Its boldness comes across with such subtly that you're scarcely aware of it until it hits you in the face.
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03/24/02
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Kissing Jessica Stein (2002)
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Reviews Counted:114
Fresh:96
Rotten:18
Average Rating:7/10
Consensus: A trite but refreshing and comical spin on nature of love.
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... [More]
Starring: Jennifer Westfeldt, Heather Juergensen, Scott Cohen, Tovah Feldshuh
Director: Charles Herman-Wurmfeld
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Reviews for Kissing Jessica Stein
So irresistibly funny and likable that its lack of depth is easily forgiven.
03/22/02
Nothing earth-shattering but certainly entertaining to watch for the most part.
03/22/02
Everything is pegged into the groove of a New York dating comedy with 'issues' to simplify.
03/22/02
Herman-Wurmfeld's film poses all of these questions with insight and humor but suffers from the disappointing feeling that it could have been so much better.
03/22/02
Funny, cute and slightly subversive.
03/22/02
Top CriticIt frustrates me that this writing team would be so satisfied with just another humdrum New York romancer.
03/22/02
This is a pleasant, sometimes very funny film which manages to explore some interesting topics.
03/22/02
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03/22/02
The performers bring freshness to what could have been cliched roles.
03/21/02
Top CriticIt's funny and human and really pretty damned wonderful, all at once.
03/21/02
Top CriticThere are some really wonderful moments that build beautifully, chronicling the pitfalls in bringing old baggage, traditional family and romantic love under the same roof.
03/21/02
Throws in enough clever and unexpected twists to make the formula feel fresh.
03/21/02
It's a charmer.
03/21/02
Westfeldt and Juergensen have that most elusive romantic comedy element - real chemistry.
03/21/02
The people in Jessica are so recognizable and true that, as in real life, we're never sure how things will work out.
03/21/02
Revives a genre that's been listing badly, infusing it with wit and intelligence and a welcome shot of indie energy.
03/21/02
The film's desire to be liked sometimes undermines the possibility for an exploration of the thornier aspects of the nature/nurture argument in regards to homosexuality.
03/19/02
It's the best romantic comedy I've seen in a long time.
03/19/02
Top CriticThe script manages the rare trick of seeming at once both refreshingly different and reassuringly familiar.
03/18/02
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