I’d have to say the star and director are the big problems here.
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10/08/02
Just a Kiss (2002)
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Reviews Counted:60
Fresh:11
Rotten:49
Average Rating:4/10
Consensus: With annoying characters and gimmicks, the romantic comedy Just a Kiss is neither touching nor funny.
Runtime: 90 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: Directed by Fisher Stevens with a sharply witty script from writer Patrick Breen, who also stars as the film's antihero, Pete, JUST A KISS is a smart, hip black comedy with an energetic soundtrack,... [More]
Starring: Marisa Tomei, Kyra Sedgwick, Taye Diggs, Ron Eldard
Director: Fisher Stevens
Reviews for Just a Kiss
Can be classified as one of those 'alternate reality' movies... except that it would have worked so much better dealing in only one reality.
10/04/02
You're too conscious of the effort it takes to be this spontaneous.
09/27/02
Whether Kiss is a future cult classic or destined to be completely forgotten is open to question, but the risk-takers in the crowd should check it out and form their own opinion.
09/27/02
Stevens has a flair for dialogue comedy, the film operates nicely off the element of surprise, and the large cast is solid.
10/03/02
A lousy movie that's not merely unwatchable, but also unlistenable.
10/25/02
Just a Kiss wants desperately to come off as a fanciful film about the typical problems of average people. But it is set in a world that is very, very far from the one most of us inhabit.
10/10/02
It's coherent, well shot, and tartly acted, but it wears you down like a dinner guest showing off his doctorate.
10/04/02
Apparently kissing leads to suicide attempts and tragic deaths. Marisa Tomei is good, but Just A Kiss is just a mess.
09/27/02
Winds up feeling like lots of other quirky movies that try to score hipness points with young adults.
10/26/02
We have poignancy jostling against farce, thoughtful dialogue elbowed aside by one-liners, and a visual style that incorporates rotoscope animation for no apparent reason except, maybe, that it looks neat.
10/18/02
Top CriticFor the most part Stevens glides through on some solid performances and witty dialogue.
10/17/02
Breen's script is sketchy with actorish notations on the margin of acting.
10/04/02
Witty and often surprising, a dark little morality tale disguised as a romantic comedy.
10/02/02
Director Fisher Stevens inexplicably dips key moments from the film in Waking Life water colors.
09/20/02
A small independent film suffering from a severe case of Hollywood-itis.
10/04/02
Talkiness isn't necessarily bad, but the dialogue frequently misses the mark.
10/04/02
It's an old story, but a lively script, sharp acting and partially animated interludes make Just a Kiss seem minty fresh.
10/04/02
What elevates the movie above the run-of-the-mill singles blender is its surreal sense of humor and technological finish.
09/26/02
Top CriticA series of escapades demonstrating the adage that what is good for the goose is also good for the gander, some of which occasionally amuses but none of which amounts to much of a story.
10/04/02
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