Just a Kiss (2002)

User Rating:

5.1/10   

Director:

Fisher Stevens

Writers:

Patrick Breen (play)
Patrick Breen (screenplay)

Release Date:

15 May 2003 (Australia)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

Every kiss has a story.

Plot:

A group of thirtysomethings having problems with fidelity gets an opportunity to turn back the clock.

Plot Keywords:

Interracial Relationship | Dominatrix | Based On Play

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Marley Shelton	...	Rebecca
Ron Eldard	...	Dag
Patrick Breen	...	Peter
Sanjiv Jhaveri	...	Cabbie
Kelly Cole	...	Jimmy
Kyra Sedgwick	...	Halley
Zoe Caldwell	...	Jessica
Marisa Tomei	...	Paula
Peter Dinklage	...	Dink
Hollis Granville	...	Cabbie 2
Sarita Choudhury	...	Colleen
Zofia Borucka	...	Flight Attendant
Billy Strong	...	Sal the Flight Attendant
Bruno Amato	...	Joe
Donna Hanover	...	Newscaster

Also Known As:

Still a Kiss (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong sexual images and language.

Runtime:

89 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Singapore:M18 | Brazil:16 | USA:R | Argentina:13 | Canada:AA

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company:

GreeneStreet Films

Quotes:

Paula: I tried to kill myself when I was a kid.
Peter: Jesus, is suicide a female right of passage or something?
Paula: Women are 10 times more likely to attempt suicide and males are 4 times more likely to succeed, so you're bound to meet more female attempters because the male attempters are just, dead.
Peter: And you didn't try it again?
Paula: No... I'll be dead soon enough.

Soundtrack:

My Rainbow Is You

Did The Actors Read the Script First?

Given the quality of the actors on this project, I thought this might be one of those overlooked movies that turn out to be a missed treasure. I discovered that it was overlooked for a really good reason. It is a really bad movie.

I don't know what is worse - the script, some of the acting, the direction, the editing or those stupid illustrations effect they use at the opening of the movie (which was a warning sign) and throughout the rest of the movie in weird places. Maybe the director was trying to be "arty" and "different" like a lot of young artists try to do without having a keen understanding of why things are "traditional" as a guide to what is groundbreaking versus what is plain stupid.

And what was with that freaky guy dressed in the eagle costume?

The timeline was also annoying. It went from past to present, but since there is not a firm ground on who the characters are in the first place or why they are together, the flashbacks are indistinguishable and/or just annoying.

This movie doesn't even have a good soundtrack to make up for the pain.

Don't even ask about character development, consistency or believability. It doesn't exist in this film. Save yourself. Don't bother.