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Never Been Kissed

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Never Been Kissed (1999)

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Reviews Counted:25

Fresh:12

Rotten:13

Average Rating:5.5/10

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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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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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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Relatively inoffensive and relentlessly mediocre.

Full Review Source: Rolling Stone | comment Comment
05/11/01
Peter Travers
Peter Travers
Rolling Stone
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While Never Been Kissed belongs heart and soul to Barrymore, Sobieski's natural poise and assurance reminds us that her own prime time is not so very far away.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times | comment Comment
02/14/01
Kenneth Turan
Kenneth Turan
Los Angeles Times
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A comedy of humiliation that mistakes bathos for humor.

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Bob Fenster
Bob Fenster
Arizona Republic
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The film succeeds on the astonishing merits of its leading lady and her superior supporting cast.

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Eleonore Snow
Eleonore Snow
Mr. Showbiz
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Seriously flawed!

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01/01/00
James Berardinelli
James Berardinelli
ReelViews
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The flashback-Josie is so grotesque, and the present-tense-Josie so unbelievable that "Never Been Kissed" is essentially an exercise in humiliation.

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01/01/00
John Anderson
John Anderson
Newsday
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Effortlessly convincing as a smart, klutzy, Marilyn Monroe-ishly vulnerable but prematurely spinsterish romantic, Barrymore displays here a comic talent equal to Goldie Hawn's or Meg Ryan's at their best.

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01/01/00
Jonathan Foreman
Jonathan Foreman
New York Post
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Barrymore is bursting with comic flair!

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Julie Hinds
Julie Hinds
San Jose Mercury News
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A lively tribute to the awkwardness and power of adolescent girlhood.

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Justine Elias
Justine Elias
Village Voice
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A likable romantic comedy with an engaging premise and strong cast!

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Lael Loewenstein
Lael Loewenstein
Variety
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Embarrassing, witless!

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Lisa Schwarzbaum
Lisa Schwarzbaum
Entertainment Weekly
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Dumb plot and poor script!

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Mark Caro
Mark Caro
Chicago Tribune
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Drew Barrymore movies have an advantage that others don't -- they have Drew Barrymore in them. But that doesn't take away from the fact that she makes more lousy pictures than any other good actress.

Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | comment Comment
01/01/00
Mick LaSalle
Mick LaSalle
San Francisco Chronicle
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There isn't a movie actress I get a bigger kick out of watching right now than Drew Barrymore.

Full Review Source: New York Magazine | comment Comment
01/01/00
Peter Rainer
Peter Rainer
New York Magazine
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Predictable, slightly painful and as embarrassing as all get-out.

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01/01/00
Rita Kempley
Rita Kempley
Washington Post
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Barrymore brings so much uninhibited energy to Never Been Kissed that it points to a new direction in her acting.

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01/01/00
Robert Horton
Robert Horton
Film.com
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The movie's screenplay is contrived and not blindingly original, but Barrymore illuminates it with sunniness, and creates a lovable character.

Full Review Source: Chicago Sun-Times | comment Comment
01/01/00
Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
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