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Coined “America’s first no sex comedy,” “40 Days and 40 Nights,” starring Josh Hartnett from “Pearl Harbor” and Shannyn Sossamon from “A Knight’s Tale,” was basically nothing more than a regurgitated teeny bopper movie with some naked ladies and witty, ugly guys.

Frankly this movie reminded me of A.C. Slater from “Saved by the Bell,” in that it tried way too hard to be cool.

Aside from some rather aesthetic cinematic style and sometimes hilarious comments made from a character known as the “Bagel Guy” (played by Michael C. Moronna of “Slackers”), this movie lacked some serious ‘oomph’-and in my opinion isn’t worthy of an hour’s worth of wages.

Basically, Hartnett’s character, Matt Sullivan, makes a vow to give up sex for Lent (hence the movie’s title), meaning no touching -himself or others-, no kissing, no foreplay, etc. At first he seems to have everything under control, until Erica (Sossamon), his dream girl, walks into the neighborhood laundromat one evening and asks to borrow some fabric softener.

To top things off, Matt’s buddies at work have started a pool of bets that eventually reach the Internet, making him something of a celebrity.

Without anyone on his side, he struggles to hold on, while his new girlfriend is forced to hold out.

This move simply tries to cram too much stuff into two hours, leaving many central characters personality-less and unbelievable.

For instance, Sossomon’s character seems charming at first, but as the movie progresses she becomes annoyingly attached to her co-star, expecting total commitment after the first date. Endearing?

I think not. And the sappy “no sex” sex scenes are off the wall cheesy.

Wait for “40 Days and 40 Nights” to come out on video.