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Just a Kiss (2002)

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Reviews Counted:60

Fresh:11

Rotten:49

Average Rating:4/10

Consensus: With annoying characters and gimmicks, the romantic comedy Just a Kiss is neither touching nor funny.

Rated: R [See Full Rating] for strong sexual images and language

Runtime: 90 mins

Genre: Comedies

Theatrical Release:Sep 27, 2002 Limited

Synopsis: Directed by Fisher Stevens with a sharply witty script from writer Patrick Breen, who also stars as the film's antihero, Pete, JUST A KISS is a smart, hip black comedy with an energetic soundtrack,... Directed by Fisher Stevens with a sharply witty script from writer Patrick Breen, who also stars as the film's antihero, Pete, JUST A KISS is a smart, hip black comedy with an energetic soundtrack, a sexy cast, and expert use of digital animation. The first scenes, while the credits are still rolling, are some of the most dramatic in the film simply because of the near total use of brightly colored, graffiti-like animation. After those first sequences, the animation is used only for emphasis on certain details, or to depict fantasies, and the film takes on a more traditional style. JUST A KISS follows a group of friends--couples Dag (Ron Eldard) and Hallie (Kyra Sedgewick), Pete (Patrick Breen) and Rebecca (Marley Shelton), Andre (Taye Diggs) and Colleen (Sarita Choudhury), and the one black sheep, Paula (Marisa Tomei); as they learn the hard way that a kiss is never just a kiss. The film's themes of constant, inevitable infidelity and constant, inevitable sex are played out so obviously that the result is hilarious, cruel, and poignant. In addition, the imagination behind some of the gags in the film is nothing short of brilliant. JUST A KISS is a must-see comedy that will keep audience members smirking long after the movie ends. [More]

Starring: Marisa Tomei, Kyra Sedgwick, Taye Diggs, Ron Eldard

Starring: Marisa Tomei, Kyra Sedgwick, Taye Diggs, Ron Eldard, Marley Shelton, Sarita Choudhury, Patrick Breen

Director: Fisher Stevens

Director: Fisher Stevens
Screenwriter: Patrick Breen
Producer: Matthew Rowland
Studio: Paramount Classics

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Ken Eisner
Ken Eisner
Variety
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The cast is appealing but often looks lost, stranded between all of the conflicting directions.

Full Review Source: TheMovieReport.com | comment Comment
01/02/07
Michael Dequina
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08/06/06
Christopher Null
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08/07/05
Emanuel Levy
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06/01/05
Michael Szymanski
Michael Szymanski
International Press Academy

Most of the actors struggle with the clunky dialogue and often look almost as uncomfortable delivering it as you’ll feel sitting there watching them do so.

Full Review Source: Apollo Guide | comment Comment
09/24/03
Rachel Sanders
Rachel Sanders
Apollo Guide

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Full Review Source: Detroit News | comment Comment
01/31/03
Susan Stark
Susan Stark
Detroit News
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A near-laughless comedy.

Full Review Source: Philadelphia Daily News | comment Comment
12/13/02
Gary Thompson
Gary Thompson
Philadelphia Daily News

What a mess.

Full Review Source: Philadelphia Inquirer | comment Comment
11/14/02
Steven Rea
Steven Rea
Philadelphia Inquirer
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Winds up feeling like lots of other quirky movies that try to score hipness points with young adults.

Full Review Source: Denver Rocky Mountain News | comment Comment
10/26/02
Robert Denerstein
Robert Denerstein
Denver Rocky Mountain News
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A lousy movie that's not merely unwatchable, but also unlistenable.

Full Review Source: Sacramento Bee | comment Comment
10/25/02
Joe Baltake
Joe Baltake
Sacramento Bee

Breen's script has deadpan wit, though it becomes a little labored as it goes along.

Full Review Source: Sacramento News & Review | comment Comment
10/21/02
Jim Lane
Jim Lane
Sacramento News & Review

Can't get enough of libidinous young city dwellers? Try this obscenely bad dark comedy, so crass that it makes Edward Burns' Sidewalks of New York look like Oscar Wilde.

Full Review Source: Orlando Weekly | comment Comment
10/21/02
Steve Schneider
Steve Schneider
Orlando Weekly

Occasionally amateurishly made but a winsome cast and nice dialogue keeps it going.

Full Review Source: Cinerina | comment Comment
10/18/02
Karina Montgomery
Karina Montgomery
Cinerina

The rather unlikable, unsympathetic characters make what is less than 90 minutes seem much, much longer.

Full Review Source: Deseret News, Salt Lake City | comment Comment
10/18/02
Jeff Vice
Jeff Vice
Deseret News, Salt Lake City

We have poignancy jostling against farce, thoughtful dialogue elbowed aside by one-liners, and a visual style that incorporates rotoscope animation for no apparent reason except, maybe, that it looks neat.

Full Review Source: Chicago Sun-Times | comment Comment
10/18/02
Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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An imponderably stilted and self-consciously arty movie.

Full Review Source: Salt Lake Tribune | comment Comment
10/18/02
Sean Means
Sean Means
Salt Lake Tribune

Overembellished to distraction.

Full Review Source: Dallas Morning News | comment Comment
10/17/02
Tom Sime
Tom Sime
Dallas Morning News
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For the most part Stevens glides through on some solid performances and witty dialogue.

Full Review Source: Chicago Tribune | comment Comment
10/17/02
Robert K. Elder
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Chicago Tribune
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10/11/02
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