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Kissing A Fool (1998)

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Average Rating: 4.5/10
Reviews Counted: 30
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Average Rating: 4.4/10
Critic Reviews: 8
Fresh: 3 | Rotten: 5

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In this romantic comedy, wealthy Chicago publisher Linda (Bonnie Hunt), hosting a wedding at her suburban estate, narrates the tale of how the couple arrived at the altar: Womanizing sportscaster Max (David Schwimmer) and novelist Jay (Jason Lee), friends since childhood, have different attitudes toward women. Incurable romantic Jay still carries a torch for his departed girlfriend Natasha (Vanessa Angel) and is unable to picture himself with any woman in the future. When Jay matches Max with

R, 1 hr. 33 min.

Drama, Romance, Comedy

Directed By: Doug Ellin

Written By: James Frey, Doug Ellin

In Theaters: Jun 1, 1997 Wide

On DVD: Jul 21, 1998

Universal Pictures

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Cast

David Schwimmer
Max Abbitt
Jason Lee
Jay Murphy
Mili Avital
Samantha Andrews
Bonnie Hunt
Linda
Vanessa Angel
Natasha
Kari Wuhrer
Dara
Frank Medrano
Cliff Randal
Bitty Schram
Vicki Pelam
Judy Greer
Andrea

Critic Reviews for Kissing A Fool

All Critics (46) | Top Critics (13) | Fresh (8) | Rotten (22)

The best part of this moderately entertaining comedy is Schwimmer's loutish, against-type performance.

May 20, 2004 Comment

Rob Thomas

Capital Times (Madison, WI)

A little more "Kissing" like this, and years from now it's quite possible "Friends" will be all Schwimmer is remembered for.

January 2, 2003 Full Review | Comment

Brandon Judell

Critics Inc./America Online

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I enjoyed this movie and I don't see why others didn't. I mean in the beginning David Schwimmer's character was a jerk but by the end his character had gone through a total transformation, Jason Lee had a good performance, too as did Mili Avital.

April 5, 2009

Cassie Hill

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David Schwimmer plays Max, a womanizing Chicago TV sportscaster who falls for Sam played by Israel native Mili Avital, his attractive young publisher but who he feels is too good to be true. Max and Sam seem perfect for each other but Max wonders if he can really keep Sam "satisfied" long-term and tries to get his

April 10, 2011