What neither the trailers nor the newspaper features written about Kissing Jessica Stein will have prepared you for is quite how funny it is.
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02/03/09
Kissing Jessica Stein (2002)
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Reviews Counted:114
Fresh:96
Rotten:18
Average Rating:7/10
Consensus: A trite but refreshing and comical spin on nature of love.
Runtime: 1 hr 37 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: KISSING JESSICA STEIN: Jessica Stein (Jennifer Westfeldt) is a lovely young conservative Jewish girl with the perfect loft situated on New York City's Upper West Side, a fun job working for a hip... [More]
Starring: Jennifer Westfeldt, Heather Juergensen, Scott Cohen, Tovah Feldshuh
Director: Charles Herman-Wurmfeld
Reviews for Kissing Jessica Stein
Westfeldt and Juergensen's wordy script tries for both mainstream and offbeat, but gets lost in between.
02/09/06
Top CriticEnjoyable, New York-set ‘bi-try’ romantic comedy with a sharp script and sweet performances by its two leads.
10/30/02
An entertaining, likeable comedy which has been cleverly and fluently developed from its stage origins.
07/11/02
Top CriticA soft little romantic comedy, nothing very special.
06/25/02
A funny, refreshing take on the romantic comedy genre that may sidestep a few of the political issues it raises, but delivers great performances and plenty of laughs.
06/25/02
Top CriticThe ending isn't entirely convincing, but it's easy to forgive flaws in such a hilarious date movie, and the history of first-date hell sequence is priceless.
06/10/02
Top CriticWith genuinely astute observations, this New York rom-com features a good script and an engaging cast that keeps us laughing.
03/31/02
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04/29/09
The cast is wonderful and the story is commendably free of the sectarian us-versus-them tone of many romantic gay movies.
02/03/09
Director Charles Herman-Wurmfeld's movie knows what it wants, what its limits are, and delivers its delights accordingly.
08/18/08
Pure pleasure.
07/25/08
Top CriticThree years of writing, rehearsing, and performing Jessica together helped develop the film organically for Westfeldt and Juergensen.
12/06/05
Funny, sweet, and intelligent.
09/30/05
Westfeldt and Juergensen are both appealing actresses.
07/21/05
Esta baboseira com pretensões intelectuais possui um roteiro (escrito pelas duas protagonistas) cheio de absurdos e um vocabulário rebuscado que denuncia sua própria arrogância.
07/25/03
An indie romantic comedy that never makes it past first base.
03/10/03
This charming, thought-provoking New York fest of life and love has its rewards.
02/13/03
I'd be interested to see these women star in another movie, but I'm not crossing my fingers that they write another one.
01/10/03
Venturesome yet unthreatening, this movie is box-office smart enough to seem cutting-edge without ever drawing blood.
11/05/02
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