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Never Been Kissed

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Never Been Kissed (1999)

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Reviews Counted:79

Fresh:44

Rotten:35

Average Rating:5.7/10

Consensus: Unoriginal and unremarkable high school satire adds little to the genre.

Runtime: 1 hr 48 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: Drew Barrymore gets what others only dream about in this charming, fun comedy: a second chance to right the wrongs of high school! At 25, Josie Geller is the youngest copy editor at the Chicago... Drew Barrymore gets what others only dream about in this charming, fun comedy: a second chance to right the wrongs of high school! At 25, Josie Geller is the youngest copy editor at the Chicago Sun-Times, and the obvious choice to go undercover on a story about what the "cool kids" of high school are up to. A dorky teen dubbed "Grossie Josie" the first time around, this time Josie is required to make friends with the popular kids in order to deliver on her assignment. Unfortunately, now that Josie has come into her own as an intelligent young woman with a career and a brain in her head, those aren't the people she's interested in; as she begins to develop feelings for a teacher she's been ordered to portray badly, things start to get really complicated! Will Josie redeem herself from the mistakes she made in her high school years, or will she find herself repeating them all over again? [More]

Starring: Drew Barrymore, David Arquette, Michael Vartan, Leelee Sobieski

Starring: Drew Barrymore, David Arquette, Michael Vartan, Leelee Sobieski, Jeremy Jordan, Garry Marshall, John C. Reilly, Molly Shannon, Jessica Alba, Sean Whalen

Director: Raja Gosnell

Director: Raja Gosnell
Composer: David Newman

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Full Review Source: Sacramento News & Review | comment Comment
08/07/08
Jim Lane
Jim Lane
Sacramento News & Review

Drew Barrymore’s virtuoso performance smooths over the plot holes.

Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | comment Comment
08/07/07
Lisa Alspector
Lisa Alspector
Chicago Reader
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The most exhilarating American movie I have seen this year -- which isn't saying much.

Full Review Source: New York Observer | comment Comment
04/27/07
Andrew Sarris
Andrew Sarris
New York Observer
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The material is pretty much the same as She's All That and the other recent high school movies, but Barrymore has the big screen stuff to pull it off.

Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid | comment Comment
05/26/06
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid

Barrymore again displays her remarkable ability to get the audience rooting for her singular blend of vulnerability and sunny optimism.

Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
01/26/06
Trevor Johnston
Trevor Johnston
Time Out

This is an okay date flick. It's somewhat forgettable, like high school should be, but possessing a few moments it'll be tough to get out of your head.

Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment Comment
12/06/05
Ron Wells
Ron Wells
Film Threat

A surprisingly solid and entertaining teen flick

Full Review Source: Reeling Reviews | comment Comment
04/09/05
Robin Clifford
Robin Clifford
Reeling Reviews

The less Never Been Kissed forces its material, the more enjoyable it is.

Full Review Source: Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL) | comment Comment
06/12/03
Jeffrey Westhoff
Jeffrey Westhoff
Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

Barrymore demonstrates an acute sensitivity to the angst of adolescence, and handles it with kid gloves.

Full Review Source: Palo Alto Weekly | comment Comment
05/14/03
Palo Alto Weekly

Have you noticed yet that there's really no point to this story?

Full Review Source: Film Quips Online | comment 1 Comment
02/08/03
John R. McEwen
John R. McEwen
Film Quips Online

The deft script and solid performances turn what could have been empty piffle into remarkably entertaining piffle that'll leave you smiling.

Full Review Source: Netflix | comment Comment
11/07/02
James Rocchi
James Rocchi
Netflix

Never Been Kissed, like so many coulda-shoulda-woulda-been-good movies, starts out strong. Then it loses its nerve in the third act, substituting a fuzzy emotional spectacle for a coherent conclusion.

Full Review Source: Cincinnati Enquirer | comment Comment
10/15/02
Margaret A. McGurk
Margaret A. McGurk
Cincinnati Enquirer

Thanks to Barrymore's goodhearted presence, Josie's comic emotional journey has plenty of mass appeal.

Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
09/09/02
Kevin Lally
Kevin Lally
Film Journal International

This kind of dippy, silly drivel has no right to succeed, yet it does...

Full Review Source: Boston Phoenix | comment Comment
03/24/02
Tom Meek
Tom Meek
Boston Phoenix

Drew Barrymore has been well cast as someone who doesn't act her age.

Full Review Source: Globe and Mail | comment Comment
03/22/02
Liam Lacey
Liam Lacey
Globe and Mail
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The script efficiently contrives a spiral of dilemmas and challenges to bring about Josie's ultimate blossoming.

Full Review Source: Sight and Sound | comment Comment
03/05/02
John Wrathall
John Wrathall
Sight and Sound

The heart-affecting finale of Never Been Kissed turns the sports shrine of the pitcher's mound into a shrine for love.

Full Review Source: Spirituality and Practice | comment Comment
03/04/02
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Spirituality and Practice

Do nineties filmmakers forget what it was like to be a teenager, and call upon "Saved By the Bell" reruns for a refresher course?

Full Review Source: Film Freak Central | comment Comment
10/22/01
Bill Chambers
Bill Chambers
Film Freak Central
 
 
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