Just Looking (1999)
Average Rating: 5.3/10
Reviews Counted: 22
Fresh: 10 | Rotten: 12
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Average Rating: 4.7/10
Critic Reviews: 5
Fresh: 1 | Rotten: 4
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Average Rating: 3.2/5
User Ratings: 1,100
Movie Info
A wacky screwball sex comedy for the kids and grandpa too? Seinfeld's Jason Alexander makes his directorial debut with this gentle but funny coming-of-age story set in 1955 about Lenny (Ryan Merriman), a 14-year-old from the Bronx who is dedicated to witnessing a copulating couple. His early attempts at spying on his mom and her new corpulent husband Polinsky are thwarted when he is sent to live with his aunt Norma and uncle Phil in Queens for the summer. He soon learns that Norma is pregnant.
Oct 22, 1999 Wide
Apr 24, 2001
Sony Pictures Classics
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Cast
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Ryan Merriman
Lenny -
Joseph Franquinha
John -
Peter Onorati
Phil -
Gretchen Mol
Hedy -
Amy Braverman
Alice -
Ilana Levine
Norma -
Richard V. Licata
Polinsky -
Patti LuPone
Sylvia -
John Bolger
Dr. Flynn -
Robert Weil
Gudio -
Alex Sobol
Marty -
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All Critics (32) | Top Critics (9) | Fresh (10) | Rotten (12) | DVD (5)
lighthearted, nostalgic comedy
The timing's off on almost every scene, giving you too much time to accurately predict what'll occur next.
The sets, the cars, the costumes, everything about the production is authentically nostalgic.
The rare and wonderful thing about this film...is that it so vividly recreates the sensibilities prevelant during the era it recalls, the mid-1950s.
A 14 year old's quest to find out all he can about sex actually opens up some doors for him about the meaning of friendship, love, and masculinity.
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