The heart-affecting finale of Never Been Kissed turns the sports shrine of the pitcher's mound into a shrine for love.
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03/04/02
Never Been Kissed (1999)
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Reviews Counted:79
Fresh:44
Rotten:35
Average Rating:5.7/10
Consensus: Unoriginal and unremarkable high school satire adds little to the genre.
Runtime: 1 hr 48 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: Drew Barrymore gets what others only dream about in this charming, fun comedy: a second chance to right the wrongs of high school! At 25, Josie Geller is the youngest copy editor at the Chicago... [More]
Starring: Drew Barrymore, David Arquette, Michael Vartan, Leelee Sobieski
Director: Raja Gosnell
Reviews for Never Been Kissed
Do nineties filmmakers forget what it was like to be a teenager, and call upon "Saved By the Bell" reruns for a refresher course?
10/22/01
Relatively inoffensive and relentlessly mediocre.
05/11/01
When the story begins to turn toward Josie's growing relationship with her attractive English teacher, Sam Coulson (Michael Vartan), the movie begins to unravel because it's dealing with a subject that is above its grasp.
02/27/01
While Never Been Kissed belongs heart and soul to Barrymore, Sobieski's natural poise and assurance reminds us that her own prime time is not so very far away.
02/14/01
Top CriticNever Been Kissed is a good romantic comedy, thanks mainly to Drew Barrymore's fabulous performance as a clumsy reporter trying to fit in as an undercover high school student.
01/01/01
For fans of flicks about hardened journalists, this one may be too much a puff piece, but for the Friday night date crowd, it scans just fine.
01/01/00
It has some warm and humorous spots, but not enough to overcome its many obstacles.
01/01/00
A comedy of humiliation that mistakes bathos for humor.
01/01/00
Good-natured fun!
01/01/00
Rent it and watch only the last five minutes.
01/01/00
...here is a film that is lighthearted and simple, but is made all the more appreciative because of Barrymore's presence...
01/01/00
Barrymore continues to grow as a comic actress, with solid support from Sobieski and Arquette, and the story has energy to spare.
01/01/00
Barrymore's acting looks disorganized and undisciplined.
01/01/00
Weak and sloppily-written.
01/01/00
The movie makes virtually every mistake in the book, including flagrantly violating the moral of their own story.
01/01/00
The film succeeds on the astonishing merits of its leading lady and her superior supporting cast.
01/01/00
Drew Barrymore is an American treasure.
01/01/00
I was too delighted with the last two hours to complain.
01/01/00
If you're having a hard time imagining Drew Barrymore as a nerd, you must see this movie.
01/01/00
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