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Kissing a Fool

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Kissing a Fool (1998)

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Reviews Counted:28

Fresh:8

Rotten:20

Average Rating:4.7/10

Runtime: 1 hr 34 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: Vain, self-serving sports reporter Max has everything--a promising career, a fabulous future, and a beautiful fiancee whom he's known less than a full day. But is it love at first sight or a sudden... Vain, self-serving sports reporter Max has everything--a promising career, a fabulous future, and a beautiful fiancee whom he's known less than a full day. But is it love at first sight or a sudden infatuation? To test her fidelity, Max arranges for his best friend to seduce her--with unexpected and potentially devastating results. [More]

Starring: David Schwimmer, Mili Avital, Jason Lee, Bonnie Hunt

Starring: David Schwimmer, Mili Avital, Jason Lee, Bonnie Hunt, Vanessa Angel, Kari Wuhrer, Frank Medrano, Bitty Schram, Judy Greer, Ron Beattie, Doug Ellin, Tag Mendillo, Justine Bentley, Liza Cruzat, Jessica Mills, Sammy Sosa, Jerry Springer, Mike Squire, Marco Siviero, Steve Seagren, Philip Rayburn Smith, Jayson Fate, Ross Bon, Antimo Fiore

Director: Doug Ellin

Director: Doug Ellin
Producer: Andrew Form, Rick Lashbrook, Tag Mendillo, Doug Ellin
Screenwriter: James Frey, Doug Ellin
Story: James Frey
Composer: Joseph Vitarelli

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Jack Garner
Jack Garner
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

succeeds both as a look at the competitiveness lurking underneath many friendships and as an offbeat romantic comedy that allows Schwimmer to convincingly play against type.

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Mick LaSalle
Mick LaSalle
San Francisco Chronicle

The best part of this moderately entertaining comedy is Schwimmer's loutish, against-type performance.

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Capital Times (Madison, WI)

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Bill Chambers
Bill Chambers
Film Freak Central

A little more “Kissing” like this, and years from now it’s quite possible “Friends” will be all Schwimmer is remembered for.

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Chuck O'Leary
Chuck O'Leary
Fantastica Daily

A weak little piece of junk romantic comedy, mercilessly and lazily and literally using nostalgia as a method of manipulation.

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