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Kissing Jessica Stein (2002)

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Reviews Counted: 113

Fresh: 95

Rotten:18

Average Rating: 7/10

Consensus: A trite but refreshing and comical spin on nature of love.

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

Runtime: 1 hr 37 mins

Genre: Comedies

Theatrical Release:Mar 13, 2002 Limited

Box Office: $6,960,929

Synopsis: KISSING JESSICA STEIN: Jessica Stein (Jennifer Westfeldt) is a lovely young conservative Jewish girl with the perfect loft situated on New York City's Upper West Side, a fun job working for a hip... KISSING JESSICA STEIN: Jessica Stein (Jennifer Westfeldt) is a lovely young conservative Jewish girl with the perfect loft situated on New York City's Upper West Side, a fun job working for a hip newspaper, and beautiful clothes. The only thing she doesn't have is the ideal boyfriend. Not that she doesn't have tons of dates: from geeky nerds to suave sexy types, Jessica is sought after by throngs of men. She just doesn't like any of the guys who like her. When her coworker, Joan (Jackie Hoffman), reads her an ad from the personals of the Village Voice, Jessica knows she's interested. Even when she realizes that the ad is in the "women seeking women" section, she figures it's worth a try. A funny, girly, prissy, very lipstick-lesbian relationship ensues with Chelsea gallery owner Helen (Heather Juergensen). When the girls aren't making out, they share makeup secrets and raid each other's closets. However, Helen's daring nymphomaniac side clashes with Jessica's conservative straight side, and the couple is forced to face some real challenges, one of which is Jessica's hilarious Scarsdale-based matchmaker mother (Tovah Feldshuh). A light, laugh-a-minute romantic comedy, KISSING JESSICA STEIN is a good fit for fans of sitcoms like ALLY MCBEAL, SEX IN THE CITY, and WILL AND GRACE. [More]

Starring: Jennifer Westfeldt, Heather Juergensen, Scott Cohen, Tovah Feldshuh

Starring: Jennifer Westfeldt, Heather Juergensen, Scott Cohen, Tovah Feldshuh, Jackie Hoffman, Michael Mastro, Carson Elrod

Director: Charles Herman-Wurmfeld

Director: Charles Herman-Wurmfeld
Screenwriter: Jennifer Westfeldt, Heather Juergensen
Producer: Eden Wurmfeld, Brad Zions
Studio: Fox Searchlight Pictures

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Full Review Source: Cinema Crazed | comment Comment
04/29/09
Felix Vasquez Jr.
Cinema Crazed

What neither the trailers nor the newspaper features written about Kissing Jessica Stein will have prepared you for is quite how funny it is.

Full Review Source: Observer [UK] | comment Comment
02/03/09
Gaby Wood
Observer [UK]

The cast is wonderful and the story is commendably free of the sectarian us-versus-them tone of many romantic gay movies.

Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | comment Comment
02/03/09
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Chicago Reader
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Director Charles Herman-Wurmfeld's movie knows what it wants, what its limits are, and delivers its delights accordingly.

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08/18/08
David Ansen
Newsweek
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Pure pleasure.

Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
07/25/08
Lael Loewenstein
Variety
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Westfeldt and Juergensen's wordy script tries for both mainstream and offbeat, but gets lost in between.

Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
02/09/06
Time Out

Three years of writing, rehearsing, and performing Jessica together helped develop the film organically for Westfeldt and Juergensen.

Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment Comment
12/06/05
Alex Nohe
Film Threat

Funny, sweet, and intelligent.

Full Review Source: Three Movie Buffs | comment Comment
09/30/05
Scott Nash
Three Movie Buffs

Westfeldt and Juergensen are both appealing actresses.

Full Review Source: Houston Chronicle | comment Comment
07/21/05
Eric Harrison
Houston Chronicle
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Esta baboseira com pretensőes intelectuais possui um roteiro (escrito pelas duas protagonistas) cheio de absurdos e um vocabulário rebuscado que denuncia sua própria arrogância.

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07/25/03
Pablo Villaca
Cinema em Cena

An indie romantic comedy that never makes it past first base.

Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle | comment Comment
03/10/03
Kimberly Jones
Austin Chronicle

This charming, thought-provoking New York fest of life and love has its rewards.

Full Review Source: RTE Interactive (Dublin, Ireland) | comment Comment
02/13/03
Tom Grealis
RTE Interactive (Dublin, Ireland)

I'd be interested to see these women star in another movie, but I'm not crossing my fingers that they write another one.

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01/10/03
Nick Davis
Nick's Flick Picks

Venturesome yet unthreatening, this movie is box-office smart enough to seem cutting-edge without ever drawing blood.

Full Review Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution | comment Comment
11/05/02
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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Smart and sassy, Kissing Jessica Stein is a warm and playful romantic comedy where sexuality plays as large a role as any leading character.

Full Review Source: Urban Cinefile | comment Comment
11/02/02
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Urban Cinefile

Enjoyable, New York-set ‘bi-try’ romantic comedy with a sharp script and sweet performances by its two leads.

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10/30/02
Matthew Turner
ViewLondon

'Divertida, enternecedora, universal y profundamente sincera, es una de las mejores comedias románticas en mucho tiempo. Una verdadera delicia.'

Full Review Source: Moviola | comment Comment
10/29/02
Jorge Avila Andrade
Moviola

If you're Jewish, female, gay, straight, and/or like to laugh, see this film.

Full Review Source: San Diego Metropolitan | comment Comment
10/21/02
Jean Lowerison
San Diego Metropolitan

Kissing Jessica Stein no es sólo una comedia simplista y socarrona; es un producto inteligente, incisivo, culto, reflexivo.

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10/18/02
Luis Martinez
Cinenganos

The story and the storytelling has a literary feel in both the best and worst ways.

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10/17/02
Stephen Himes
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