Strong performances and interesting ideas make the film worth a gamble but it's far from the relationship classic it longs to be.
Comment
10/28/06
The Last Kiss (2006)
46 %
Reviews Counted: 117 Fresh: 54 Rotten:63 Average Rating: 5.6/10
Consensus:
You'll either find the The Last Kiss to be a phony bore or a refreshing take about young 20-somethings at the crossroads between their carefree lifestyle and responsibility. Zach Braff and the rest of the appealing cast make the case for the latter.
Rated: 15
Runtime: 1 hr 44 mins
Theatrical Release: 20-10-2006
Synopsis: Based on the Italian film L'ULTIMO BACIO and directed by Tony Goldwyn (A WALK ON THE MOON), THE LAST KISS is a film about growing pains and choices. Nearing his 30th birthday, marriage-phobic Michael (Zach Braff) loves his live-in girlfriend Jenna (Jacinda Barrett), but worries that there... [More]
Genre: Comedies
Starring: Zach Braff, Jacinda Barrett, Casey Affleck, Rachel Bilson, Michael Weston
Director: Tony Goldwyn
Screenwriter: Paul Haggis
Producer: Gary Lucchesi, Andre Lamal, Marcus Viscidi, Tom Rosenberg
Composer: Michael Penn
Screenwriter: Paul Haggis
Producer: Gary Lucchesi, Andre Lamal, Marcus Viscidi, Tom Rosenberg
Composer: Michael Penn
Reviews
Click to read the article
10/21/06
Click to read the article
10/21/06
Top Critic
Crediting its audience with emotional intelligence, this rises well above your usual rom-com-dram.
10/21/06
Top Critic
Braff's gormless, blank-faced acting worked in Garden State because his character was depressed and withdrawn, but here it only serves to render him smug, punchable and utterly unsympathetic.
10/19/06
Relatively compelling at the time, it’s just a bit too glib to resonate for much longer afterwards.
10/19/06
Top Critic
This drama is a well-crafted and heartfelt look at commitment, infidelity and the end of youth.
10/17/06
Top Critic
Entertaining and insightful, but the shift from comedy to melodrama is a bit drastic.
09/06/06
Probes in a light-hearted way the problems of individuals for whom the yearning of passion spells discontent.
01/03/08
I won't reveal how the whole situation resolves itself, only that there is a musical montage featuring Coldplay...Jacinda Barrett breaks character and speaks in an Australian accent...and some other things happen that...are always happening in movies.
06/28/07
Fazendo um bom trabalho de direção, Tony Goldwyn cria uma narrativa leve e sensível, demonstrando inteligência em momentos nos quais ilustra os problemas do protagonista de maneira sutil.
04/06/07
A perceptive look at relationships in crisis, the remake of Gabriele Muccino's 2003 film L'ultimo bacio is a romantic comedy that focuses on love when it is blue.
03/19/07
This is like watching people stick their hands on a gas stove's fire because no one told them not to do it and they couldn't figure it out themselves.
03/01/07
Only the most rabid chick-flick fan will fail to notice that it's the movie that's all wet.
11/24/06
...a compelling, surprisingly moving look at the ups and downs of contemporary relationships.
10/15/06
If similar ideas hadn't inspired a dozen or so other films, Last Kiss might have been an exciting movie.
10/09/06
Danner will surely win an Oscar if enough people see this film, but the real point is that her stormy, erratic gender-bender Lear performance elevates The Last Kiss above a well-made genre drama.
10/07/06
Forget the skewed promotion of this as a comedy, this is another compelling drama of relationships by Crash's Paul Haggis.
10/02/06
Related Forums
(2006/USA remake)-THE LAST KISS -If you hated the Italian version, u'll hate this 1 2
by: Darko, Donnie 12/30/06
by: Darko, Donnie 12/30/06
Honest and Touching
by: MH and THE MOVIES 10/1/06
by: MH and THE MOVIES 10/1/06
Pictures
News
Box Office Guru Preview: Jodie's Got A Gun!
posted by Gitesh Pandya September 13, 2007
Two-time Oscar winner Jodie Foster returns to the big screen this weekend in the vigilante thriller The Brave One which...
posted by Gitesh Pandya September 13, 2007
Two-time Oscar winner Jodie Foster returns to the big screen this weekend in the vigilante thriller The Brave One which...
Box Office Wrapup: "Jackass" #1, "Little Miss Sunshine" Crosses $50M
posted by Gitesh Pandya September 25, 2006
Young men returned to theaters in droves and powered the crude new stunts sequel Jackass: Number Two to the number one...
posted by Gitesh Pandya September 25, 2006
Young men returned to theaters in droves and powered the crude new stunts sequel Jackass: Number Two to the number one...
Box Office Wrapup: Gridiron Gang #1, but Box Office Still Fumbles
posted by Gitesh Pandya September 18, 2006
Wrestler-turned-actor The Rock suffered the worst opening of his career with the football drama Gridiron Gang, but...
posted by Gitesh Pandya September 18, 2006
Wrestler-turned-actor The Rock suffered the worst opening of his career with the football drama Gridiron Gang, but...
Critical Consensus: "Black Dahlia" Wilts; "Gridiron Gang" Fumbles; "Last Kiss" Just Like the First; "Everyone's Hero" Not
posted by Binh Ngo September 14, 2006
This week at the movies, we have De Palma's latest thriller ("The Black Dahlia"), Zach Braff whining about...
posted by Binh Ngo September 14, 2006
This week at the movies, we have De Palma's latest thriller ("The Black Dahlia"), Zach Braff whining about...
IGN RSS Feeds