The Last Kiss (2006)
Average Rating: 5.7/10
Reviews Counted: 127
Fresh: 58 | Rotten: 69
You'll either find the The Last Kiss to be a phony bore or a refreshing take about young 20-somethings at the crossroads between their carefree lifestyle and responsibility. Zach Braff and the rest of the appealing cast make the case for the latter.
Average Rating: 5.9/10
Critic Reviews: 34
Fresh: 17 | Rotten: 17
You'll either find the The Last Kiss to be a phony bore or a refreshing take about young 20-somethings at the crossroads between their carefree lifestyle and responsibility. Zach Braff and the rest of the appealing cast make the case for the latter.
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Movie Info
A successful 30-year-old (Zach Braff) with a the perfect girlfriend (Jacinda Barrett) and a lucrative outlook on life struggles with the increasing pressures of adulthood as he weighs the merits of settling down with the woman who loves him against risking it all to be with a comely co-ed (Rachel Bilson) in director Tony Goldwyn's remake of Gabriele Muccino's 2001 comedy drama. Crash and Million Dollar Baby screenwriter Paul Haggis adapts a script originally penned by Italian filmmaker Muccino,
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Casey Affleck
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Rachel Bilson
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Michael Weston
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Eric Christian Olsen
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Blythe Danner
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Tom Wilkinson
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All Critics (137) | Top Critics (36) | Fresh (61) | Rotten (72) | DVD (18)
Only the most rabid chick-flick fan will fail to notice that it's the movie that's all wet.
Top CriticRelatively compelling at the time, it's just a bit too glib to resonate for much longer afterwards.
Danner will surely win an Oscar if enough people see this film, but the real point is that her stormy, erratic gender-bender Lear performance elevates The Last Kiss above a well-made genre drama.
... what makes The Last Kiss especially satisfying is its vision of love as the soul of partnership -- rather than the crack high known as romance -- and something worth fighting for.
... the movie occasionally reveals truths about relationships that, while not earth-shattering, are nonetheless entertaining and worth considering.
It's easy to see from the above that The Last Kiss is a movie scripted from a male point of view to capture that elusive young male demographic.
A nicely unsentimental look at modern relationships, The Last Kiss suffers a bit from haphazardness in its construction, but holds up through a strong cast and solid writing.
The Last Kiss isn't afraid of exploding romantic conventions--um, at least not at first. [Blu-ray]
One of the most underrated films of 2006 with a criminally under-appreciated performance from Casey Affleck...
a distinctly white bread romantic comedy sprinkled with brief flashes of modern-day American existentialist dread.
Extras on the disc start with a pair of full-length audio commentaries.
By risking the alienation of formula fans, screenwriter Paul Haggis and director Tony Goldwyn have taken a chance and given us a small gift.
It's a messy film because it deals with messy subject matter. But if you know what sort of things will be thrown at you, this film actually does work.
'Relationships either work or they don't,' says Kim. And that's about the extent of the movie's profundity. (Blu-ray Edition)
...another Hollywood fabrication about how people act and feel.... substituting theatrics for genuine emotion.
Main problem here is Braff, whose lack of conviction does little to get us involved with the various plot complications, least of all his. The result seems like so much workshop for all involved.
Cheating, breaking up, making up. Adults only.
Probes in a light-hearted way the problems of individuals for whom the yearning of passion spells discontent.
Fazendo um bom trabalho de direção, Tony Goldwyn cria uma narrativa leve e sensível, demonstrando inteligência em momentos nos quais ilustra os problemas do protagonista de maneira sutil.
A perceptive look at relationships in crisis, the remake of Gabriele Muccino's 2003 film L'ultimo bacio is a romantic comedy that focuses on love when it is blue.
This is like watching people stick their hands on a gas stove's fire because no one told them not to do it and they couldn't figure it out themselves.
Audience Reviews for The Last Kiss
Sounds conventional, doesn't it? Well, it is. Besides, it's so full of cliches. (I wish they'd managed to avoid them. But then, we wouldn't be having a film, would we? Yet, at the very least, they could have reduced its proportion; there surely was no need for such an ample quantity.) Nevertheless, the movie does have its fair share of funny moments and witty dialogues. Even after undergoing all the cliches, I didn't find the movie terrible. In fact (and to my own surprise, don't ask me why because I don't know that myself), I found it entertaining enough. I won't comment about the lead pair, but the supporting cast was incredible, with the exception of Blythe Danner.
Whether or not the movie is any good, I'm the final judge on that. And I guess I'm gonna reserve its outcome until the Judgment Day. Doesn't sound too good, does it? Well then, how about this: Whether or not the movie is any good, I guess you'll have to check it out for yourself. So long.
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The male characters are all interesting: from sex-god Kenny to hapless schmuck Izzy. I especially dig Casey Affleck's Chris, stuck in an unhappy marriage and amateur fatherhood. The entire sequence of him having to keep Michael's secret about cheating on Jenna but not wanting to lie is painfully awkward, thus funny.
I'd be more okay with this movie if it just stuck with the thirty-somethings. Michael's affair with Kim provides an inciting incident, but nothing really happens besides kissing in the rain and a mix CD (come on!). Kim is written to be so twee and lame, and Rachel Bilson bats her doe-eyes through it to no great effect.