Just Looking

Name: Just Looking
Genre: Comedy
Released: 2005-11-20T15:01:07-08:00
Rating: 45

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Average Rating: 3.2/5

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A wacky screwball sex comedy for the kids and grandpa too? Seinfeld's Jason Alexander makes his directorial debut with this gentle but funny coming-of-age story set in 1955 about Lenny (Ryan Merriman), a 14-year-old from the Bronx who is dedicated to witnessing a copulating couple. His early attempts at spying on his mom and her new corpulent husband Polinsky are thwarted when he is sent to live with his aunt Norma and uncle Phil in Queens for the summer. He soon learns that Norma is pregnant. No sex. All looks lost until he meets Hedy (Gretchen Mol), a fetching though lovelorn night nurse. Lenny also befriends the equally randy John, who informs him that he has started a sex club with a couple of neighborhood gals. Though the club is all talk, they all discuss the mechanics of coital engagement with language that is equal parts gutter and sex-ed. Meanwhile, as Lenny spies on Hedy, he inadvertently befriends her. Together they muse about the complexities of love and wistfully remember their respective dead fathers. Just Looking is a sweet-minded film about the great mystery of the teenaged years.

Rating:

R
Genre:

Comedy
Directed By:

Jason Alexander
Written By:

Marshall Karp
In Theaters:

Oct 22, 1999 wide
On Disc/Streaming:

Apr 24, 2001
Runtime:

97 minutes
Studio:

Sony Pictures Classics

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Cast

Ryan Merriman
as Lenny

Joey Franquina
as John

Gretchen Mol
as Hedy

Amy Braverman
as Alice

Peter Onorati
as Phil

Ilana Levine
as Norma

Rich Licata
as Polinsky

Richard V. Licata
as Polinsky

Patti LuPone
as Sylvia

John Bolger
as Dr. Flynn

Robert Weil
as Guido

Alex Sobol
as Marty

Joseph Franquinha
as John

Allie Spiro-Winn
as Barbara

Chevi Colton
as Mrs. Crescetelli

Marcell Rosenblatt
as Mrs. Edelberg

Shirl Bernheim
as Mrs. Glantz

Heather Hopwood
as Myrna

Deirdre O'Connell

Colin Martin

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Critic Reviews for Just Looking

All Critics (22) | Top Critics (5) | Fresh (10) | Rotten (12) | DVD (1)

lighthearted, nostalgic comedy

Aug 5, 2012 | Rating: B | Full Review…

John A. Nesbit
Old School Reviews
The timing's off on almost every scene, giving you too much time to accurately predict what'll occur next.

Sep 18, 2001 | Rating: 3/10

Brandon Judell
Detour Magazine
The sets, the cars, the costumes, everything about the production is authentically nostalgic.

Jan 30, 2001 | Rating: 8/10 | Full Review…

Steve Rhodes
Internet Reviews
The rare and wonderful thing about this film...is that it so vividly recreates the sensibilities prevelant during the era it recalls, the mid-1950s.

Jan 1, 2000 | Full Review…

Shirley Sealy
Film Journal International
A 14 year old's quest to find out all he can about sex actually opens up some doors for him about the meaning of friendship, love, and masculinity.

Jan 1, 2000 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Spirituality and Practice