agree with. I honestly cannot recall a single joke from Friends that would stand on its own, if not delivered by its cutesy/huggable main characters in their inanely padded lives. Seinfeld would be a more appropriate comparison in style, yet that show just wasn't that funny to me, no offense to its fans.Coupling, on the other hand, is chock-full of one-liners and short exchanges that are outrageously funny and smart at the same time - that's why I Love Lucy comes to mind. Coupling also reminds the latter classic in that it has wonderful chemistry among the main characters (with the exception of Oliver in season 4). I think, both shows owe a lot of their authenticity and charm to the fact of being written/tightly controlled by small writer/producer collaborations. With Coupling, it was Steven Moffat who loosely translated his relationship with wife/producer of the show Sue Vertue into a hilarious script.Some other reviewer aptly noticed that characters in this show walk the fine line between being absolutely annoying and hilariously amusing. My favorite is Jane, a confidently beautiful and utterly insane girl who makes seemingly simple matters like parking a car into roaring bouts of laughter. A lot of her barbs play on a semantic reversal of logics of the interlocutor - it is incredibly amusing if not very original. The rest of the cast is almost equally outstanding in both written material and performance. However I did not care so much for Oliver in season 4 who delivers a rather forced attempt at slap-stick.The story lines are very inventive and usually involve two or three distinct chains of event that intersect and interact in unexpected ways. It actually adds a keen plot interest, a redundant and delightful treat in a sitcom. In another pattern, the blokes' and girls' opposite takes on the same development ring only too true.This show resonated so well with me because exaggerated as they are, its characters exploit the very real traits and personality types that flustered me before and continue doing so in precisely the context of personal relationships. Laughing at these changes my outlook on the world from 'depressed' to 'maybe not so bad'. And it is truly refreshing to feel a tickle of thought in the middle of the most outrageous laugh! - something that the teevee of today is simply not aware of. Speaking of comparisons, a french Canadian sitcom Catherine is very close in spirit and humor, if not quite as raunchy or sharp, and Sylvie Moreau delivers an outstanding performance - think of a combination of Lucille Ricardo's slap stick, Jane's femme fatale and Sally's getting older and 'bottomier' obsession.